[pct-l] PCT/Hiking jokes

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon,

One day in ’08 I had a good trail breakfast before arriving at Castella
late-AM to pick up my resupply box at the Post Office.  In addition to trail
meals, friend-wife usually packs a substantial horde of “eat now” goodies in
the box – usually treats that I don’t carry on the trail, things such as
canned meat, breakable crackers and cookies, etc.



After unpacking the box I went next door to the convenience store and bought
one of the tall cans of Coors Gold to drink with my normal trail lunch and
the “eat now” treats.  That was good, but I was still hungry so I went back
to the store and bought a big can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew (Serves 3?  I
don’t think so), a one-pound sack of chips, and a quart of Gatorade.



After getting that down I had some Gatorade left so I went back to the store
and bought a beef-‘n-cheese burrito from the deli counter.  It was about the
size of an NFL football, but down it went.



After that I went back to the store and bought a large coffee and an ice
cream bar to enjoy while I stowed my supplies and got ready to hit the trail
again mid-afternoon.



I’m not such a big guy – about 160 lbs. – but I certainly didn’t feel
over-fed.  There’s a fairly substantial climb up from Castella towards the
ridge west of Castle Crags, and I powered on up, not feeling like I had
eaten too much.  A trail appetite can be a wonderful thing.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> It's possible.
>
> At Timberline Lodge I ate:
> 2 cups of yogurt
> fruit salad
> bowl of granola, maybe two
> Belgian waffle with berries and whipped cream
> small croissant
> other small pastries
> some kind of cheesy potato casserole
> bacon
> about 7 cups of coffee
> I only stopped because I couldn't slouch in my chair anymore.
>
> I skipped lunch that day but ate dinner. Was quite hungry. I may have
> also had a pint of ice cream that day, but I wouldn't call that lunch.
>
> The best thing about hiking is the food. The worst thing about hiking
> is the hunger. And the absolute worst thing about reentry is gaining
> all the weigh back even without eating like that anymore. :(
> Diane
> On Feb 24, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > I know my response will change in 4 or 5 months, but the thought of
> > all that
> > food makes me queasy right now! Seriously, could a hiker eat THAT
> > much in
> > one sitting?!?!
>
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