I LOVE being outside! If I could stay warm and dry, I would live in the outdoors. My favorite things to do are hiking/backpaking, kayaking, bicycling, and playing volleyball. I just started backpacking one year ago, at age 48, and am hooked. I have been on four backpacking adventures so far, and plan on continuing to try to get two in each year (a farther destination and closer destination per year).