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Cooking companions concept art5/6/2023 The outfitter’s goal, if you had to boil it down to a single phrase, is to restore your vitality. We had signed up for Thai and sports massages and requested additional treatments, from acupuncture to naturopathic visits that would look at our bodies in a holistic fashion.Īs I was about to discover, though, there’s no amount of planning that can prepare you for the real Mountain Trek experience. (I may have ignored this.) They’d sent a packing list with all the gear we’d need, like moisture-wicking shirts and proper hiking boots, and reminded us of the lodge’s remote location (bad cell service, limited Wi-Fi). (I bravely tackled both.) A few days before we arrived, they had recommended cutting out sugar and alcohol. They also encouraged us to wean ourselves off of caffeine to help lower cortisol in the body. In the weeks leading up to the retreat-during which we would be expected to hike upwards of 8 to 10 miles a day through high alpine wilderness-Mountain Trek’s guides had encouraged us to increase our step count to as close to 10,000 steps a day as possible. That moment arrived in September 2022, the end of the lodge’s first open season since the pandemic hit. I liked the concept, and the people running it, so much that I vowed to visit its lodge the moment I could. We took nutrition-based cooking classes, attended talks about sleep hygiene, and joined Zoom fitness classes. The retreat offered a taste of the outfitter’s wellness-based programming: We were introduced to the concept of nature immersion, hiking on our own for a set amount of time each day. I’d first been introduced to Mountain Trek-now going into its 32nd year-in 2021, when I attended a three-day virtual retreat. To be fair, I knew the weeklong program would be a physical and mental challenge. That’s when my excitement transitioned to a more nervous what-have-I-gotten-myself-into flutter of doubt. The good: “It’s so gorgeous!” “The soups are amazing!” The scary: “We got so hungry, we started talking food porn on the trail.” “It was grueling.” And then-the cherry on top-a story about how one former Mountain Trekker, allegedly, ordered a pizza each night to his room and stashed all the empty boxes beneath his bed like a guilty teenager. Immediately, the veterans started to swap stories. And then, as we began the four-and-a-half-hour drive north-crossing over the Washington border, into the southeast corner of B.C.-our group of six began to talk in earnest. We chatted idly as we swabbed our noses for the predeparture COVID test and loaded our suitcases into the van, making introductions and sussing out who was new (myself, along with two others) and who was a veteran (three of my fellow van-ers). I’d just arrived at Spokane International Airport and met the contingent of people I’d be driving north with-all of us bound for Mountain Trek, a wilderness retreat in Ainsworth, British Columbia. It was early on a Saturday in late September. While the game is free, players can support the developer by purchasing a downloadable "Stuffed Fanpack" edition of the game (containing concept art, a dev diary and the game's soundtrack.) Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition Cheats, Tips and Tricks for PC Not satisfied? Get More Cheats on: Super Cheats Cheat Code Central MODs for PCĬlick any button below to get Mods from the Top MODs servers in the World.I wasn’t nervous until the van started moving. The title was developed in the Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine. The game prompts players at the start that the game's contents are not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed, however, the game does not contain blood/gore, sex/nudity, or swearing. A playable prologue to Cooking Companions, the Appetizer Edition follows a group of friends as they play a game of hide and seek with Cabbage and the Chompettes, albeit with a surreal horror twist. Released for PC on October 6, 2020, Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition is a freeware visual novel developed and released by Deer Dream Studios.
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