every day's just like starting over
and that's not always a good thing
Once again I had to go to REI to return something, and decided to try the Pro Bar Meal On- the-Go bar (Banana Nut Bread) again and a couple more flavors of that brand. You may remember in my last post that I thought that the Banana Nut Bread bar tasted stale and wasn't very… Continue reading Aaaand…more bars.
Since I was at REI yesterday to return a couple of things, I decided to buy some more bars to try in anticipation of needing snacks for backpacking this summer. Kangaroo had told me that the ProBar Meal On-the-Go bars were tasty, so I bought one of those, the Banana Nut Bread flavor. I also… Continue reading More Bars
Last week I went to REI to purchase various bars/snacks, in anticipation of our backpacking trip in August. I thought it best to try the bars before taking any on the trip, since you never know what they're going to be like. They may look good on the package, and their flavor may sound yummy,… Continue reading Bar Review
This most recent Friday we hiked part of the Silver Falls backcountry trails. The "frontcountry" of Silver Falls State Park is where the waterfalls are, thus the "Trail of Ten Falls". In the backcountry there are no waterfalls to speak of. We parked at the South Falls parking lot and started off towards the campground… Continue reading Backcountry
(TLDR: I have backpacks. I have stuff sacks. I have now landed on the method of organization I prefer for backpacking.) I've had my ULA Circuit backpack for a number of years now. It's very comfortable, but I'm always trying to improve it. First, I removed the elastic cord from across the pocket there, because… Continue reading Circuit
As I mentioned in this past post, Kangaroo and I are looking forward to a backpacking trip this summer. We have decided where we want to go, and have gotten our overnight wilderness permits for the areas we will be hiking. A few years ago we set out to do the section on the Oregon… Continue reading Backpack
(All photos by Kangaroo) Yesterday we hiked at the Peavy Arboretum, part of the Oregon State University research forest in Corvallis, Oregon. We have been there many times, but this time we took our partially-filled backpacking packs as we have been doing, to train for our backpacking trip this summer. At the trailhead where we… Continue reading TMI
every day's just like starting over 