Photo: Nina Hale

Want to celebrate your love of backpacking and backpacking food (two of my favorite things)? Then don't miss these two holidays.

Sunday, August 30,
National Marshmallow Toasting Day

Monday, August 31,
National Trail Mix Day

One has to wonder whether such holidays really exist, except on the internet and at the offices of the powerful marshmallow and GORP lobby groups.

Either way it's easy to celebrate these holidays, and they give you an excuse to get outdoors and eat sticky smores and big handfuls of chocolate, fruit, and granola.