Backpacker Magazine – January 2011

Rip & Go: Enchantment Lakes Basin - Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

Discover a hidden basin filled with wildlife, lakes, and granite peaks.

by: Jason D.B. Kauffman

Tags:
• Washington
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• Destinations
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• RipGo
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On The Menu

Breakfast 1
On the road
Lunches 1, 2, & 3
Summer sausage, cheese, and bagels
Dinner 1
Prusik Pasta
Breakfasts 2 & 3
Oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar
Dinner 2
Aasgard’s Greek Salad
Snacks
Trail mix, dried fruit, chocolate chip cookies

Prusik Pasta  
A savory blend of creamy Parmesan and summer sausage

1 4-ounce package instant noodles, Parmesan flavor
1 6-ounce summer sausage
1/6 cup milk (from powder)
1/2 tablespoon butter
1 4-ounce can mushrooms
2 tablespoons garlic salt
Dash of sweet basil (dried)
8 tablespoons olive oil

Lightly sauté mushrooms and sliced summer sausage with seasoning; set aside. Prepare pasta; add sausage and mushrooms. Stir; let sit for about a minute. Serves 2.

Aasgard’s Greek Salad  
A tasty Mediterranean meal

1 boil-in-bag rice
1/2 cup Greek salad dressing
1 7-ounce pouch chicken
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 cups cherry tomatoes
1 cucumber, sliced
1 red onion, diced
1 4-ounce can black olives
Dash of sweet basil (dried)

Cook rice. Combine halved tomatoes, red onion, and cucumber with olives in a pot. Stir in dressing and basil. Add rice and chicken; mix. Top with cheese. Serves 2.

The Grocery List (Aisle # in Nearest Store Below)

[  ]  red onion (produce)
[  ]  cherry tomatoes (produce)
[  ]  cucumber (produce)
[  ]  raisins (produce)
[  ]  trail mix (produce)
[  ]  crumbled feta cheese (deli)
[  ]  summer sausage (deli)
[  ]  bagels (bakery)
[  ]  can mushrooms (1)
[  ]  boil-in-bag rice (1)
[  ]  chicken pouch (2)
[  ]  Greek or Caesar dressing (2)
[  ]  sliced black olives (2)
[  ]  powdered milk (3)
[  ]  oatmeal (4)
[  ]  chocolate chip cookies (6)
[  ]  sharp cheddar cheese (12)
[  ]  Parmesan pasta (12)

Pack Butter, spices, brown sugar, olive oil

Pit Stop
Make a beeline to Heidelburger Drive-In for a posthike cheeseburger. “They’re huge—and juicy,” says Tate. “You’ll need at least five napkins.” Top off with a creamy blackberry shake. 12708 West US 2, Leavenworth, WA; (509) 548-5471

Nearest Grocery Store
Safeway Food & Drug
116 River Bend Dr.
Leavenworth, WA
(509) 548-5435

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