food – The Solitude Trail

With Thanks to Outer Space

Older hikers and backpackers like myself may remember a time when convenient and lightweight food was hard to find. Oatmeal and cocoa were not available in packets. Freeze dried food could be purchased at outdoor stores like REI but was expensive and offered limited choices. Fortunately there was the space program. NASA and the PillsburyContinue reading “With Thanks to Outer Space”

Remembering Mom’s Home Cooking

In 1968 when several friends and I decided to hike the Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier to celebrate our graduation from high school, I volunteered to plan and prepare all of the food for the trip. That meant planning, shopping, and packing lightweight food for five girls for ten days, a daunting task. What IContinue reading “Remembering Mom’s Home Cooking”