I don’t backpack, but I do have a backpacking stove. Somehow, they’re just easier to use than the big two-burner stoves, easier to store, easier in general. So we travel with two small backpacking stoves (currently we use Coleman Guide…
DIY Healthy Trail Snack – Dried Applesauce
Recently, I’ve been experimenting with drying applesauce (or making a kind of DIY apple fruit leather, if you’d like to use that terminology). It really tastes delicious, is healthy, and would make a great trail snack – but I don’t…
Blog Sneak Peak: The Wyoming You Never Knew
I just got back from a couple glorious weeks in the state of Wyoming, hiking, seeing new sights, and generally discovering a side of the US I’d never experienced before. When most of us think of Wyoming, we think of…
9 Reasons I Wear Hiking Boots instead of Sneakers
So real hikers wear hiking boots; everyone knows that. But with the really good sneakers that have come out in the past ten or twenty years, hiking boots don’t have to be the only choice for hikers (especially dayhikers) that…
Link Roundup: My Favorite Hiking Websites
I’m sure we all have our favorite websites for planning hikes; the ones we love browsing or are our first “go-to” when we decide we want to hike in a certain area. Below are some of my favorites; please feel…
DIY Hard Sided Roof Top Camper
Or, How to Sleep On Top of Your Vehicle for Just Over $100 We used to sleep in a tent. That was when we crossed the country in a big blue station wagon. Not long after getting a full-size van,…
A View Junkie’s Guide to Dayhiking Colorado – My First Book!
I’ve published a book – “A View Junkie’s Guide to Dayhiking Colorado” by Anne Whiting! After so many years of friends and family members asking us to tell them about our favorite hikes, I’ve finally compiled about 30 hikes (with…
10 Things I Take on a Hike
There are just some things I wouldn’t hike without. Most items change depending on the weather, the trail, etc., but here are the top 10 things I rarely hike without.
DIY Shelving Unit for The Back of a Van or other Vehicle
We’ve always packed in boxes. They’re so much efficient when it comes to space. But lifting and moving the boxes every time you need to get to something underneath was a bit of a pain. So when we moved from…
10 Ways to Pack More Efficiently
So how do we get 10 people and all their clothes, food, trip info, and amusement for a three week adventure into one full size van? Well, I’m certainly not going to give away all our tricks (because you probably…