I used to consider myself a reasonably hardcore backpacker. I was perfectly comfortable carrying a 25# pack far into the wilderness at blistering paces at obscene altitudes in order to get to my destination before the snow started falling. Everything I needed was neatly packed into a high end pack that I bought second hand and I often did this solo or with only Talley as company.
Well… gone are those days. I suppose that’s OK considering I’m trying to ignite interest in doing such things in the next generation. So I’m starting off with a little backyard glamping with the home base being just off the patio in full view of the large projector screen off the back of the house. I got a nice fire going in the fire pit and we hung out in the apartment sized tent watching movies until late on a perfect late summer Friday afternoon.
This may not be hardcore, but it’s pretty sweet indeed.
with the perfect weather, I didn’t even bother putting the fly on, so we had a great view of the trees and stars all night 