The Great Idaho Outdoors!
So why start on Jan 01-2010? Cabin Fever!
Current weather in Boise is cold & windy rain so you can't help but dream of warmer and greener times. So to help ease the dark days of winter I have picked up the hobby of shopping!
I am a guy though, makes no sense huh, Ahh but wait. I am shopping for Summer!
I have had the hobby of backpacking since I was introduced to it by my father as a 9 or 10 year old. Our very 1st outing was to Yosemite Ca. Wow! what an adventure! It was 1973ish and it was great!
I have only been able to go once or twice a year ever since then with a big spurt of car camping in my high school years ad also various fly in hunting and fishing trips to while I lived in Alaska.
I a have also so done a bit of Motorcycle (streetbike) camping trips. I am retired Army Reserves with a 10 years of that in the Idaho National Guard, and 3 years active duty.
the Army loves to go camping.
So this is a brief qualification, if you will, so that I can continue on with my mission statement
Purpose of this blog; to discuss Idaho back country adventures, equipment, experiences and cool destinations in and around Idaho. Also, integrating family, kids, wives, other hobbies, in-laws and maybe even pets.
I hope to get some feedback or generate some interest so lets see where it takes us.
So, In my next entry I will post my list of travel necessities for a 3-4 night excursion. I have been studying many different versions of things to pack and feel I have come up with a "Hybrid" list derived from, others of course, Military and my own experiences in the great outdoors.
the great thing about pack equipment is it is versatile for all kinds of outings to include boating, which we do all summer long (lake boating). and Biking which our family has not yet combined with camping. Hopefully we will do this in the summer of this year, 2010. For now it will be focused on Hiking.
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