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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 7/15/2008, 9:35 am Post subject: Trail meals -- The Glacier way |
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Tossing these out for some different ideas on meals.....
Day 1:
Dinner - Thai Chiken Green Coconut Curry + Rice
Fresh Veggies + Rehydrated Coconut Milk + Chicken + Green Curry Base + Cashews/Basil served over rice spiked by SriRacha Hot Sauce
Day 2:
BF: Couscous + Whole Milk Powder+Cranberries+Walnuts
Lunch: Bagels + Peanut butter infused with honey & sesame seeds or Olive/Sundried tomato/Basil Cream Cheese
Dinner: Beans+Rice & Cheese Quesadillas with SriRacha Hot Sauce.
Day 3:
BF: Can't remember ....
Lunch: Summer sausage / Cheese / Crackers
Dinner: Rotellini Pasta with Parm Cheese +(sundried tomatoes, olives, garlic, basil marinated in olive oil)
Day 4:
BF: The standby: Oatmeal with nuts, brownsugar, milk, cranberries
Glacier has a LOT of water so this works. All items needed to be fully cooked over a fire. We had much time in camp so meals were a rather elaborate affair.
I would not have packed in all this but since we did it was good to have something other than the normal backpacking food _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 7/15/2008, 10:10 am Post subject: |
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What????????? You went to Glacier NP? and all we get is a FOOD report...........LOL Come on.......we love food here and this sounds good but give us the REAL report!!! Hurry---- |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 7/15/2008, 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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I won't have the pictures done till this weekend (thing called work is getting in the way!) so that's when the trip report gets done
Food report was the easy one ...... _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
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Tom Treks Gear Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347
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Posted: 7/15/2008, 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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desertgirl wrote: |
Food report was the easy one ...... |
Guru must have gone too. Poor Sherpa... I mean Guru
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MikeInFHAZ
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 7/15/2008, 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Tom Treks wrote: |
desertgirl wrote: |
Food report was the easy one ...... |
Guru must have gone too. Poor Sherpa... I mean Guru
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Hey I carried that food too -- This was part of the food that all the hikers carried -- I was part of a group of hikers & this was THEIR food plan. _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
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bigfoot
Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: 7/15/2008, 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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desertgirl wrote:
Food report was the easy one ......
Guru must have gone too. Poor Sherpa... I mean Guru
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Thx Tom Treks......
The trails in Glacier for the most part (other than those that go over high mountain passes - and even those are not as steep and the terrain is a lot more forgiving) are very well marked, and much easier on the hikers than in the Canyon. At times, we were cruising along at almost 3 miles/hr. and the scenary is breathtaking. _________________ Do onto others as you would have others do unto you.
Do not compare yourself with others; you will end up bitter or vain - for there will always be people better or lesser than yourself. |
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fairweather8588
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 716
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Posted: 7/19/2008, 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Glacier is an amazing place, I'd love to go back again soon
And speaking of food, I just sold my pot and stove because I've come to the realization that I hate cooking while backpacking and would rather just eat other things instead. Any other people who are stoveless out there? _________________ But let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious
Kerouac |
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paintninaz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515
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Posted: 7/20/2008, 7:15 am Post subject: |
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fairweather8588 wrote: |
And speaking of food, I just sold my pot and stove because I've come to the realization that I hate cooking while backpacking and would rather just eat other things instead. |
Just curious...what other things do you eat? I can barely choke down bars and tuna for lunches, do you have some better non-cook food ideas? _________________ ~Tracy
“Friends make the bad times good — and the good times unforgettable.” |
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fairweather8588
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 716
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Posted: 7/20/2008, 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Last trip was Pop Tarts, Peanut Butter and Crackers, Cheez-its, Mixed Nuts, Clif Bars, and a very delicious ProBar.
As for other non-cook ideas, there are a few floating around the web like wraps and things of that nature. Ramen can be rehydrated without cooking and I saw one lady who made a really good looking pasta salad with it. Main inspiration (besides my lack of enthusiasm for having to coook) is people like Francis Tapon on his 6,000+ mile Continental Divide Trail hike and Mat Hazely when he hiked the Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, and Appalachian Trails all with out cooking a single meal _________________ But let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious
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MikeInFHAZ
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location
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Posted: 7/20/2008, 8:48 am Post subject: |
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to be fair, Francis is vegetarian which makes not cooking a bit easier.
I have hiked a bunch of times w/o a stove too, andrew. Its easier to
just carry a bunch of "snacks" sometimes.
the "Probar" is pro'lly the best out there and shouldnt even be lumped in with the rest of the dry whey based bars. Try 'em, Tracy. _________________ http://www.arizonahikers.com/board/albums/albwb18/BRIDGE.sized.jpg
bridge hammock, quilts and tarp (all DIY)
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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paintninaz
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Posted: 7/20/2008, 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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I agree the ProBars are good ...but they're a bit pricey for me b/c I rarely can eat a whole one at one time, and generally end up tossing out the other half, just not worth it. I like some of the Odwalla bars, now that they've made them softer, they're just about the right size and I can usually get them for a buck!
I do like the non-cook ramen salads you can create, I've done those a couple of times and enjoyed them. I've found some other salad type recipes, if you don't mind doing some pre-cooking at home, that you can dehydrate and then just add water and let reconstitute until you're ready to eat them, that are pretty good too.
I'm just always looking for new ideas! _________________ ~Tracy
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 7/21/2008, 5:47 am Post subject: |
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I have been touting the virtues of the Probar for a while now! Ilove them and now there are a bunch of new flavors! I agree with Tracy, I can rarely eat a whole one but I just wrap it back up and put it in my pocket and pick at it through the hike....
The freezer bag cooking book is great stuff! I am thinking that given enough time to soak most anything can rehydrate with out a stove.... I just like the hot meals and the "round the table" time of cooking dinner and exchanging stories and talking.... _________________ ~~~Diane~~~
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