Three Amigos Veggie Stew Backpacker’s Pantry 640 calories / 158g = 4.05 cal/g I’ve had this sitting around for a while and I’ve been trying to focus on some vegeterian options lately so I thought I’d give it a try…
Every couple years I try some interesting speed hike of some long trail, generally 1-2 weeks. This year for various reasons I decided to do something a bit longer. I’m going to try to thru-hike the Finger Lakes Trail, possibly…
Breakfast Skillet Brand: Peek Refuel 640 calories / 138g = 4.64 cal/g Recently Mountain House nerfed (as in, made it healthier) my favorite freeze-dried meal, so I’ve been forced to look for new and different variety in my freeze-dried menu…
Biscuits and Gravy Brand: Mountain House 620 calories / 140g = 4.43 cal/g Out for an excursion with my 3-year old daughter today, I brought a long a brunch snack for us to try out. I was a bit excited…
Thai Curry Brand: Good to Go 760 calories / 189g = 4.0 cal/g Looking back on my food reviews recently, I’ve realized I need more dimensions of rating. Most freeze-dried products I actually tend to enjoy probably because I love…
I had spent the three days before this hike with my family doing a hut hike. That was an amazing time exploring the Whites through the eyes of my kids, but I was looking forward to a day with a…
I decided I’d just do a single entry for my whole trip because in today’s age people just want the bullet points of the trip if they want anything at all. This year since I was done with the Long…
Over the course of three section hikes, I hiked the Long Trail end to end. I had never thru-hiked anything, having been merely dreaming about doing long distance hiking for about 13 years before I took my first step on…
I wanted to do a long hike this summer, so I started scouting around for options. I considered another LT hike, because I have nothing but the best times when I hike on the LT and now I’ve at least…
Finally the day had arrived, I was going to be able to finish my 4000 footers. I had wanted to end on West Bond (see that hike) or something over there because I love that ridge. However, the timings didn’t…