Yes, GORP, GRANOLA, and all those other trail snacks are all about personal preference and the art of worldly wisdom. (The GORP pictures above, from an old BACKPACKER, feature a recipe with Teddy Grahams. Genius.) And on the few occasions that posts about food have showed up on this rag, the conversations have turned out to be pretty darn interesting. Nerdy as hell, but pretty darn interesting nonetheless. Most of the time, as I'm sure you'll agree, trail snacks are better to make at home (when you're carving your pumpkins this season, roast the seeds and stick em in whatever you're hiking with) but it doesn't always pan out like that. Case in point: EARLY BIRD GRANOLA. Without diving too deep - it's granola, for heaven's sake - this stuff, made in Brooklyn, NY, makes you wonder what else you've been missing out on over the years. I guess sometimes you just have to leave it to the pros.**Go get yourself some and then tell me what's better.MP3: Billy Fay - Tiny