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The Digest | May/June 2014

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Pick up pre-cooked organic chicken sausages to throw on the grill for sandwiches. Marinate chicken drumsticks/wings ahead of time in gallon sized bags. Keep in the cooler until grilling for lunch/dinner. Our chicken had a grapefruit BBQ glaze. If you want to cut down on utensils and cutting surfaces, buy pre-cut fruit and veggies for easy picking. Keep those bears away! Stick to snacks that that will be devoured in one sitting, or ones that seal easily. Don't limit the grilling to burgers and chicken. We threw some pineapple on there for a simple breakfast side, and it was delicious and unfussy. Nutella S'mores Instead of the usual squares of chocolate that never seem to melt quite right, switch your s'mores up with a schmear of Nutella (on both graham crackers — this is no time to be shy). Nutella is already melty, so the toasted marshmal- low just slightly warms it. Add a slice of banana in there if you're looking for a next level experience. Tip: Do NOT transport firewood. Transporting firewood spreads destructive insects and dis- eases which kill trees and threaten our forests. You can always buy firewood at a campground, or if you don't feel like shelling out the cash, there will defi- nitely be more than enough twigs and branches to collect from the forest floor for your campfire. All of our food came from Aspen Marketplace (226-228 Washington St., Hoboken), which has delicious prepared foods, as well as fresh ingredients for making your own recipes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Food Tips: Beers for days. What's a camping trip without a can of cold, hoppy goodness to bond over? We used the Deluxe Cooler Cube from Mountainsmith, which has a 26L capacity for plenty of food and drinks. (Though we mainly used it for beer.) It also has a drop down bever- age tray which we had never seen before on a cooler. Lakota Wolf Preserve. Imagine calling out a wolf's name. Now imagine it running to the fence right to you. That's exactly what happened at the Lakota Wolf Pre- serve located on the campground. There are several different species of wolves, as well as bobcats, on a 10 acre reserve, where they roam majestically and howl in unison. The reserve offers Educational Wolf Watch Tours to learn about the wolves and see them up-close. Of course, you're behind a fence, because no matter how cute these big bad wolves are, they're still big bad wolves.

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