sectionhiker — TweetI think about food when I’m hiking: a lot. And when I get off the trail after a long day hike in the mountains or a backpacking trip, I make a beeline for my favorite after-hike foods:A 20 ounce bottle or two of freezing cold Classic CokeBig bag of Cape...
offgridsurvival — In the latest government abuse of power, the Department of Homeland Security sent armed DHS officers to monitor tea party protests of the IRS yesterday...
montucky.wordpress — Variable Checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona Common in western North America from Alaska to Baja California and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
offgridsurvival — California has effectively banned the sale of all new guns after requiring manufacturers to use bullet micro stamping technology that no one is setup to implement.
montucky.wordpress — Fishing season opened here on Saturday and today on this stretch of water I caught enough Brown Trout to make a very nice meal for an old friend. That’s a good day.
sectionhiker — TweetView from Dick’s PassLike too many young women, my standards for dating in my twenties were not exceptionally high. I wanted a date who could ski and hike and who liked my naughty husky-wolf dog Dylan. That’s about it. I dated men with no job and no aspirations for one....
montucky.wordpress — A little spare time in the late afternoon, a short drive, cool green shade and flowers. Scarlet Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja miniata Kinnikinnik, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Howell’s pussytoes, Antennaria howellii Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca Yellow Coralroot, Corallorhiza trifida This encounter made my day! It was the first time that I’ve encountered this saprophytic orchid. Its greenish tinge suggests...
montucky.wordpress — Nearly all of my photos result from my frequent wanderings in the mountains and forests of western Montana. The wildflowers in my previous post were encountered on the way to a hike to view the peaks of the Cherry Peak roadless area, something I choose to do at least once...
sectionhiker — TweetCrotch BlowoutRrippppp! The crotch of my hiking pants tore open on day two of a six day backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. Hard to believe, but I’d worn out those hiking pants in less than a year and the fabric just wore through. Nothing much to do for such...
montucky.wordpress — A few days ago I mentioned that I had feared that I might have missed seeing Springbeauties this year. I also had that feeling about Fairy Slippers, having seen only two so far. Today as I returned from a hike up beyond Sheep Gap on the old road just north...
offgridsurvival — Most Hikers get into trouble for one reason; they fail to adequately prepare themselves for their trip. ,When you are planning a hike, preparation is the key to staying safe.
sectionhiker — TweetOn my 452-mile hike on Oregon’s stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011, it dawned on me just short of Summit Lake: in the 60 miles and four days since leaving Crater Lake National Park, I hadn’t seen a single other hiker. I liked that about hiking Oregon’s PCT:...
offgridsurvival — Rifle, Handgun & Shotgun Ammunition There are basically two types of ammunition, the cartridge and the shotshell. Rifle and handguns use a cartridge contain a projectile (bullet). Shotguns use a shotshell which contains either a number of small projectiles (known as shot) or a single projectile (known as a slug)....
sectionhiker — TweetSam and Andy setting out on the NFCT at the western terminus in Old Forge, NYWiping the sweat from my eyes, I grunted as I re-adjusted the canoe on my shoulders. My tumpline (the leather strap running over the top of my head that helps to spread the weight of...
sectionhiker — TweetGail Storey in a TiaraI was not that kind of girl! I was not the wholesome, athletic type who would hike the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail over the steep mountains of California, Oregon, and Washington. I was an ersatz bad-girl with a checkered past who married a doctor from an...
montucky.wordpress — After the late arrival of warm weather, the wildflowers in this part of Western Montana have been hurrying to catch up with spring. Here are more that have started blooming in May: Miner’s Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata Unknown Western Blue Clematis, Clematis occidentalis Heart-leaf Arnica , Arnica cordifolia Fairy Slipper, Calypso Orchid , Calypso bulbosa Falsebox, Mountain...
sectionhiker — TweetRipley Davenport: Walking Across Mongolia – Step by SteppeWalking Across Mongolia, an Ultra-Marathon across the Sahara Desert, Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Studying Penguins on the South Pole, Climbing Denali – many people dream of an Ultimate Adventure. What’s yours?For example:My Ultimate Adventure would be hiking the whole length of the...
montucky.wordpress — Field horsetail, Equisetum arvense To see these displaying their jewelry, you must find them at just the right stage of their development and catch them early in the morning after a cool night when the humidity has been just right. For some reason tiny drops of dew will form on them...
offgridsurvival — EU Trying to make Seeds illegal and subject to government registration, as the Obama Administration allows Monsanto to patent life in America and kill the small family farm....
offgridsurvival — A showdown between the federal government and the States is heating up as two more States join Kansas in passing Federal Gun Control Nullification Acts.
yosemiteblog — If you were in Yosemite National Park last weekend and hiked the Mist Trail you could help find a missing hiker. Yosemite National Park Rangers are asking for everyone’s help in the search for 73 year old Kenneth Stensby, who set off on a day hike early Sunday morning, May 5,...
montucky.wordpress — On today’s walk with the canine member of the family: Prairie Smoke, Old Man’s Whiskers, Purple Avens, Geum triflorum Field Chickweed, Cerastium arvense Early blue violet, Viola adunca Long-flower Bluebells, Mertensia longiflora Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis
offgridsurvival — Every time a natural disaster hits, we witness firsthand how vulnerable our system really is. During a major food crisis situation, there will be riots in the streets, and that’s probably majorly understating what will happen....
