November Trail Report
News and recommendations from our adventures
Textures of November
Spun sugar clouds at sunrise and sunset. Snow lingering in the morning shadows. Woodpeckers dancing up and down branches. Going to bed earlier. The duck pond glazed over, frozen just for the morning. Deer fleeing into the cornfields. Cobwebs revealed in the winter sun.
Features
A photo from our local bikepacking trip was shared on Bikepacking.com in the Weekend Snapshot!
I went to a city council meeting to comment on cycling infrastructure, and my testimony was featured in the local news. This is my plug for calling your rep, speaking up at meetings, and sending that email!
Food we madeÂ
We were gifted 40lbs of apples, so we made: Apple crisp // apple sauce // apple butter // apple latkes
Orzo and fennel pesto with roasted root veggies & tofu. I used oyster sauce instead of anchovies in the pesto. This is a great way to reduce food waste when using just a fennel bulb—I kept the pesto in the freezer until inspiration struck.
Cranberry-Jalapeño Baked Brie & Sparkling Bourbon Pear Cocktail
For lunch: Spinach, Black Bean, and Chipotle Quesadillas Recipe
(Paywalled) Spicy white bean stew
Camp Food
I didn’t camp this month, but my favorite thru-hiking vlogger shared a video of what she eats (mostly veggie) on the trail.
What I read this month
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
How to light the dark months by
December IntentionsÂ
Put my fat bike to good use. Plan the 2024 adventure calendar. Bake bread. Actually finish the sweater. Use more candles and lamps. Nightly snow dances. Rest.
I am going to take an end-of-year break from writing! I will see you back here in 2024. Thanks so much for reading this little blog. I’m wishing you blue-sky-days and abundant adventure to end the year.
Happy Trails!
Mumble
Written from the original lands of the Potawatomi