Ya know what makes everything better in the backcountry when it’s freezing cold? A sweet, hot drink and a snowball fight.

A protein bar and a packet of freeze-dried food – just add water – don’t cut it when you work in the wilderness for a living. Five wilderness rangers proved yesterday that you don’t have to make a ...

Dehydrated camp meals are light and easy calories, but they’re far from gourmet. If you’re a dedicated home cook with a refined palate, the taste of convenience can be hard to stomach. Thankfully, ...

The other day I wrote an article on cooking while backpacking. Right after writing it I was at the July 4th Fireman’s Breakfast in Middleton and saw Steve Weston who is a really good chef and ...

Many an exhausted backpacker has flopped to the ground at the end of the day, begging for rescue by a pizza delivery truck. The truck may never make it, but the pizza can. It just takes willingness to ...

One of the big treats when camping is eating. You’ve been hiking hard, and as they say, food always tastes better in the great outdoors. We all know this is true, so why do we barely sustain on some ...

The other day I wrote a column on cooking while backpacking. Right after writing it I was at the July 4th Fireman’s Breakfast in Middleton and saw Steve Weston, who is a really good chef and ...