Note: This is written as if I wrote it all the day of the hike. It was actually compiled from my memories and notes that I took on my phone as I hiked and written much later. Schedule:5am – Wake-up5:30am…
Note: This is written as if I wrote it all the day of the hike. It was actually compiled from my memories and notes that I took on my phone as I hiked and written much later. Planned Schedule: 5am…
Note: This is written as if I wrote it all the day of the hike. It was actually compiled from my memories and notes that I took on my phone as I hiked and written much later. Schedule: 2pm –…
For almost ten years now, I’ve been dreaming about thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. I’ve read many, many books on it, read online forums, and avidly look forward to meeting “real, live thru-hikers” on my weekend hikes. It’s become possibly the…
I had Calvin (my son) duty for the day yesterday while my wife was working. I was looking for something to do with him and late in the morning decided that maybe I could throw him on my back and…
I’ve been telling everyone lately that I’m going to use gummi bears as my main pure sugar snack on my hike. I love their chew, they are pure sugar when you need that, I don’t get tired of their flavor…
Chicken Teriyaki with Rice Brand: Mountain House (Pro-Pack) 575 calories / 115g = 5 cal/g I made the mistake of seeing this already on the REI website so I went in knowing it was one of the highest rated freeze-dried…
Chicken Fajita Filling Brand: Mountain House 320 calories / 77g = 4.2 cal/g I was honestly a bit excited about this meal because I’ve begun to realize that you can make freeze-dried food a lot better with a little bit…
This past weekend, I was doing an exploratory trip to Vermont to check out the terrain and some of the accessible crossings/points on the Long Trail for my thru-hike attempt in a month. My wife, son, and I stayed at…
Southwestern Style Beef Nachos Brand: Alpine Air 780 calories / 191g = 4.3 cal/g As I’m discovering with most freeze-dried food, it needs longer than the bag says. I went 15 minutes when the bag said 10-12 and it was…