“Who wants to go camping in Bakersfield?!” I must have really amazing and devoted friends. I was planning this camping trip around our farm tour in Kingsburg up north. Camping in Cow Town, ahem, I mean Bakersfield, was one of the few options and yet I still I had all kinds of friends who were interested in going! So …
If there is one thing that pisses me off it’s when my sleep is interrupted. Last night as I lay in an incredibly comfortable tent in a super warm sleeping bag I felt like our brand new super fancy tent was going to go flying into the high sierras lake …
If there is one food I do not really enjoy it is those Quaker oatmeal packets that most people think us a great breakfast while camping. Sure they are easy. Yes they are light weight to throw in your Kielty pack when going on a week long …
You know you are an inventive cook when you can make a gourmet meal out of nothing. The boys I’m hiking Mt Whitney with are hours behind me ( I hope!) on the trail still. I got back something like three hours before them and that is with taking long and frequent …
It’s hard to be a fan of the outdoors and not slowly turn into a outdoor merchandise hoarder. It starts with a pair of running shoes, the Asic women’s size 7’s in white and pink. Than your first pair of trekking poles. And of course you need a -10 degree sleeping bag to …