> but on the Colorado Trail, we stuck to nuts, jerky, dried fruit, > and only one carb-heavy meal a day, like a mac-and-cheese dinner. That killed it for me

> but on the Colorado Trail, we stuck to nuts, jerky, dried fruit, > and only one carb-heavy meal a day, like a mac-and-cheese dinner. That killed it for me. I would demand a better meal plan while on the trail. After all, one of reasons for Napoleon's victories in Europe was excellent food supplies to its troops, regardless how remote and quick the sorties were. Lots of 'foodtech' innovation happened around that time (Pasteur et al).