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So it's really no secret that I like to be outside. Being outside is fun! Nature is awesome. Obviously I don't mind getting a little down and dirty or else I wouldn't be studying wildlife biology where I have to spend all day and odd hours working in the field, going off the trail, trekking through bogs, etc... I love hiking. I love camping. But I'd never been backpacking before! So I wanted to give it a shot.

I wasn't really sure where to start. Luckily, I have a dad that when introduced into a topic he finds mildly interesting, he will embrace it with so much enthusiasm and do it in full force. SO needless to say, when I called my dad up to say "Hey, dad, want to go backpacking?" he was at REI within the hour.

And thus my dad and I drained my checking account buying lots of backpacking gear for two trips. Our first, an overnight to Michigan and the second, a multi-day to Banff. We just got back from the overnight and I had a total blast.

( Pictures and stuff! )