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Backpacker Magazine – January 2011
Rip & Go: Four Pass Loop
Like peaks, lakes, and wildflowers? You'll love this Rockies classic in White River National Forest.
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Breakfast 1 On the road
Lunches 1 & 2 PB and honey wraps
Dinner 1 Four-Pasta Salad
Breakfasts 2, 3, 4 Oatmeal w/ honey
Lunches 3 & 4 Sausage, cheese, and tomato paste wraps
Dinner 2 ramen with peanut butter
Dinner 3 Tortillas w/chicken and ranch
Snacks Maroon Mix, apples, energy bars, cheese sticks, jerky
RECIPES
Four-Pasta Salad
Easy, hearty Italian
1 cup rotini
1 small can black olives
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
2 ounces Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta cooks, soak tomatoes in hot water until soft. Drain both pasta and tomatoes. Combine all ingredients and stir until the cheese softens.
Maroon Mix
Flavorful gorp to match your surroundings
1 cup Cheerios
1 cup almonds
½ cup chocolate chips
¼ cup dried cherries
¼ cup dried cranberries
Combine all ingredients in a zip-top bag. If desired, let mixture sit in the sun until chocolate chips melt (about 10 minutes); shake well.
The Grocery List
[ ] apples (produce)
[ ] sun-dried tomatoes (salad bar)
[ ] 1 packet ranch dressing (salad bar)
[ ] energy bars (3)
[ ] black olives (4)
[ ] almonds (5)
[ ] chocolate chips (5)
[ ] dried cherries (5)
[ ] dried cranberries (5)
[ ] Cheerios (6)
[ ] peanut butter (6)
[ ] honey (6)
[ ] oatmeal (6)
[ ] Manchego cheese (9)
[ ] tomato paste (10)
[ ] tortillas (11)
[ ] rotini (11)
[ ] ramen (11)
[ ] chicken packet (14)
[ ] sausage (15)
[ ] cheese sticks (15)
[ ] beef jerky (15)
Pack Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper
NEAREST
GROCERY STORE
Clark's Market
300 Puppy Smith Rd., Aspen, CO
(970) 925-8046
PIT STOP Swing by Little Annie’s for the beef stew, says Goff. Comfort foods like BBQ ribs, brats, and fried chicken fill out the menu. 517 Hyman Ave., Aspen, CO; (970) 925-1098; littleannies.com
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So the first part of the article says to go counterclockwise by taking a right at the first junction; but all of the landmarks from that point in the article are laid out as if you were going clockwise by taking a left. Glad I caught that before I started hiking, would have been really confusing.
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