You're on the trail. It's your birthday. Other than beer or hard liquor what treat do you have in your pack to commemorate it?
Specifically, I am looking for ideas for sweets, yet any answer could be interesting.
You're on the trail. It's your birthday. Other than beer or hard liquor what treat do you have in your pack to commemorate it?
Specifically, I am looking for ideas for sweets, yet any answer could be interesting.
I got new shoes on my BD last year.
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Amnesia......
Was passing Hot Springs one birthday. Hiking friends got me a miniature pecan pie with a candle in it.
The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
You never know which one is talking.
We have a family tradition, not always observed, of doing a birthday day hike, followed by a nice restaurant dinner.
Sesame treats, love them little things
I've been out many times on my birthday and the only gift I can think of is . . . . to be out.
Oreos would work for me. Or something else, except that it is illegal in my state.
Lead me to the long green tunnel.
Baklava - Jello Gigglers - Colmans Cheese Cake with Bluberries - Home Smoked Salmon Kippered process (Did that tonight). Salmon Jerky...
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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Hoping to make it to Hartford TN by mine next year on the trail. The general store there has this amazing BBQ sandwich that I am planning to celebrate with!
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I long ago stopped getting gifts on my birthday so when and If I'm alone whether hiking or not, nothing. But a Cheeseburger and a Milkshake sounds pretty good to me.
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The best present is to be out: winner!
Beyond that, a new piece of gear, a chocolate cupcake steamed over my stove, and perhaps a wee spot of very good whisky. (I've got a bit of 16-year-old Islay in my flask. It's been sitting there for a bit because I so seldom actually want a drink on the trail. But, ohhh, it's nice when I do have it.)
If Mother Nature can refrain from sending a foot of snow my way, that's a distinct 'plus'. If I can go on already-broken trail, that's even better. If the broken trail hasn't been postholed, melted and refrozen into a slushy mess, that's better still. I'm perfectly content to have my ice axe stay on my pack, thank you very much! (Can you tell what season my birthday is in?)
I'm not often out on my birthday. My wife likes having me home for it. And I like spending it with my wife. That can be even better than getting out.
I always know where I am. I'm right here.
Baked a cake in an orange. Slice the top off the orange, off center, then scoop the pulp out of the larger section. You're making a cup from the larger bottom, and a cap from the top. Leave the pulp in place on the cap. Use any instant cake mix to make batter, fill the bowl about two-thirds full, and put the cap in place. Wrap in foil and bake in the campfire for maybe 15 minutes. The pulp drips juice into the cake and flavors it. First tried this up on the Resurrection Trail up in Alaska.
Good ideas!!
C'mon folks!! Let's hear more. I know there are many of you out there that wish you had something in your pack for your birthday. What would it be?
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I turned 18 on the AT with cake on top of Mt Lafayette, with hiking friends. Unforgettable.
Really good Swiss (or similar quality) extra dark chocolate bar with embedded pieces of fruit (orange rind, dried cherries, or dried apricots).
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