11. Backcountry Foodie - Aaron Owens Mayhew
Out and Back
English - September 02, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutesPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Leisure hiking backpacking navigation gaia gps outdoors offroad overlanding backcountry interview Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 2017, registered dietitian Aaron Owens Mayhew quit her job to hike the PCT. The only catch: she hated — and hated paying for — freeze-dried meals. Meal planning for a five-month thru-hike felt impossible, as did carrying enough nutritious food. So Owens Mayhew put her culinary expertise to work. Her thru-hike didn’t go as planned, but Backcountry Foodie was born.
In episode 11 of the Out and Back podcast, Owens Mayhew shares stories from her two decades of backpacking and the behind-the-scenes of how she created her popular backpacking food site and meal planning service. She also shares how you can cut down on food weight while eating healthier and more delicious meals on the trail.