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Breakfast:

Our favorite breakfast consists of scrambled eggs & turkey bacon. I fry the bacon first & keep it warm near the campfire, then fry the eggs (fresh only -- I had enough powdered eggs in the Army) with cheese, spices & dried tomatoes. Toast the tortillas on the grill & garnish with packets of Taco Bell hot sauce.

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Lunch:

Lunch usually consists of snacking (see snacks). Tuna is good (mix w/packets of mayo & mustard) & put on bagels or crackers.

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Dinner:

Our favorite dinner is pasta. We buy 14oz packages of 3-flavor pasta at Costco. Put water in pot, pour in pasta. While water is getting hot, I mix in a roll of dehydrated spaghetti sauce, spices, cheese, & sometimes hot dogs. Feeds 3 hungry people.

On short hikes we'll bite the bullet & take in steaks (grilled over the fire), corn on the cob (wrapped in foil & cooked in the coals), a veggie, & dehydrated potatoes (fried). Mmmmmm -- GOOD!!

Almost always we'll have trout to grill but you can't count on it. Ain't nothing like fresh trout cooked over the open fire & eaten with your bare hands to get you back in tune with your primitive roots.

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Snacks:

The best investment we made is buying a dehydrator. We make our own jerky (delicious), dried fruit (apples, apricots, pineapple, etc.) & veggies (tomatoes are great), fruit leather (strawberry/kiwi), & dried pasta sauce.

Carla is a chocoholic so we pack in a chunk of chocolate (bought in bulk) & marshmallows (roasted over the fire). Additionally, we usually take instant Gatorade just to give a little variety from plain water.

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Condiments:

In small plastic containers, we always carry