I won't be at any elevations higher than about 3,500 feet. I'm going to head out to the Anza-Borrego desert from San Diego, then depending on how much time I have left maybe make a big loop.

It sounds like if I have a fairly flat day then soaking the beans in a ziploc bag is the way to go; I just don't want to be carrying around the extra weight in the hills. I mainly was thinking that carrying a bunch of dried legumes would save a lot of weight, but after hearing from everyone it seems like that's not the case. hmmm