I’m currently planning a backpacking trip for early May. I’m repeating a section of the Appalachian Trail that I really liked. Once piece of that is described by the guide book as follows:
This section traverses the high balds of Hump Mountain, Yellow Mountain, and the eastern portion of Roan Mountain. The Trail passes over five summits more than 5,400 feet above sea level and skirts the shoulders of Big Yellow Mountain and Grassy Ridge. Several of the finest remaining southern Appalachian balds, with their open, grassy summits, are found in this section.
It also includes my favorite shelter (so far) on the whole of the A.T.
There it is, lookin’ all tiny from the mountain to the north. It’s an old barn, and it’s drafty, but the setting is so, so nice.
I can’t resist the Appalachians in the springtime, and I can’t hike new-to-me trail in the spring since it’s mud season in New England.
I hope you get a chance to blog about what foods you ate while you were backpacking. And it would also be great if you posted on what you eat when at home for a typical day or two. I couldn’t find much cohesive info about your current personal diet. Sorry if it’s here and I’m too dumb to find it.
My wife always wants to hear the specifics of what other Paleo(ish) diet practicioners eat, especially women. She struggles to find palatable menu items, especially for breakfast. (We were vegans for 17 years, so we’re doing some major readjustments.)
Thanks for an informative blog!
I am planning on talking about the food for my hike. I did not get to it in the post above, though when I started it, I had intended to get into that.
I don’t usually do food journaling here. I can tell you that I eat eggs for breakfast almost every day. I don’t do smoothies, and I think protein powders are a garbage food, so I don’t do that either.
I’ll think about what I can put up. Part of the problem is that I am not tracking things in Fitday at the moment, because I find that psyches me out a bit. I make different choices if I know exactly how much fat/protein/calories/calories I’ve had than if I don’t know, and I seem to do better if I force myself to eat to my appetite for food generally and specific macronutrients in general.
ahhh that’s so cool. i wanna go on a backpack trip! the weather in Mississippi is PERFECT for outdooring right now, but i am stuck in a leg immobilizer!!!!!!!i just found and love the blog! plan to keep up with you!