The isolation of the Park in winter and the possibility of exceptionally hash weather for this latitude should be sufficient warning to leaders and other members of their parties not to underestimate the care and thought which should go into the planning of their visits. to aid in this planning and to help make your visit more enjoyable, the following suggestions obtained from experienced winter visitors to the Park are offered.

Food, not clothing, is the source of your heat, so a diet high in carbohydrates, along with some fats, is recommended. Dry foods, such as pasta, rice and powdered potatoes, cheeses, and freeze dried meals are good choices because of their light weight. Canned goods and anything liquid should be kept to a minimum because of the weight and the possibility of freezing. "Gorp" (a mixture of nuts, raisins and candy), a fruitcake and cheese are good high energy food. Eating small amounts and frequent intervals will keep your "engine" running at its peak. The steady intake of liquids is important to replace those you are losing constantly because of exertion. While a canteen at the hip or a plastic bottle in a daypack are adequate in temperatures above freezing, smaller plastic containers carried inside one`s clothing are a better bet in winter. An advantage is that the water or fruit juice will be preheated to some degree by body heat and therefore will not chill one`s inner core when swallowed. Instant soups make refreshing hot drinks upon one`s return to camp and help restore body salts and liquids.

• Friday
  Breakfast
  Irvings in Sherman Mills Station
• Lunch
  Hot soup, gorp, candy bars, cheese, pepperonni, fruit bars, granola bars, pouch tuna, dried fruit, bagel with cream cheese, beef jerky, water mixed with tang.
• Dinner
  Moose stew, hot bread, bagels
• Saturday
  Breakfast
  Bagel w/cream cheese, omlet/cheese, bacon bits, ham, green pepper, tang, hot chocolate
• Lunch
  canned chicken, chicken stuffing mix with dried cranberries, applesauce, water mixed with tang.
• Dinner
  Spaghetti with venison topped with shredded cheese, hot garlic bread, cheesecake with strawberries for dessert.
• Sunday
  Breakfast
  Oatmeal, powdered milk, brown sugar w/dried cranberries mixed in, quarter stick of butter, bagels with cream cheese, tang, herbal tea
• Lunch
  Gorp, candy bar, cheese, pepperonni, fruit bars, granola bars, pouch tuna, dried fruit, bagel with cream cheese, beef jerky, water mixed with tang.
• Dinner
  Hot chili with mexican cheese on top, along with blue corn bread and cheesecake with strawberries for dessert.
• Monday
  Breakfast
  Bagels/cream cheese, some gorp with tang, heading out this morning.
• Snacks
  Shelled peanuts, pringles, cheez-its, popcorn, pepperoni, cheese
• Liquids
  Tang, gatorade, water, hot chocolate, powdered milk, coffee, herbal tea