Rice Into a large pot pour the entire bag of jasmine (or other white) rice. Add twice the amount of water. Pour in 2 packets of ramen chicken flavor per pound of rice. Mix thoroughly. Cover, turn heat up to high and bring to a boil. Bring heat down to a simmer without taking lid …
“You should post pictures of your gear, people love that” -Eric Bastoul (paraphrased) This is both not my full set of gear and also more than I will actually be carrying. This does not include first aid, clothes, food or toiletries. This (plus the aforementioned missing items) will also be split up with my mom, …
Posts on the trip planning are still in the works, so as a small token in the meantime, here are more photos from our trip to Alaska. After Denali we took Alaska Railroad down to Seward for some quality ocean time. We did a sea kayaking excursion, a cruise around the bay and a fishing …
This is really “Food, Part I” since I’m only covering dehydrated dinners. When I get to Vermont my mom and I will put together breakfasts (oatmeal), lunches (tortillas with stuff and gorp) and a few more dinners with canned salmon. I’ll make separate posts with each individual recipe, but will cover an overview here. The …
Growing up in the northeast, I’m used to a certain size of state. An 8 hour drive can take you through that many states or more. On my drives to Vermont I would regularly go through 3 or 4 states depending on traffic on the Tappan Zee. Texas is different. Granted if I drive east …
I spent most of last fall planning for the JMT. I bought guidebooks, watched Mile, Mile and a Half until it was taken off of Netflix and Amazon Prime, poured over maps and read travel books. I prepared permit applications weeks in advance and looked up as many free fax online services as possible. Then it was …
You can't see through a buff very well and if you're not careful people will take pictures of you and make fun of you when all you're trying to do is unsuccessfully protect your delicate sensitive skin from the devil's insect friends.
When we went to Alaska in 2015 neither Matt nor I were 25. This presents some difficulties with car rentals so we decided to take the train from Fairbanks to Denali, Denali to Seward, and Seward back to Anchorage. It also helps that I love trains. When I was a kid every spring break my …
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