Planning

  • A Sweet Potato Chip

    Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of nutrients and make great snacks for the trail or the camp.

  • Breakfast Burrito

    What You’ll Need 6 tablespoons powdered eggs 1.5 oz freeze dried potatoes 1 to 1.5 oz freeze dried shredded cheddar 1 to 2 tablespoon diced sweet pepper 1/4 cup bacon bits or 1/3 cup sausage 2 to 3 8″ flour tortillas Chopped tomato

  • Hiking Preparation

    Hiking Preparation

    It’s almost time for our 42.2 mile hike through Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore. This will not be our most challenging hike but it will be our longest. We’ve taken many things into consideration planning this trip and thought it would be a good time to reflect. Why Pictured Rocks With this being my first…

  • How I Expanded My Skills with Topographical Maps

    I recently expanded my skill set to include reading topographical maps. Oddly enough, I’ve never learned. But when I started planning hikes that have little to no information and no established trails, I resorted to these maps for help. So what is a topographical map?

  • Baked Apples

    Serves 2 What You’ll Need 2 Apples 6-8 soft caramels 2 tablespoon of butter Aluminum Foil

  • Sweet Potato, Spinach and Feta Muffins

    Pre-make at home What You’ll Need 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (2 1/2 cups) 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 eggs 1/3 cup butter, melted

  • Apple Chips

    Pre-make at home What You’ll Need 3 to 4 crisp, ripe organic apples 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

  • Cinnamon Twirlers

    What You’ll Need 1 can refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing Stick

  • Tacorittos

    I came across this recipe originally in the book Hungry Campers. We’ve made some modifications to it. We use our Jetboil although it can be made on a campfire.

  • Campfire Nachos

    What You’ll Need 4 cups tortilla chips 1 can refried beans, stirred 2 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese blend 1/2 cup sliced jalapeno peppers 1/2 cup salsa 1/2 cup sour cream Two 10-inch disposable aluminum takeout dish Heavy duty aluminum foil