By A Mystery Man Writer
Long backpacking trips can be harsh on your body, and particularly your stomach. With most long-distance hikers relying on dehydrated and freeze-dried food, fresh foods can be few and far between. Knowing even a few edible plants you can harvest while you’re out on an adventure can be fun and beneficial (and addicting). Here are a few common and easy plants you can eat right outta the ground on your PCT hike, or really any hiking trip on the west coast! Miner's Lettuce Miners Lettuce is an extremely common plant on the west coast, it grows all the way from Canada, down the west coast of the US, to South America (being most populous in central California). It’s a winter annual, so you’ll find it more during the cooler months. It’s a good practice harvest for the beginning of your
Long backpacking trips can be harsh on your body, and particularly your stomach. With most long-distance hikers relying on dehydrated and freeze-dried food, fresh foods
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