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The Backpacker's Guide to Earth. I am extremely proud and excited to reveal Halcyon Backpacking Company, an outdoor-adventure travel company for young adults who live with various mental health related issues. www.halcyonbackpacking.com The development of this company has been a long time in the making, with today marking the official public launch of operations. In the coming months and years we will be working tirelessly to bring participants an important and valuable life experience.

There are a lot of people who dream of travel, but travelling can be an extremely intimidating idea, especially for someone suffering from a mental illness. We want to make travel more accessible and allow everyone to chase their travel dreams. What Is Halcyon Backpacking Company? We are a guided tour company who provides outdoor-adventure themed tours around the world for people between the ages of 18 and 35 who suffer from mental illness and mental health related issues. How Do Tours Work? Who Can Participate In A Tour?

Anyone. Backpacking Laos - 4,000 Islands (Si Phan Don) Savings Tips | Backpacker Savings Blog. EveryTrail. Best Hikes in America. Hiking The Ozarks. April 26, 2014 Sylamore Creek This is a fun and beautiful trail that is a perfect trail to experience the outdoors and work on your backpacking skills, since it is easy to moderate and has a nice marked and maintained trail. The trip itself is 13.7 miles and follows Sylamore Creek and the nice bluffs along the creek. You can make this into a day hike if you like and only do part of the trip. May 20, 2014 Ozark Society – “Bayou Chapter” (Shreveport, Louisiana) We will be showing the adventure film “Ordinary Mountaineers” and discussing adventure travel, big mountains, climbing and trekking around the world.

May 24, 2014 Memorial Day Weekend Hike This will be our annual Memorial Day weekend hike along the Buffalo River Trail and the last overnight trip until the hiking season starts up again in October. June 7, 2014 PHGA Hiking Guide Certification June 14, 2014 Fitness Hike June 21, 2014 Basic Backpacking and Equipment June 28, 2014 Mountaineering School August 16, 2014 Wilderness First-Aid Richland Creek. Complete Guide to Budget Backpacking in Europe - The Savvy Backpacker. The Hike Guy. It didn’t seem like long after I stepped off the Pacific Crest Trail last October that I began pondering what my goals would be for 2012. You would think that hiking 1,700+ miles last year should have quenched my thirst for hiking; that I should be hanging up my boots and looking for a good desk job, but no. In fact, I feel more and more at home on the trail with every mile I hike. My life is bliss on the trail, even through the toughest parts.

So for 2012, my goals have everything to do with – surprise, surprise – hiking! Let’s get right into it! Pondering my next hike from atop Mt. GOAL # 1 – To hike 150 miles in the next 80 days As much as I love hiking, this hike guy has been busy doing everything except hiking. A “hike” must be mostly off of paved surfaces. So maybe you’re asking, “Why June 1st? Overview of the SHR GOAL # 2 – Thru-hike the Sierra High Route. The Sierra High Route (SHR) is a 195-mile trek through the high country of the Sierra Nevada in California. GOAL #4 – Get a job! Classictrails.pdf.

Nepal hiking. Himalayas Hiking. Trails.com - Trails, Topo Maps, Hiking, Biking, and More. HAZ.