[pct-l] Which Book to Read ??

[Kevin Cook]

I did a bike ride this Fall from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon on the old
stage trail (we took 2 days). At camp, I "won" the prize for last into camp.
The prize was a special concoction of "go juice". It was mostly Emergen-C
and Chia seeds. I have to admit. I felt pretty great when I reached the end
of the ride.

Maybe I'll look into putting some chia seeds into my resupplies. I can add
them to my Gatorade powder :)

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:28 PM, <abiegen at cox.net> wrote:

> Shroomer wrote:
>
> >They supplement pinole with chia seeds,
> >which is the most common flower for miles of the PCT desert section.  I
> used
> >to bring chia backpacking in the 60's and 70's after learning that
> >California Indians could hike all day on a tablespoon or two of the stuff.
> > It is packed with nutrition and soluble fiber.  If you try to eat it
> >straight however, as I learned back then, it bulks up right in your mouth.
> > Much better to grind and mix that with water too I would think.
>
> I brought chia seeds on my 2010 PCT attempt. I also learned about it from
> Born to Run. I mixed it in with my energy drinks and let it set for about
> 1/2 hour. The seeds form little soft balls like you get in tapioca which are
> pleasant to chew on. I like it a lot and it did seem to give me a lot of
> energy - although there were other things I was doing so I am not sure what
> really helped. I did have a few thru-hikers I met on the trail who pointed
> out to me that there were things floating in my drink. Yes, I did that on
> purpose.
>
> TrailHacker
>
> "When my feet hurt, I can't think straight"
> Abraham Lincoln
>
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