Backpacker Magazine – March 2011

Rip & Go: Goldmyer Hot Springs - Snoqualmie NF, WA

Track beneath waterfalls and icicle-hung trees to a soothing soak.

by: Nathan Barnes and Jeremy Barnes

Tags:
• Washington
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• RipGo
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• Destinations
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• Adventures
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ON THE MENU
Breakfast 1
On the road

Lunches 1 & 2
Onion bagels with ham and cream cheese

Dinner 1
Presto Pesto Tortellini

Breakfast 2
Snoqualmie Taters

Snacks
Tilla-moos, teriyaki turkey jerky, Jelly Belly beans

Presto Pesto Tortellini
Italian gourmet in a snap
12 ounces fresh tortellini
2 ounces sun-dried tomatoes
1 ounce pine nuts
2 ounces Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons pesto

Fresh tortellini cooks faster and tastes better than dried, and easily keeps overnight. In a quart of water, boil sun-dried tomatoes for two minutes. Add tortellini and boil for three to five minutes until al dente. Drain water. Mix in pesto and pine nuts. Top with Parmesan to taste. Serves 2.

Snoqualmie Taters
A hearty hobo scramble
½ onion, diced
4 slices precooked bacon
2 eggs
10 ounces hash browns
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Johnny’s Seasoning Salt

Crack eggs into a Nalgene before setting out. Sauté hash browns until golden (10 minutes). Add onions and cook three minutes. Add eggs, bacon, and seasoning. Simmer over medium, stirring, until eggs are done. Serves 2.

The Grocery List
[ ] pine nuts (produce)
[ ] sun-dried tomatoes (produce)
[ ] onion (produce)
[ ] ham (deli)
[ ] bagels (2)
[ ] hash browns (5)
[ ] pesto (5)
[ ] eggs (5)
[ ] bacon (5)
[ ] fresh tortellini (5)
[ ] cream cheese (5)
[ ] Parmesan cheese (5)
[ ] Tilla-moos (5)
[ ] Jelly Belly beans (11)
[ ] turkey jerky (12)
[ ] Johnny’s Seasoning (15)

Pack Vegetable oil

NEAREST GROCERY STORE
SAFEWAY
460 Southwest Mount Si Blvd.
North Bend, WA
(425) 831-2122

PIT STOP
Hit the North Bend Bar and Grill for a hunger-eradicating Salazar Steak Sandwich and an order of Buffalo Strips. 145 E. North Bend Way, North Bend, WA; (425) 888-1243; northbendbarandgrill.com



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