How I’m eating on the trail and why
Mary and I have been very busy over the last month packing food for our next 5 months hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail. We have packed hundreds of bags of trail mix, cereal, pop tarts, clif bars and 10 different types of dinners!
Due to the nature of the being on trail this year and our dietary restrictions as vegans, we sought to save money and get better food by front ending the work of packing our food, and shipping it at various points of the trail. This was a very fun challenge to overcome, as everything packed must be very high calorie for its weight, shelf stable, and all dinners must be cooked in a single pot only adding water.
With some recipes of our own invention, and many taken and adapted from Andrew Skurka’s (Andrewskurka.com) recipes, we have 10 dinners that we put together:
1.Pesto Noodles
2. Couscous
3. Backcountry Chili with dehydrated beans, TVP and rice
4. Coconut Cashew Curry
5. Polenta with sundried tomatoes
6. Peanut Noodles
7.Oatmeal with chia seeds
8. Beans and Rice
9. Brown Rice Farina with dried fruit and streusel crumbs
10. Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with cashew ‘cheese’ and nutritional yeast
We hope that this much variety will not allow us to be burned out on any particular recipe. During our planning we made the decision to have a single hot meal each night, and periodic snacks throughout the day generally adding up to around 3000 calories per day spread across 24 oz of food.
Altogether, our food has been packed into 31 different resupply boxes across our 5 month trip.
Omg love it!! I love how organised, diverse and exciting this all is. Can’t wait to hear more as you both start the hike 😊
Wow John and Mary, what an adventure you have in store! Best wishes on a safe, fun, and enlightening journey.
Thank you so much, Jay. It’s great to hear from you! I hope that you are well.
These look like some delicious dinners!! We are so excited for you both and will be eagerly following all your updates!!! We love you, be careful <3
Love you both very much too!
That is insane! Ha ha!
Looking forward to your posts along the way! Happy trails!
Thanks Terri, please do a ritual for us!
how do u pronounce ur name I’ve been wondering this for years
Soft g
Good luck to both of you. We will be excitedly following your adventure!