Elul’s End
A Synagogue President Reflects on the Appalachian Trail The sun finally set on The Horns Pond in the...
A Spring Trip to a Bold Coast
We were looking for a spring destination, and we found an excellent trip along Maine’s dramatic Bold Coast....
Thoughts on “2,000 Miles Together”
In 2018, the Crawford Family, consisting of two parents and six children, hit my “Appalachian Trail / lives...
Old, Reliable Gear – Bal Taschit
One of my biggest gripes about backpacking is the overstated focus on gear. When I completed my first...
Trail Recipe Series: Sephardic Trail Recipes
In this piece, we share a couple of Sephardic recipes conducive to backcountry cooking. Common ingredients include chickpeas,...
Destination: Katahdin Woods & Waters Monument
Over the course of August 2020, I visited Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument twice. This marvelous and...
Trail Recipe Series: Ashkenazi Favorites
The first in our series on Jewish wilderness recipes covers a few Ashkenazi staples, from borscht to cholent.
Kosher Dehydration How-To
Here we present a set of instructions for dehydrating popular food staples for use in your recipes. The...
Grafton Loop in Maine
The Grafton Loop was a wonderful kosher backpacking experience close to home that is profoundly COVID friendly.
Bear Bags vs. Bear Canisters
After hiking portions of the PCT in Yosemite, the John Muir Trail, the eastern High Peaks in the...