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Backpacker Magazine – March 2011
Rip & Go: Turkey Creek Trail
Hike through three ecological zones in east Texas's carnivore country.
Big trees in Big Thicket (Laurence Parent)
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Breakfast 1 On the road
Lunches 1 & 2 Summer sausage and cheddar wraps; apples
Dinner Chicken Noodle Soup
Breakfast 2 True Slough Pancakes
Snacks Celery sticks with PB, banana chips
RECIPES
Chicken Noodle Soup
Bird in broth
1 Lipton’s Chicken Soup Mix
6 cups water
1 7-ounce pouch chicken
8 ounces macaroni
Salt and pepper (to taste)
1 stalk celery (optional)
Bring water to a boil. Whisk in soup mix with a fork. Add chicken, macaroni, and chopped celery. Return pot to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Serves 2.
True Slough Pancakes
Filled with PB and chocolate
1 cup pancake mix
½ cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
1 tablespoon canola oil
Combine pancake mix with water (per instructions), and stir in chocolate chips and peanut butter. Grease pan with oil, and spoon ¼ cup of batter onto the pan over medium heat. Cook until bubbles appear. Flip and cook two more minutes (until golden brown). Serves 2.
[ ] banana chips (produce)
[ ] apples (produce)
[ ] celery (produce)
[ ] summer sausage (market)
[ ] tortillas (market)
[ ] sliced cheddar (deli)
[ ] Lipton’s Chicken Soup Mix (2)
[ ] chicken pouch (2)
[ ] peanut butter (3)
[ ] pancake mix (3)
[ ] semisweet chocolate chips (4)
[ ] elbow macaroni (5)
Pack Salt, pepper, canola oil
NEAREST GROCERY STORE
Brookshire Brothers
155 Monroe St., Kountze, TX
(409) 246-3804
PIT STOP Texas-size appetite, meet Texas-size meal: The Pickett House Restaurant serves up all-you-can-eat fried chicken, mashed potatoes, turnip greens, peach cobbler, and more (if you can handle it). It’s worth the drive. 157 PR 6000, Woodville, TX; (409) 283-3371; heritage-village.org
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I'm thinking about doing this hike in January.
South Texas bees are known for being very aggressive in the winter months. Has anyone had any bee problems on this trail?
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