Month: June 2016

  • A coffee update

    A while back I wrote a post about coffee, and our options for coffee while camping. I said that I’d never tried the pour-over method. On a recent trip to REI (I swear, that place has become my new Home Depot) I showed Michael the GSI version:  He saw the price ($12.95) and said “why…

  • A last little getaway

    After Michael gave his notice at work, we took the opportunity for a little getaway and headed up to the high country with the dogs and the bikes. I apologize for these pictures – they are definitely not up to my standards. But with the house sale going on (inspections and appraisals and such), I didn’t make…

  • The Big Announcement

    This one’s a doozie, I’d say. It’s been in the works since last October, and everything is falling into place. It’s time to let everyone in on the secret: Michael and I are going to run off and be adventurers for a year. In Taco Negro. We’re bringing the dogs, our bikes, and our running…

  • Pros and Cons of the rooftop tent (RTT)

    So I belong to the group on Facebook called Pickup Truck Camping. It’s moderated by a guy named Ryan Shauers, author of a book called “Big Travel, Small Budget: How to Travel More, Spend Less, and See the World.” I read the book a while back and I think it’s pretty cool. Ryan has traveled…

  • UPDATE: the search for a waterproof duffel

    I’ve been trolling the internet in my search for a waterproof duffel bag. I finally found one! From Cabela’s: The Boundary Waters Duffel Bag. Not cheap, but definitely not as expensive as the Patagonia bag. And this one is fully waterproof! I ordered the large and it arrived over the weekend. I was so excited!…

  • Paleo banana almond butter pancakes

    Well, we finally came up with a pretty good recipe. Yay!   It took a couple of attempts, but Michael helped me come up with a recipe for these awesome pancakes. On the first attempt we used almond flour. They were tasty, but we needed an entire cup of almond flour. Not ideal. Why? Well,…