The Journey Off The Trail

Well as much as backpackers love to backpack, we spend far more time off the trail than on the trail. During which, if your are an ultra light backpacker (ULB), we look at new gear: pots, stoves, packs, sleep and shelter systems and all the other things that make being on the trail good. Then there is the rest of life that mandates we do other things than hike or dream of hiking. However the trail never leave a real backpacker, for a real UL backpacker starts to think about life as a minimalist. OK, maybe not all, but I do. So my off the trail journey is one of removing the unnecessary things out of life and leave what only is needed and good. So as the days go on, until the next time life affords me time and money to hit the trails, this blog will also be about life off the trail. Some of it will pertain to backpacking, much of it will not. Some of this will not mean a dam thing to many, but to me it hopefully will mean a lot. More or less my personal journal of life.