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Learn basics of backpack cooking Thursday at REI

Backpackers prepare breakfast at Los Cuernos Camp on The W route in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park. (Rich Landers)
Backpackers prepare breakfast at Los Cuernos Camp on The W route in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park. (Rich Landers)

BACKPACKING -- Tired of Ramen? Too cheap for freeze-dried?

Get tips for organizing and preapring fun, easy meals on your next hiking adventure during a free intro to backpack cooking program Thursday, 7 p.m., offered by the staff of the REI store at 1125 N. Monroe.

The program will touch on preserving, preparing, packing and cooking tasty meals that won’t drag you down.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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