Mt.Washburn I did the Mount Washburn hike on my first full day in Yellowstone as part of my redemption from my last trip with my mom when I hadn’t been able to summit on our quest to find a pika. On that trip we took the Chittenden Road which I could see from the top …
Pad Thai Serves 2, 6.9 oz Basic dehydrating for vegetables. 1 ½ packets ramen noodles ¼ cup pad thai powder ⅛ cup green peppers ⅛ cup peas Dehydrated from frozen. These will fall through the racks if you don’t use one of the additional racks or parchment paper. 1 teaspoon bonito flakes 2 tablespoons dried …
Mammoth Hot Springs Midway Geyser Basin Biscuit Basin Fountain Paint Pots
I wasn’t able to get a campsite when I got to Yellowstone, but I did drive through the entire park looking for one. When I came in the Southeast entrance the sign said that Mammoth was open, but in the 77 miles it took to get there the campground filled. I got a spot in …
Eggplant Parmesan Serves 2, 6.1 oz Basic dehydrating for pasta and vegetables. ¾ cup noodles Chicken flavored. 1 cup eggplant Peel before you cut into ⅓-½” pieces and dehydrate like any other vegetable. Sprinkling of tomatoes Dehydrate from fresh. Use grape, plum or roma, nothing larger than that or you’ll end up with a high …
Devils Tower National Monument was a waypoint for me on the way from the Badlands to Yellowstone. The monolith rises out of nothing, and it’s easy to imagine the shock of the families travelling on the Oregon Trail as they slowly drew closer. Of course I had to wear my “Teddy Swolesevelt” tank to show …
The bird life in the Badlands was probably my favorite part of my visit. In part it was because it was so unexpected, and in part it was that it was a piece of the park that I hadn’t been interested in the last time I was there and so it added a new layer …
First Road Trip Stop: The Badlands Technically speaking my first stop was Wilson State Park in Kansas. Although it was pretty it was completely uninteresting and all I did there was eat, sleep and leave. So for all intents and purposes the Badlands was my first stop. I got a campsite in the same campground …
After checking my map every quarter mile through all of Lamar valley, I turned left into the pullout for the trail. There were about 4 other cars there, and I pulled into a spot in the middle. I brought my bag with me to the trunk of the car, which I opened by using my …
Chili Serves 2, 6.5 oz Basic dehydrating rice. 1 16 oz can vegetarian chili 1 can of Trader Joe’s Vegetarian Chili. Spread it straight from the can onto a sheet and dehydrate at 135 overnight. ½ cup rice 3 tablespoons freeze dried cheddar cheese
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