go backpacking

I will be backpacking alone to the coast (either 224 miles or 153 miles depending on my starting point). Because there will be no hostels and I don’t want to stay in hotels, I will be camping leave-no-traces style wherever I can. I’m studying backpacker.com and crazyguyonabike.com, as well as some survival guides I have. I start getting my gear together in a few weeks. And a couple of acquaintances are going to teach me basic self-defense.

I have wanted to do this my entire life, so much that this trips takes on nearly spiritual proportions. I cannot articulate what it means to me. Here I go!

No opportunity yet. When I travel I bring lotsa things in my suitcase.Too heavy for me. Also, it would be better to go with a friend or two. I dont have friends here who share the same interest.

But I really would like to do this.

Save loadsa cash. And plan ahead most everything so its better to sort of know what to do or have an idea when i get there.

Been in US west to east coast and back. Im willing to do it anywhere and everywhere really

I’ve been fortunate to go on some pretty amazing backpacking trips, including a spectacular hike along the Napali Coast on Kauai. I’m looking forward to hiking and camping and just being outdoors this summer. Right now, my ideal trip would be a guided wilderness program such as this: http://www.odysseynw.com, but for adults. I’d love to do a group trip that emphasizes adventure and education along with introspection. Sounds like the perfect vacation…

I have always wanted to pack my things and go somewhere unplanned. just leave, on foot, with a pack, for 2 weeks. Not know where i was going, but be very curious to see where i ended up each day,how far from home i would be and what i wouls see on my way. I am a mother of 2 young kids (of course THEY wouldn’t be comming!) & I still really want to do this even if it’s just once, to know what it’s like!

I love the outdoors! I want to strap on a pack and spend the night outside! I grew up camping, but I’ve never really been backpacking.

I think i need to live a little! I want to take two months off in the summer and go backpacking in europe by myself

I’m always tell myself that i love to travel.. but in fact i didn’t travel that much coz i’m too lazy and about money and job also anyway i still dreamed about travel in somewhere far away from my home, and backpacking is one of a good idea ..we can both travel & get freedom in the same time

actually i wanna try to backpack in European but it’s quite hard for me or if i’ve a few friends to go with..:) and maybe backpack in my country is a good thing tho..

.....is the plan to go backpacking. Have have not gone since I was a kid with my Dad. Now my son wants to go. I just have to get the gear together. I think we will go over night “to get our feet wet.” Hopefully make it out at least 3-4 times over the summer.

A while ago when I stayed with my friend in Honduras, he took me out to the islands for a bit of tourism. While on the boat over, we met a couple backpackers who were traveling around central and South America. Since I met them I’ve really wanted to go backpacking in different places like that!
The method of exploration seems a lot more fun than just going on a “family vacation” type of thing; the whole idea was engaging to me; for instance, being closer to the culture and also being more physical about traveling (the actual backpacking part). It was fun talking to them and they shared their lychees with us, too. XD

I figure this is something I should probably do in my mid-twenties, when I’ve had a career for awhile (thus some money saved up) but am still young. I’m 21 now and still in university for the time being, but I think my biggest problem will not be finances or something like that, I think it will be this:

Meeting other people, locally, who would also want to go. I’m really bad at meeting people and there are so many things I want to do, but I literally just don’t know where to start… and this is one of those things. I’d be too afraid to go all by myself (or too sensible, maybe lol), but I honestly wouldn’t know how to find these people. Hmm.

The photo is from my trip to Utila.