Food for the Sole Blog

Guest Post: Renee Patrick

Guest Post: Renee Patrick

In normal times, we would look to Renee for long distance hiking advice, fun tales from the trail, or bits of vicarious living through the unbelie...

Dehydrated Meal Recipe: Mushroom Farro Pilaf

If you’re one for nutty umami flavor with a hearty grain to accompany it, we think you’ll be pleased with this recipe! The sherry and parsley real...

Cold Soak Recipe: Black Bean and Corn Couscous Salad

Straight out of Julie’s Dehydrator Cookbook For Outdoor Adventurers, this salad makes a delicious trailside lunch. A cold-soak salad doesn’t requir...

10 Amazing (and Attainable) Thru-Hikes Across the Country

Weekend backpacking trips are one of the greatest gifts of the summer. You can get so much in just two to three days: a breathtaking vista, a seren...

An Insider's Guide to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: One of the Largest Protected Wildernesses in the US

The name lizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit, translates to "the sacred place where life begins" in the native language of Gwich’in Athabascans. There...

Tips for Hikers on Preventing and Treating Blisters

What’s a hiker’s worst and most common enemy? Bears? Weather? No! It’s the common, but painful, blister. Even a short day hike can seem like a deat...

Leave No Trace: How to and why it matters

We love our favorite outdoor spaces. We love these places so much that some want to share them and others want to keep them secret. Above all else,...

Behind The Meal: Garlic Green Bean Cashew Stir Fry

I often get asked where I get my ideas for our meals, and my son Henry will tell you that I am CONSTANTLY thinking about food. I pester him with r...

Hiking in the dark: Staying mindful when the sun goes down

A couple years ago I was driving home to Bend Oregon after a fun day of waterfall exploration with my friend Erin. As we headed through the Cascad...

Cold Soaking: Ditch the backpacking stove and your troubles with it

There’s no question that when you’re doing any length of backpacking trip, and especially planning for a thru-hike, the two primary concerns of any...

Planning Your First Backpacking Trip

In 2007 I prepared for one of my first overnight hikes: a 4-day backpacking trip in Olympic National Park. I was joining a group of climbers, most ...

Our Story: How Food For The Sole Came to Be

Behind The People As a child, Julie wasn’t known for being what you’d call a cooperative backpacker. She’ll be the first to tell the story of h...

Behind The Meal: Coconut Rice and Cuban Black Beans

Julie, prepping the Coconut Rice to go into the dehydrators. How do you get your ideas in the kitchen? I admit that I am constantly thinking ...