Trail mix lesson from a stranger at Big Bend

I was at the Chisos Basin trailhead in Big Bend last March, packing for a day hike when an older woman came over and asked what snacks I had. I showed her my usual mix with chocolate chips and peanuts, and she laughed, said I'd be hungry by mile 4 because I had no salt or fat. She handed me a handful of her own mix with pumpkin seeds and dried salami, and honestly, it carried me through the switchbacks. I swapped out my recipe since then and never bonk halfway anymore. Anyone else got a snack tip from a random trail encounter that stuck?

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corap2113d ago

Figured the real issue was just eating enough, not some magic ratio. But hey, if dried salami makes you feel like a pro hiker, more power to you.

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