Backpacker Magazine – June 2009

Rip & Go: Eagle Rock Loop - Ouachita National Forest, AR

Climb riverside bluffs in the South's oldest national forest.

by: Joanna Nasar, Illustration by Supercorn

Tags:
• Destinations
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• Arkansas
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• RipGo
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On The Menu
Breakfast 1 Oatmeal
Lunch 1 Salami and mustard sandwiches, carrots
Dinner 1 Summer Mountain Pesto
Breakfast 2 Oatmeal w/dried apples
Lunch 2 Peanut-butter sandwiches and an apple
Dinner 2 Ouachita Risotto
Breakfast 3 Oatmeal
Snacks Energy bars

Summer Mountain Pesto
A light, energy-packed dinner

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons dried basil leaves
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
4 ounces angel hair pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil

Cook pasta al dente (about 7 minutes). Drain, coat with olive oil, and sprinkle in remaining ingredients. Mix and serve.

Ouachita Risotto
An effortless, gourmet dish

1 cup instant rice
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 bell pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Parmesan
1 tablespoon bacon bits

Cook instant rice according to package directions, adding bouillon cube to boiling water. Dice pepper and stir into rice along with lemon juice, Parmesan, and bacon bits.

The Grocery List (Aisle # in nearest store below)

[ ] 1 apple (produce)
[ ] 1 lemon (produce)
[ ] 8-oz. jar of peanut butter (7)
[ ] 1 roll of salami (deli)
[ ] 2 mustard packs (1)
[ ] 2 carrots (produce)
[ ] 6 packs oatmeal (8)
[ ] /14 C. dried apples (5)
[ ] 6 energy bars (2)
[ ] 1 C. instant rice(6)
[ ] 1/4 C. pine nuts (1)
[ ] 2 Tbs. dried basil (7)
[ ] 1/2 C. Parmesan (dairy)
[ ] 4 oz. angel hair pasta (6)
[ ] 1 chicken bouillon cube (6)
[ ] 1 bell pepper (7)
[ ] bacon bits (1)
Pack olive oil, garlic powder

NEAREST GROCERY STORE
Wright's Food Center 102 W. Broadway, Glenwood, AR, 71943; (870) 356-2231

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