When I was a kid, my father would take me and by brothers backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park. I both loved and hated these trips. I was afraid of animals in the dark, could never sleep, and was always eager to get back to the comfort of electricity and showers. On the other hand, those trips were more than twenty years ago and I still remember them clearly. The self-sufficiency and adventure of backpacking is addicting, and I know our small trips formed my […]