I have been backpacking on and off in the western US since college in the early 1970’s. Summer 1970 a bunch of us spent a week in the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon barefoot with blankets, book bags, and no proper gear at all. Now I coordinate youth backpacking for our Camp Fire council, and enjoy taking the kids to the mountains. I hope to take up more longer distance walking now that we are retired.  The web url below has some hiking journals.