Monthly Archives: June 2013

A Design Problem

Posted on June 28, 2013 by murray

Travelling is a design problem. You start out with a sketch, you solve mystery after mystery and as you do, the end product becomes clearer and clearer. In school I learned once you think you have the problem solved, scrap … Continue reading →

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A Waylaid Practice Backpack Trip

Posted on June 22, 2013 by debbie

This morning we were supposed to wake up in our tent out in the mountains on a practice backpack trip in Banff National Park. Instead we wake up at my cousin’s house in Calgary who has sheltered my sister and … Continue reading →

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The Chicken Story Continued

Posted on June 18, 2013 by debbie

I dehydrate some more chicken. Bake it, cut is in small strips and then dehydrate it. I start it in the morning and watch it carefully. I stop dehydrating  when the chicken is still bendy but looks very dry. (A … Continue reading →

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Dehydrator 1, Debbie 3

Posted on June 16, 2013 by debbie

Fortunately, I do have success with the dehydrator to offset the chicken disaster. Success #1 – Dahl (or Daal) – Murray and I really like Dahl, something we learned to eat while in India. On rice or with naan (Murray) … Continue reading →

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Dehydrator 1, Debbie 0

Posted on June 14, 2013 by debbie

I have learned over the years that my body functions best on meat protein, fruits, veggies and a limited amount of starches. I notice that many recipes for backpacking draw proteins from lentils and beans combined with rice, noodles, milk … Continue reading →

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Backpacking Food, The Learning Curve

Posted on June 12, 2013 by debbie

Now that my hiking boot issue is mostly solved (just dealing with a slight sock issue), I move on to learning about eating while on a long backpack trip. All I can say is that it is complicated and there … Continue reading →

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Hiking Boots – More Problems

Posted on June 5, 2013 by debbie

Hiking boots seem to be my “bug bear” right now. My old boots disintegrated. I had to buy new boots. My new boots felt great for 2 weeks. When I increased my backpack weight to 18 lbs my new boots … Continue reading →

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