Backpacker Magazine – October 2011

Rip & Go: Three Sisters Loop - Lava Beds National Monument, CA

Discover hidden wonders in a cave-riddled wilderness.

by: Bill Rozday

Tags:
• Destinations
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• California
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• RipGo
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On The Menu

Breakfast 1
On the road
Lunch 1
Canned salmon and cucumber sandwiches
Dinner
Lava Tubes Ragu
Breakfast 2
Shield Volcano Cakes
Lunch 2
Salmon and goat cheese sandwiches
Snacks
Almonds, dried apples, trail mix

Lava Tubes Ragu
Tubes you can eat.

8 ounces penne
2 ounces sun-dried tomatoes
1 medium zucchini, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
¹⁄³ cup shredded Parmesan
Salt and pepper
 
Cook pasta and dried tomatoes in four cups boiling water. Sauté the zucchini, pepper, and onion in a pan until tender. Add the vegetables to the pasta. Sprinkle with cheese, add salt and pepper to taste. Serves two.

Shield Volcano Cakes
Tasty rounded domes

2 small apples, chopped
1 cup pancake mix
½ cup milk, from powder
¼ cup trail mix
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon olive oil

Heal oil in pan. Stir milk, apple chunks, trail mix, pancake mix, and cinnamon in a bowl. Spoon batter into pan to form 4-inch cakes, flipping when bubbles form and edges dry. Cook another 1-2 minutes. Serves two.


The Grocery List (Aisle # in Nearest Store Below)
[  ]  sun-dried tomatoes (produce)
[  ]  cucumber (produce)
[  ]  onion (produce)
[  ]  zucchini (produce)
[  ]  apples (produce)
[  ]  dried apples (produce)
[  ]  goat cheese (deli)
[  ]  Parmesan cheese (1)
[  ]  penne pasta (1)
[  ]  canned salmon (2)
[  ]  powdered milk (4)
[  ]  almonds (4)
[  ]  pancake mix (5)
[  ]  trail mix (6)
[  ]  wheat rolls (18)

Pack Olive oil, cinnamon, salt and pepper

PIT STOP
Refuel at Mia & Pia’s Pizzeria and Brewhouse in Klamath Falls. Ten dollars get you a 12-beer sampler to wash down your pie; choose toppings from Alfredo sauce to zucchini. 3545 Summers Lane; (541) 884-4880; miapia.com

NEAREST GROCERY STORE 
Safeway
2740 S. 6th St.
Klamath Falls, OR
(541) 273-3510



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