We add a table setting with linen, china, and comfortable chairs for the ultimate in culinary adventure. If a guest has special dietary needs, the company's food consultants prepare a week's menu designed around his restrictions. What has been found, however, is that the regular menu is flexible enough for almost everyone's needs. The people involved in food preparation have culinary backgrounds and have effectively designed the menus so a vegetarian on the trip, for example, can be completely satisfied without changing the menu. The menus are all designed to be well-rounded and offer the guest a choice of a variety of different food options.
Primary emphasis is placed on nutrition and foods high in energy.
A tremendous amount of energy is exerted on the river, hiking the canyons during the day, and just in the excitement of being in the wilderness, and it is vital to keep everyone's energy level up from breakfast on. During the day on the boats, plenty of water and drinks high in electrolytes are always available if anyone is feeling dehydrated or tired. Several additional storage containers are taken along to accommodate extra dairy foods and fresh produce so the meals at the end of the trip are equal in quality to the ones in the beginning. Meals are cooked on an open fire contained in a portable firepan and in aluminum Dutch-ovens. A six burner gas stove complements the kitchen enabling incredible results.