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Where to Get Outdoors in Houston
One time at a grocery store in Houston a clerk turned to me and said, “Welcome to Planet Houston!” I thought that was a fair assessment. As the largest city in Texas, “Planet Houston,”…
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Perfect Day Pack: Mountain Hardwear
Day hiking is a sport I can get behind. You don’t have to pack up your things for an overnight ordeal, you burn calories seeing the countryside instead of a gym, you get…
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30 Places that Should be on Your Outdoor Bucket List
Here’s my list. What’s on yours? Have you been any of these places? 1. Visit Norway’s fjords by boat and then day hike a glacier. Photo credit:(WT-en) JensANDMarian at English Wikivoyage [CC BY-SA…
- Camping, Glamping, Glamping Gear, My Secrets, Outdoor Cooking, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Guidance
How to Make Starbucks Quality Coffee in the Great Outdoors
Coffee is a wonderful thing, I think we can all agree–especially on crisp mornings in the back country! Unfortunately, when you’re out in the wild, there is no Nespresso or a Starbucks for…
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Dutch Oven Breakfast Pizza with Venison Sausage
I made this on a recent camping trip and it turned out to be one of my favorite Dutch oven meals ever. Maybe it was because we were starving that day…maybe it was…
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Critical S’More Making Tools
There are two pieces of equipment that have really upped my s’more making game: 1) a grill rack to help melt the chocolate and 2) telescoping skewers. I talk about them below. If…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup S’mores, y’all!
The second installment in Advanced S’More Making. Attention chocoholics, peanut butter lovers, and sweet treat aficionados: this recipe is for you. While I still feel loyal to the original s’more with plain graham…
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9 Things to Love about Pace Bend Park on Lake Travis
Brandon and I spent the weekend at Pace Bend, a large park on the edge of Lake Travis near Austin. The lake was full, the weather didn’t go above 75 degrees, and we…
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Slope Style: Pink and Black Ski Outfit
I couldn’t help myself when I saw this pink ski jacket. I love it! Pink-on-black makes for a cute ski outfit and I would love to wear this in the mountains. Obermeyer Tuscany…
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Slope Style: Best Baselayers
Funny thing, I used to hate skiing. But, over time, I started to eliminate the reasons I hated it–I figured out how to stay warm, I forced myself down green runs enough times…
A Texas girl's guide to the great outdoors.
