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• n  carrying something in a pack on the back
  the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts
• v  hike with a backpack
  Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies

• Then: Assistant professor of occupational therapy at the University of Indianapolis Turning Point: At 46, on a backpacking trip with her grown son.
• I like to hike, and I take one long backpacking trip a year.
• Whether it's a five-star holiday in Kuala Lumpur or a backpacking trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains, traveling deux is the quickest way to get to know somebody.

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News & Articles

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• Front Porch: Learn how to backpack
  The Everett Mountaineers are offering a free seminar on beginning backpacking from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday in Room TC2C at the Everett PUD building at 2320 California St., Everett. The class is limited to 25 people.
  June 20, 2013 - Everett Herald
• Outdoors column: Intense episode kicks off trek through Pueblo Mountains
  My solo backpacking trip through the Pueblo Mountains of southeast Oregon was carefully planned and flawlessly executed … except for a few minor flaws.
  June 20, 2013 - Lebanon Express

Quotes

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• Jim Prentice in Edmonton Sun
  We are helping to support time-honoured traditions such as the summer family camping trip and the student backpacking adventure,Prentice said.
• Rick Boucher in Daily Press
  Southwest Virginia possesses the state's best outdoor experience, with the highest mountains, most interesting rivers and superb hunting, camping, fishing and backpacking opportunities,Boucher said in the statement.