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Advice from a Novice Packer
After I published my post about our visit to Shorty Peak Lookout I realized I had finally gotten to a point where I was actually…
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Aaron’s Favorite Tapioca – Recipe
Until this past year I hadn’t fully understood the importance of tapioca pudding in my life. It’s something my husband used to buy for his…
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Crystal Lake
I didn’t know how many Crystal Lakes there were in the PNW until I tried to Google our destination just south of Cataldo, ID. If…
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Shorty Peak Lookout: Cabin in the Clouds
What a weekend we had at Shorty Peak Lookout! Standing in solitude atop Shorty Peak in the Cabinet mountains of far northern Idaho, this primitive…
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