The Appalachian Trail Food Planner: Recipes and Menus for a 2,000-Mile Hike will help thru- and section-hikers plan easy menus for their journey along the Appalachian Trail.

New edition with 2009 mileages. Lou Adsmond combines "food drop" planning and schedules, recipes, and clip-out cooking instructions designed to make meal time enjoyable. Spiral-bound.

From the back cover: "Here are proven techniques for planning and provisioning hikers who’ll be walking for a week or longer – especially those planning six-month ‘thru-hikes’ along the Appalachian Trail.

• Planning and logistics of resupply
• Devising menus for a long-distance hike
• Packaging and ingredients for easy trailside cooking
• Using proven recipes for quick campsite preparation

Plus - Tear-out cooking instructions to send along in the food packages."