Edible Plants

A great post containing a myriad of edible plants and explanations about them:
http://www.ecosalon.com/foraging-for-food/

This kind of information is always good to know if you're stuck in the wilderness and your food sources are beginning to run low.

Travel Jacket

While on a summertime trip to Norway we decided to drive out to a glacier for some skiing and glacier-hiking. Because it was summertime I hadn't planned for cold weather and subsequently didn't pack a weatherproof jacket. This meant that first we had to go shopping. Luckily I was able to find a very lightweight outer shell made by "Is it Zo" and when combined with the sweater and long-sleeve shirt I did pack I had a complete cold blocking outer layer. This incident taught me two things:

1. Layering for warmth truely is the best way to dress when you plan on performing any outdoor activity


2. A lightweight outer shell type of jacket can block just as much of the cold as a heavy winter jacket if combined with the right undergarments.

On a side note I'd also like to mention that Norwegians really know how to build a good jacket but be warned that they zip theirs up from the opposite side (lefty/girl-style).