I was not an outdoorsy child or teenager, but in adulthood I realised how much I enjoyed spending days at a time immersed in nature. Somehow the views are always better if you have to work for them. And as someone who enjoys getting away from the crowds, I quickly realised that the longer the hike in is, the less likely it is that there will be others at the campsite.
To my delight I met a kindred spirit three years ago in my partner Peter. He not only agrees that a week or more is a perfectly reasonable amount of time to spend on the trail, but also doesn’t mind how loose the plans are. We’ve embraced a “make you own adventure” style of hiking where
