Your Backpacking, Hiking, Camping, Outdoor Gear, Adventure Travel, and Skills Magazine. Mark burmeister dot com. Updated - 04/02/14 In today's world of technology, it's healthy to get away from civilization, cell phones, facebook and everything else we're typically plugged into.
It is also a very rewarding experience to see the beauty this world has to offer, and nothing makes you appreciate it more than having to work a little for it. As a great man once said, "Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; that wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.
" -John Muir All of the trips listed below fall into the category of backpacking (sometimes referred to as primitive or backcountry camping). Altrec.com - The North Face, Patagonia, Backpacks, Running Shoes, Camping Equipment, Oakley Sunglasses.