Hey guys I'm new to backpacking, planning on taking my first trip this summer, so I thought I would stop in, say hi, and introduce myself. My name is Brad and I'm a student at UW-Stout. I have done a lot of hiking and day trips before, when I was a child my parents would take me to the Smoky Mountains. This summer my friends and I decided we are going to take a backpacking trip out to Colorado, and hike in the Rocky Mountains.