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Arctic Community
Alaska / Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA

Arctic Community

August 7, 2023March 6, 2024

Anthony Bourdain once said he was drawn to travel because “food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” That may explain why my foodie blog wanders so much. I’ve …

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Approaching the line
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Approaching the line

October 15, 2021February 9, 2022

Paddling whitewater has been a lifelong pursuit of mine, maybe because I’m decades into it and still picking up new things. I’ve learned a lot about technique, reading water, and …

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Repeat Novelty
Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Repeat Novelty

July 9, 2021October 7, 2022

A few years back, we made grouper with mole verde sauce on a backpacking trip, using a recipe inspired by Souzz’s travels to Oaxaca, Mexico. Preparing the mole required a …

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Known Firsts
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Known Firsts

May 3, 2020November 29, 2023

Before the COVID quarantines started some weeks back, Souzz and I snuck in an overnight paddling trip to Hopeville Canyon in West Virginia. We’d run that stretch on day trips …

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Stepping In Old Footprints
North Carolina / Packrafting / Paddling / USA

Stepping In Old Footprints

March 30, 2018February 9, 2022

My last post was about the Adirondacks, a place that I’ve visited over and over through the last several decades. There are only a few destinations like that for me, …

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Paddles, Pies (almost), and Parades
Cabins / Food and Drink / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Paddles, Pies (almost), and Parades

July 5, 2016September 8, 2021

With a kayaking trip planned to the mountains this weekend, we decided we’d stop through Petersburg, West Virginia, to catch their 4th of July parade on the ride back home. …

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