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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)

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.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog