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Views from the (Mountain) Pass: Union Reservoir

10/30/2015

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On the menu tonight: Beef Wellington with horseradish Bearnaise; parmesan butternut squash puree; tarragon mustard roasted Brussels sprouts.

This view from my cooking rock, though not what most would find spectacular, was particularly wonderful because of what you CAN'T see...other people, mostly.  We had an entire inlet and bay all to ourselves, and our nearest camping neighbors were an entire island away.  This was a very pleasant surprise, since when we put in at the beach that morning, we were surrounded by dozens of other kayakers and canoers...including an entire Boy Scout troop and their whole adult entourage.  What a huge relief to find that 99% of the entire population staying on the lake that night chose to go east; two of us chose to go west. 

On the menu tonight was one of my favorite things ever -- Beef Wellington.  You can't really do it justice over a backpacking stove, so instead I chose to deconstruct it at home, and then reconstruct it (to a point) on the plate at our campsite.  Recipes will follow in the coming week, but this spin on Beef Wellington might (MIGHT) even make Gordon Ramsay, the king of Beef Wellington, proud -- or at least not make him drop ten F-bombs over the sight of my rustic camping version.  The squash puree and roasted Brussels sprouts are regulars on our fall camping menus; both are always reliable, they travel well, and they're easy to pair with just about anything.  Recipe links will be live this week.
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Clam Soup with Tomatoes

11/8/2014

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Day 8 of 30 Soups in 30 Days...

We love to make this soup when we go on kayak trips to Tomales Bay. We have a very particular island where we like to camp, because there is exactly one single tent space there and no restrooms -- so that means we are pretty much left completely alone for the entire weekend.

The only exception is in the wee morning hours when the clammers arrive. Sometimes they're quiet and unobtrusive -- like a very sweet father-son-grandsons outing we watched a few years ago. But sometimes they're obnoxious, letting their dogs bark for two hours at a time, and allowing their tiny kids to run around on the not-very-safe rocks that border the little island beach.

Regardless of their etiquette, or lack thereof, the clamming must be good because we've seen buckets of the things in their boats. We don't hunt for clams, but we do pack them with us to make this remarkable soup, since kayaking allows us the luxury of not really caring about how much our food or equipment weighs. We eat this the first night we arrive, to avoid running the risk of too many of them dying before the second night.

This soup cooks up in one pot, making it perfect for camping. Serve this with a loaf of really great sourdough bread and a nice rose (actually, I think we opened a bottle of Veuve Clicquot brut once with this soup). Awesome.
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A Fall Hiking Lunch

10/22/2014

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So we didn't actually go hiking much today -- it was really a quick hike into camp, then many many many trips back and forth along the same trail hauling wood, then a quick hike out of camp. I suppose if you stretched all the walking we did into a straight-ish line, it would definitely be considered a decent morning hike; nevertheless, the quick trip up to camp gave us an opportunity to enjoy what October does to 8000' elevation Sierra land, and to get some really necessary work done to boot.
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8 Things to Pack for an Evening Canoe Dinner

10/6/2014

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In the interest of time and respect, I'm not going to include things here like PFD's or paddles (Although, I have to admit that over the past 37 years of attending/staffing/running one particular summer camp, I have left the dock without a paddle. More than once. Actually, I think I was pushed away from the dock...while the girls knew my paddle had been pilfered and hidden in the bushes. And then there was the time we purposely set some folks afloat on the lake, pictured below, with only broomsticks, no paddles at all. But I digress...)
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