As a child I spent my much of my summers in the woods and went on frequent car camping trips with my family.  During college my opportunities to camp were limited and I found myself only camping once or twice every summer.  After college I felt the desire to get back out there, so I went on a week long camping trip with a couple of buddies.  That trip sparked my interest into moving towards a backpacking style of camping and I’ve been addicted to the hobby ever since.

This website will serve as my area to blog about the backpacking trips that I take as well as a place to share the equipment and methods that I use in the backcountry.  I live in northwest Pennsylvania, so much of this information is dedicated to the nearby Allegheny National Forest.  My goal is to map out each trail that I hike and provide detailed information that is often difficult to find.

Outside of hiking and backpacking my interests include video gaming, anything computer or technology related, and a desire to begin homebrewing beer.