And now for something...

There are a few things I'll interject between now and the finish that don't necessarily have anything to do with the day-to-day stuff, but does have a lot to do with hiking. For instance, about Gorp. •Aka ‘Trail Mix’ I think Gorp stands for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts, and if I'm wrong, please tell me. Because I love this stuff so much, and don't want to defame it by calling it something it's not. Usually, the more stuff the better. You can't ever make a 'wrong' batch of Gorp, although I did have one that I didn't like so much that involved corn chips. They went stale en route to my brother and I, and therefor, were very chewy. It wasn't good at all. The other stuff made it pretty tasty, but those corn chips...oof. So far, this is the best recipe I've had:

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–Peanuts, raisins, craisins, cinnamon toast crunch, peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, M&Ms, banana chips, almonds, and sunflower seeds.

Feel free to omit or add any items that you'd like to. I, in wikipedia-ing Gorp, came across another acronym for it: granola, oats, raisins, and peanuts. I think I have to create some gorp with granola in it now. As a friend of mine pointed out to me recently, its pretty fat-intensive, what with all the nuts in it. So adding carbs are definitely the answer. And granola is tasty.

Another good recipe:

Almonds, dark chocolate chips, coconut, and golden raisins.

Simple, really tasty.