Hiker Hunger Prep

It begins…grocery shopping for the hike. We eat fairly healthy (for the most part) so scouring Costco for the junk food with the most calories was quite the field trip! We giggled as we went back and forth, up and down the isles, comparing calories per servings. Fellow shoppers probably thought we were insane or a very unhealthy couple!
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As we dream about our hike it’s impossible to imagine what our appetites and taste buds will crave. It’s like a game figuring out what future Quade and Stefani might possible want! Along with flavors we’re consciously choosing foods of different textures so chewing doesn’t get repetitive and boring.

Our first grocery trip a few weeks back was only a taste of what is to come as we stalked the sales at a local grocer going out of business. Pastas, rices, meat packets, jerky…were able to supplement a variety of dishes. For as much food as we’re going to eat it’s important for our budget to choose wisely, and what’s better than a store clearing out it’s inventory!?

Over the next couple weeks we’ll start constructing our intended resupply boxes with our meals. We are planning on a hybrid of sending ourselves supplies and resupplying in towns, so we are able to switch things up as our tastes and needs evolve.

Stef

CDT & Thru-Hike Syndicate

2016 Will be a big year for us! We have challenged ourselves to hike the Continental Divide Trail, in its entirety. This is no simple feat, up to 3,100 miles spanning across 5 states from the Mexico Border to the Canada Border. This will be, by far, our biggest adventure, both individually and together.

We are also excited to announce that we will be ambassadors for the Thru-Hike Syndicate program as two of their 28 hikers tackling a long thru-hike; AT, PCT, and CDT. This is the first year the program will have anyone on the CDT and we’re honored to be 2 of the 6 ambassadors helping to introduce the trail to their program.

A perk of being an ambassador for the Thru-Hike Syndicate is that you will be able to track us along our trek more often. As part of the deal, we will be checking in at least every two weeks and there will be an interactive map you can follow of our progress along with the other hikers. We will try to update our social media pages as regularly as possible, but, as you can imagine, there are limited power sources and internet connections on the trail. It’ll be a nice break from all the hustle and bustle of regular every day life.

Of course, another perk is that the program will be supplying us with most of our primary gear. The Thru-Hike Syndicate is comprised of five outdoor gear companies; Vasque will be taking care of our foot needs along with Darn Tough Socks; We’ll be keeping our balance with sets of Leki trekking poles; Nemo Equipment will be “home” with a tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad; and Ospret will be supplying packs to carry all of it across the country.

Check out the Thru-Hike Syndicate Team announcement here: http://www.snewsnet.com/press-release/vasque-proudly-introduces-the-2016-thru-hike-syndicate-team/

https://instagram.com/p/BAkUZMCskK-/

You can also follow along via our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Adventuretogether/?ref=bookmarks

As well as our Instagram pages: @pnwginger @sryan87

Don’t forget to save the Thru-Hike Syndicate page so you have access to the map and follow along all the thru-hikers as we all take on this enormous challenge!
http://www.vasque.com/CAD/page/thru-hike <-- (It is not yet updated for 2016, keep checking back) Stef