High fat/calories, calorie dense, easy to overeat.Why PB?
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High fat/calories, calorie dense, easy to overeat.Why PB?
Trail mix is bad; one cup of the Kirkland brand (peanuts, raisins, M&Ms, etc.) is 640 calories. Would bring a bag of it hiking/running and realized that just the one bag negated everything I had just done. Absolute worst munchie food to have for exactly the reasons above. Can easily consume a few thousand calories worth in one minor sitting.High fat/calories, calorie dense, easy to overeat.
trail mix with chocolate is still one of the most calorie dense foods when youTrail mix is bad; one cup of the Kirkland brand (peanuts, raisins, M&Ms, etc.) is 640 calories. Would bring a bag of it hiking/running and realized that just the one bag negated everything I had just done. Absolute worst munchie food to have for exactly the reasons above. Can easily consume a few thousand calories worth in one minor sitting.
That it is. I suffer no guilt having a large bag of it on a long (15+ mile) hike; you're burning a few thousand calories over several hours and you need that fuel.trail mix with chocolate is still one of the most calorie dense foods when you
consider the calorie to weight ratio
it's phenom for backpacking
soloThat it is. I suffer no guilt having a large bag of it on a long (15+ mile) hike; you're burning a few thousand calories over several hours and you need that fuel.
BTW, that backpacking trip you did was awesome. Stocked for you. Did you do it solo or go with a group?
Nice.solo
I want to do trans-catalina and maybe illegal santa monica backbone through hike this winter.
if anyone is interested, let me know.
I was also looking at mexican border to laguna mountain or even san jac, but I'dNice.
TCT was a fun hike. Luxury backpacking with booze stops along the way. It's a pricey backpacking trip with the ferry, campgrounds (call up for reservations and they'll waive the 2-night minimum stay). Well worth it, though. Let me know if you want any advice/tips on that.
The Santa Monica Backbone trail looks like a ton of fun, as I grew up in that area, going to school in Topanga (many field trips to that one fossil outcrop). Not sure I can pull that this winter but I would love to backpack it someday. Sounds like you have to guerilla camp it but am sure that can be done relatively easily as long as you find a good spot off-trail.
Yep. I'd like to hike Gorgonio one of these days too but tight window between now and first snowfall. Both are high up and get iffy as far as inclement weather starting in October.I was also looking at mexican border to laguna mountain or even san jac, but I'd
have to bang that out in the next month and I'd still run the risk of surprise snow.
basically...a PCT section hike
I think I could manage that in a single day...it would be easy to do in twoYep. I'd like to hike Gorgonio one of these days too but tight window between now and first snowfall. Both are high up and get iffy as far as inclement weather starting in October.
Actually the backpacking trip that sounds fun as hell would be Gorgonio 9 peak trek which takes you from Gorgonio over to San Bernardino Peak. Can either leave 2 cars or be a masochist and descend Momyer Trail back to Gorgonio lot. https://socalhiker.net/the-nine-peak-challenge/
I would, uh, need to get back in hiking shape for sure; mostly been surfing.
yup - i consider dried fruit to be basically condensed sugar nuggets.Trail mix is bad; one cup of the Kirkland brand (peanuts, raisins, M&Ms, etc.) is 640 calories. Would bring a bag of it hiking/running and realized that just the one bag negated everything I had just done. Absolute worst munchie food to have for exactly the reasons above. Can easily consume a few thousand calories worth in one minor sitting.
I would actually start that from the San Bernardino Peak side to save some pain.I think I could manage that in a single day...it would be easy to do in two
I'm in
Yep.shuttle cars fo sho
Good time to do it. So long as it doesn't rain before.I think I will try Catalina in early December
Rebel doing it out of order.Twin Harbors to Parsons Friday
Parsons to Little Harbor Saturday
Little Harbor to Avalon Sunday