BACKPACKING AND CAMPING

A woman asked a backpacker : "Why walk? You know you can drive to the top." The backpacker tried to think of a pat answer, but none came. Because the world looks different at 2 miles an hours? Because a mountain reveals itself to those who climb it?

A backpacking trip can be a leisurely overnight in your local park or a multi-month expedition to the other side of the globe. For many backpackers, hiking is a vital and cherished part of lives, is a chance to reconnect with a simpler world, and with themselves.