Gorp!

Here's a picture of the students with their hands in our tub of "gorp," or "trail mix" as some of us call it. Where did this "gorp" name came from? Is this a local thing or does everyone call it "gorp"?
The students were very hungry for much of the trip because although we brought a lot of food...there were sixteen bellies of growing pre-adolescents to feed (not to mention two adults). Plus one gets pretty famished after all that walking.
At this point in the trip (still day one, just hiking the first trail) we already had to stop twice for First Aid Related Incidents. Our two sweet and enthusiastic First Aid helpers, Lalo and Adriana (a 6th and 5th grader), were quick on the scene and cleaned all wounds and applied necassary bandages. It was very endearing seeing the two of them running back to the injured party, their faces in intense concentration as they set off to Save The Day.