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Great little overnight visit to Alsea Falls for our 2nd...

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:33:00 -0400

Great little overnight visit to Alsea Falls for our 2nd Anniversary. Worked it in my new hiking skirt, showing off my -5 pounds. Plus a great vegetable tin foil stew for dinner :)

Statigram – Instagram webviewer

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:13:28 -0400

Statigram – Instagram webviewer:

The training calendar. On day 6 already! The first 100 days are devoted to weight loss and building cardio fitness. After that, altitude training shall commence!

Help Me Raise Money for Under Served Youth with Summit for Someone!

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:14:09 -0400

Help Me Raise Money for Under Served Youth with Summit for Someone!:

candyjean:

I am climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for BCM a nonprofit organization that offers therapeutic recreation experiences to young people aged 13-18, which help them to learn life skills and human skills in a natural setting. Over the next 19 Months I will be raising $8500 dollars, 77% of which goes directly to the kids. Help me raise awareness for this program, and make me climb a 19,000 foot peak. Every single penny counts!

Kilimanjaro

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:32 -0400

Big news Tumblr: I am training (ahem, working my fat ass off) for a 2014 summit of Mt Kilimanjaro! Pretty soon I’ll begin fundraising. The funds go towards “Summit For Someone”, to benefit at risk youth and pay for them to participate in therapeutic recreation programs. I’ll be updating pretty regularly with my fitness project, and once my fundraising stuff is all squared away, I hope you’ll consider supporting me!

Salamander friend!

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:45:06 -0400

Salamander friend!

This past weekend V and I were planning on an epic backpacking...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:21:00 -0400

Vaughn at Hiker Camp

WWII Radar Station

More of the Radar Station

Tillamook Head Lighthouse

Making Friends by the Campfire

On the hike out

Tillamook Head Lighthouse

The moon and Venus over the ocean.

This past weekend V and I were planning on an epic backpacking trip in the Gorge. We bought him a new pack and everything. But alas….SNOW!

So, in a last ditch effort to get outdoors, we settled for a trip to Eola State Park—A Day use park, with a surprising feature.

Hiker Camp!

After a short 1.25 mile hike (admittedly a sucky one—-very steep uphill the entire way!) you reach hiker camp, a first come first serve set of cabins and a huge firepit. The cabins are rustic, with four wooden bunks and a canvas door, but are super well constructed. As Ecola is a huge surfer haven, there was a really fun crowd, and we enjoyed sharing libations and good conversation.

There is also a side hike where you can see an old WWII Radar station as well as a gorgeous view of Tillamook Head Lighthouse.

So, while over all we probably only hiked about 3.5 miles this weekend, it was an amazing trip!

On the trail at Eagle Creek!

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:50:16 -0400

On the trail at Eagle Creek!

Cascade Head Viewpoint

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:47:52 -0400

Cascade Head Viewpoint

Our 2012 Goal

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:43:56 -0400

Is to hike 500 miles before the end of the year. An ambitious goal, but totally accessible. This will lead to new wilderness recipes and lessons for this little old tumblr too!

So far:
2/12 Cascade Head 4.5 miles
3/4 Peavy Arboretum 4.2 miles
3/11 Eagle Creek 4.5 miles

Current total: 13.2 Miles

Not too shabby for one month of winter! More soon.

Hiking Goals!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:00 -0500

We’ve set some hiking goals for ourselves for the year! We’re shooting for 500 miles this year….and I, personally think we can beat it! Our first hike of 2012 coming this weekend!

Black Bean Mole Tostadas

Mon, 16 May 2011 06:00:05 -0400

Ingredients:

1 cup instant black bean flakes

6 prepared corn tortillas

2 tbsp powdered mole sauce or 1/4 cup pre-made mole sauce

1 cup Olive oil

Directions:

1.Boil water and cover bean flakes, will thicken after it sits a few minutes. Add additional hot water if too thick.

2. Add boiling water to mole powder until it makes a thick sauce, cover and let sit. Add additional water if too thick.

Here’s the tricky part:

3.Heat up the stove on a level surface. Put 1/4 cup olive oil in pan and heat.

4.Fry tortillas by heating until bubbles appear on each side. Cook each side for about 30 seconds. Add olive oil as needed.

5.Add beans and mole sauce

6.Serve