Backpacking Gifts

'This is where the trail gets a little more challenging.'

A tourist inadvertently destroying the place he is visiting

'My sneakers are made in Malaysia...my cap is made in China...my rucksack is made in Thailand...my pants are made in Indonesia - I just love geography!'

Doing an equipment inventory back in five months.

Orienteering 101

'Frankly - I don't see much chance of making a career out of backpacking!'

'Now I'm glad I sprained my ankle. The view from up here is beautiful.'

"I'm going to patronize India for my gap year, where are you going?"

"I'm going to India to find myself..."

Fork in the trail.

'That's actually a common misconception. The truth is we can go eight days without water, but only if we drink a lot of other stuff...you know, like apple juice.'

'Made in Australia?'

Backpacker

YEP, YOU'RE LOST,

'It's a timeless landscape, so stop looking at your watch.'

'I think you might've over-packed. We'll only be gone for an hour.'

'It's not for homework. It's for traction.'

Stuck in the stile.

The experienced backpacker.

'Gee, these are great, are they dishwasher proof?'

'Ahhh...It almost smells like our bathroom air freshener.'

'He's been back packing around India and doesn't he want everyone to know it.'

"If nothing else, school has prepared me for a lifetime of backpacking."

Off to see the world

'I thought you needed some exercise, so I packed 800 pounds of weights in your backpack.'

"I suppose you think this is boring!"

"My data is bigger than your data."

'Y'know, this wouldn't keep happening if you learned to load your pack properly.'

'This backpack thing is getting completely out of hand.'

"I think you might've over-packed. We'll only be gone for an hour."

'I'll never take you backpacking again.'

Bon Voyage!

'Ahhhh...it almost smells like our bathroom air freshener.'

"Wow - Heavy, man"

'Apparently the locals have over 40 words for snow.'