CDT prep: maps ‘n food

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Blissful Hiker makes maps and food for the Continental Divide Hike.

In this episode:

1. Blissful takes a GPS class with The Mountaineers and learns about  the value of taking printed maps, navigational work flow, situational awareness and the ethic of self- reliance. 
2. She also learns how to create a route using CalTopo, export it to Gaia GPS on her phone and then follow it with a compass, which empowers her and gives her more confidence. 
3. Using recipes from Backcountry Foodie, Blissful makes week’s worth of meals including pastas, garbanzo beans, cereals, shakes, dips and spreads, all prepared in the field without cooking. 
4. She'll also take some of her famous vegetarian pemmican "magic bars." 

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano. 

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