⛔️ Beginners Guide to Backpacking & SAFETY 🙌🏼. • We celebrated by Dad’s 70th B-Day last year 🎉 with a Safe backpacking adventure! Here’s how we made a challenging 6-day adventure conducive for him AND my now 40 y/o brother—who disliked hiking prior to 2020! • ⏰ Shorten your daily distance! 🥾Stick to 5-7 miles/ day—take lots of snack breaks & enjoy the views 🤩. AND while most are still hiking you’ll secure the best campsites & start happy hour early 😅🍻. • 🎒Don’t have gear? rei, rents most necessities! (And check with local outdoors stores!) • 🙋🏻‍♀️There’s No shame—Hiking poles are our best friend! They help balance the pack weight and you’ll feel safe & secure climbing downhill and crossing streams! • 🚨Just in case—we got a garmin InReach. A GPS safety beacon that allows you to send 🆘 messages to safety responders. It’s pricey, ~$320, but was worth the peace of mind! • 🤠 Hire a cowboy & lighten the load! My Dad wanted to hike the famed #PCT and stunning #JohnMuirTrail—b...