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My first backpacking trip was when I was 5-8 years old (somewhere in there, it's a bit fuzzy!) on the Appalachan Trail. My grandfather took us up to a cabin for an overnight trip. It was great fun! Since then I have continued hiking and backpacking.. generally doing increasingly long trips.
In recent years I began climbing, and the two hobbies are starting to merge. Hiking and climbing mountains while on trips..
(Sorted by date)
| Trip Name | Location | Dates | Length | Length (Days) | Other Info |
| Redfish to Grandjean | Sawtooth National Forest [Idaho] |
August 1998? | 32 miles | 2 days + one evening | My first long(ish) distance backpacking trip. |
| Hells Canyon | Hells Canyon [Idaho] |
?? | 25 miles? | 2 days + one evening | |
| Sawtooth 50 Miler | Sawtooth National Forest [Idaho] |
August 2000 | 55 miles | 8 days | My first backpacking trip longer than 50 miles. Also summited Mt. Regan. |
| Philmont Trek | Philmont National Scout Ranch [New Mexico] |
August 2001 | 65 miles | 11 days | Summited Mt. Baldy (highest peak on the Philmont Scout Ranch) |
| Seven Devils | Seven Devils [Idaho] |
August 2003 | 10 miles | 2 days | Summited She-Devil and Baal. Injured finger from rockfall. |
| Philmont Trek | Philmont National Scout Ranch [New Mexico] |
August 2004 | 80 miles | 11 days | Summited & spent the night on top of Mt. Phillips (11,723 ft) |
| Tuscan Hilltowns Walk | Tuscany, Italy | May-June 2005 | - | 8 Days | See pictures and description. |
| Nippletop | Adirondacks [New York] |
18 November 2006 | 6 miles | 1 Day | Didn't make it to Nippletop. Planned 2-day backpack was reduced to a day hike (with heavy packs ;) ). See Pictures. |
| Mount Pleasant | Blue Ridge Parkway Area [Virginia] |
07-08 September 2007 | 6 miles | 2 days + 1 night | Summited Pompey Mountain and Mount Pleasant |
| Alaska | Denali National Park [Alaska] |
14-19 August 2008 | N/A | day hikes |