In warmer temperatures, I don’t usually cook, but if someone wants morning coffee or a hot meal, we can coordinate and share the weight of carrying one stove and fuel canister. If you are planning a hot meal for breakfasts or dinners, I recommend oatmeal and freeze-dried meals. Please bring any additional cooking items (cup, spoon, etc.) you may need for your meals.
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| Menu board in Phantom Ranch canteen. April 2017. |
I usually try to get reservations for at least one stew dinner at Phantom Ranch canteen while we are camping at Bright Angel Campground.
- Breakfast: There are two seatings for breakfast: 5:00 am and 6:30 am, at a cost of $22.52.
- Lunch: A sack lunch includes a bagel, cream cheese/jelly, summer sausage, raisins/peanuts, apple or orange, chips, and electrolyte drink powder at a cost of $14.97.
- Dinner: Stew dinner is at 6:30 pm at a cost of $31.17 each) and steak dinner is at 5:00 pm at a cost of $51.42.
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| Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner for 5 days/4 nights (one stew dinner at PR) |
Food – Sample Menu
Remove any excess packaging and repack for each individual serving and bag for each day.
- Breakfast (4): oatmeal or cereal/powdered milk, and granola bars for days when we have to get on the trail early, Phantom Ranch breakfast for day 3 and 4 (if reserved).
- Lunch (5): PBJ sandwich for 1st day, bagels/cream cheese for day 2 and 3 (if reserved), PBJ crackers for day 4, granola bars for day 5
- Dinner (4): freeze-dried meal, or sandwich for first and last night, Phantom Ranch stew or steak for nights 2 and 3 (if reserved); alternative: potato flakes with beef jerky or turkey bites
- Extras: Gator-aid, chips, peanuts, beef jerky, cookies, coffee, hot chocolate
Understand that water is good, but it is dangerous if you drink too much water without electrolytes. Balance your water intake with electrolytes. In rare cases, drinking
an extreme amount in a short time can be dangerous. It can cause the level of salt, or sodium, in your blood to drop too low. That's a condition called hyponatremia. It's very serious, and can be fatal. You may hear it called water intoxication.
Note: In camp, food must be stored in the cans provided to prevent the animals and birds from getting at it. Backpacks should be hung from the pack trees available in each campsite with the zippers open to keep animals from chewing through it.