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Dr. Robert Patterson, chiropractor at the Klotz Student Health Center, shows the proper way to put on your back pack. Daily Sundial reporter Donna Rodriguez adjusts the straps on her backpack so that the backpack sits squarely in the middle of her back, above the pelvis. You don't want to be pulled forward or backwards, so make sure that your backpack sits evenly, it should not be too high or too low. It should be as close to your body as possible.
The event is called Backpack to Briefcase, which took place on Tuesday, April 14th in Latham Hall. This event was for graduating seniors to teach them about the world after college with topics including buying a car, 401ks, banking, buying a house, etc. Student walked around from table to table and spoke to each representative for about 10-15 minutes. Backpack to Briefcase was sponsored by Widener University's Career Services.
We covered about 12.3 miles with our newest scouts backpacking on their first campout with the troop. New and old did a great job!
About half way along the north side of Hetch Hetchy reservoir. The white line is the high water mark. Does anyone know the name of the dome? Kodak TX 400 (dev 1600), negative scan. April 2004.
After waking up at beautiful Lake Katherine, we packed up camp and headed over Windy Pass to camp our second night below Puerto Nambe.
Backpacking 7/16-7/19 in the Olympics. Started at the Graves Creek trailhead on the Quinalt River, and got up to Enchanted Valley.
~30 pounds, but the external frame made it feel heavier to Forrest and it cut into his shoulders more than Jerry's heavier, but internal frame, pack did.
9/29/2009: Late September backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado.
Raced a snow-storm and saw some beautiful country just before winter took hold.
More on this adventure:
andylibrande.com/news/2009/11/backpacking-in-the-collegia...