I've been backpacking since I was a little girl (40+years) & my 18 year old daughter has been backpacking with me since she was a 3 years old. We have turned on so many of our friends to the outdoors & literally changed their lives. They are now great stewards of nature & our local national park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park which are some of the oldest/primeval mountains in the world. They are beautiful beyond belief. I am a trail guide for dayhikers & overnight backpackers. I love my world but would LOVE to experience Ptagonia!!!