"I made these Sierra trips, carrying only a……" — John Muir

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• I was a little hippie on a world backpacking adventure, and suddenly I became a vampire princess. I still find… — Lucy Fry
• Even in these mercifully emancipated decades, many people still seem quite seriously alarmed at the prospect of sleeping away from… — Colin Fletcher
• We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We… — Unknown Author
• Then came the gadgeteer, otherwise known as the sporting-goods dealer. He has draped the American outdoorsman with an infinity of… — Aldo Leopold
• Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take. — Unknown Author
• Think what a great world revolution will take place when ... [there are] millions of guys all over the world… — Jack Kerouac
• Although the vast majority of walkers never even think of using a walking staff, I unhesitatingly include it among the… — Colin Fletcher
• Under most conditions, the best roof for your bedroom is the sky. This commonsense arrangement saves weight, time, energy, and… — Colin Fletcher
• The rule of thumb for the old backpacking was that the weight of your pack should equal the weight of… — Patrick F. McManus
• The rite of passage of learning to build a fire that will burn all night with one match is not… — Sarah Wayne Callies
• Most of my colleagues go on backpacking trips when they have to do some thinking. I go to a good… — Neal Stephenson
• I see myself being married to my girlfriend and backpacking all over the world. If I can go out and… — Matt Long

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