Hey All,
So it's been a few days and we've been crushing our gigs and meeting a ton of great people and a ton of strange people. As a member of Echo Movement I have had the extreme honor of getting well acquainted with Wamarts all across this great United States. I've also been fortunate to see some real crazy foods such as the always enticing Ham Salad? Apparently this is a staple at Walmarts of the midwest.
While traveling across colorado I was able to try some of the local foods and drink during some short driving breaks. You learn quickly on the road to try and eat as healthy and cheaply as possible while still being able to keep your hunger pains away. One snack that is actually pretty good for you is beef jerky. This does not mean going to your supermarket and buying a Slim Jim. The jerky I'm talking about has 2 or three ingredients. I picked up a bag of Horned Beef Company - All Natural Beef Jerky. Now this gave your jaw quite the work out but it really had an amazing taste. It really did taste like beef unlike your normal store brand mystery chunks.
I also for some reason love to try local milk. Doesn't matter what kind but normally I go for the chocolate milk variety as a kind of treat. Farmers - All Natural was really exceptional compared to your run of the mill stuff. On a side not when I'm drinking milk to enjoy it and not to mix it in my coffee or milk I prefer good old fashioned whole milk. I just feel it just tastes so much better then reduced fat milk.
On July 4th we were invited to a really nice BBQ at a friend of our bands in CO. While I was there I had two beers I had never seen. On a side note Colorado had some of the best beer selections in their liquor stores that I have ever seen. Probably because they have the most amount of micro breweries then any other state. The first beer was Mana Wheat from the Maui Brewing Company. It was a wheat beer brewed with pineapple juice. I thought it had a real nice after taste and it was definitely different from a normal wheat beer. Up next was the Bridgeport - Cafe Negro coffee infused porter. I thought this was great it had a nice dark yet not too bitter flavor and you could really taste the coffee beans in the brew.
So yesterday we decided to take our bus up to Pikes Peak. If you haven't heard of Pikes Peak it is a highway that takes you up to a 14,110 foot elevation on top of a mountain peak. Needless to say the drive up was pretty nerve-racking and the air was just a little hard to breath. Nothing like standing up and feeling a bit out of breath. It truly was a surreal experience and an amazing site to see. Pictures just can't do it any justice. I know... get back to the food. Well we went inside the lodge at the top and saw some doughnuts which were labeled as "World Famous Pikes Peak Donuts". Now this doesn't sound anything special but since the air is so thin at that elevation it is very hard to get dough to rise and water to boil. Because of this these donuts were made with a very unique batter that allows them to rise and cook like a normal donut. The result were light and crispy old fashioned style donuts. Pretty great tasting treat after our harrowing ascent up the mountain.
Cheers
Matt
(& Echo Movement)
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