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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

For many of us, a smear mortal backpackers who aren't hiking in the PCT,

or the AT, or the CDT, we're now starting to plan our trips that will take

place in June, July, and August.

Those of us who will be hiking trails like the long trail, the John Muir trail,

or in my case, the Tahoe Rim Trail.

This is the time when we're starting to do our planning, getting our gear

together, making sure we have our tennis essentials, our gear is working

properly, we have our rescue beacons and all the other things we need to do to

keep ourselves safe, but sometimes something we overlook in that process of

staying safe is our food, because, yes, having the right food will keep us safe.

Today, to talk to us about that, how to keep ourselves safe

by the proper menu planning, properly planning your menu, is our friend,

returning guests, our friend, Aaron Owen Mayhew from Backcountry Foodie.

Aaron, welcome back to Pop Bear Hikes.

Thanks for having me. I've always enjoyed talking to you.

Yeah, these are always great conversations.

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