Louis, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati in particular), where I have a good core of friends and family.In my free time, I enjoy outdoors activities (backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering), international travel, language learning, and reading.I look forward to learning a good deal here and to contributing what I can to the community!

I am also obsessively passionate about ultralight backpacking and have hiked over 3,000 miles in the last couple years.

I will be the guy with the orange and black backpack.

They even got a cool backpack!

My idea of sitting still is sitting on a beach or mountain or bar somewhere exotic, then picking up my backpack and off to the next destination.

My belongings fit in two backpacks which I carry on for flights.

I doubt the high-minded justify their 'necessary' backpacking trip around Thailand or their European jaunt to become more cultured. 

I always harken back on this.I had gone on a 2 week camping trip to Tetons etc ended up over in Northern Wa cascades all the way up at the end of Lake Chelan which is just north of Wenatchee .. then hiked up into the remote forests of the northern cascades back packing.. came to this little lake after a full day hike.. we see one other couple camping/ back packing .. and we go over to say HI... the lady looks at me and says are you John Hinrichs I say no I am Jay.. she says I am Emily Buckley we bought your Ranch house from your dad... so 800 miles from home base and there home base.. 55 miles up one of the most awesome lakes in America  a full days hike into the northern cascade wilderness and run into only 2 people in the 4 days were were camping .. and they were clients of my dads and bought our ranch house.. to me the odds of that are like winning the lottery for sure.. so I always play..  

This is from my experience as a backpacker who been to 30 countries in my 20's I have lived in Singapore, Tokyo, New York, Portland, LA, Bay Area now.

I keep it in my backpack with my laptop and can scan anything anytime and anywhere I get some free time.