[pct-l] Thru Hiker Town Food Guide (slightly TIC)

[Barry Teschlog]

After our gorge session at Cajon, we all waddled over to the gas station next door and lounged on the grass in the shade for several hours.  No sense doing the big climb in the heat of the day....yeah, that's the reason.  Not the fact that most of us probably had distended bellies.....


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From: dsaufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
To: Barry Teschlog <tokencivilian at yahoo.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:21:16 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Thru Hiker Town Food Guide (slightly TIC)

Stories abound of hikers feeling ill after hiking out after Cajon Pass . . .
calorie overload, perhaps?  Similar stories from South Lake Tahoe.  Too much
for the body to process AND hike? It would seem a big meal like that would
require some down time afterward.  Does anyone know if the body actually
absorbs this many calories if taken in at once?  I tend to think that a
binge cycle has got to be tough on the digestive system.  The types of foods
being consumed on the trail versus towns is a suspect factor too. 

L-Rod