The last couple of years, I’ve been on a quest to find low-sugar, low-sweetness trail snacks. I like the flavor of certain pre-packaged granola bars and traditional trail snacks, but my body doesn’t like the high sugar content in most…

Downloadable Hiking/Camping Packing List!
It’s finally here!! People often ask me, “What do you pack when you go on one of your cross-continent adventures?” Sometimes I can share with them the list that I use. But it’s a little bit outdated. So I’ve put…

5 Easy Camping Meals Made on a Backpacking Stove
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…