The ALPS and the ROCKIES: Hiking the backcountry

Have you ever dreamed of
• Hiking high in the backcountry of the Austrian Alps or the Colorado Rocky Mts.?
• Enjoying the cool, healthy air of the Tyrol or the Colorado continental divide?

Have you also felt that lugging a 50#+ backpack, sleeping in a tent & camping outside in the “elements” may present too big an obstacle to enjoying several days in the exhilarating environment of the high mountain backcountry?

ME TOO!! But there is another way - without the tent, without exposure to the “elements” 24 hours a day, without ALL 50# of backpack

We will explore 4 alternate adventures that combine many of these benefits
• Hike hut to hut in the Austrian Alps
• Hiking the Colorado wilderness while staying in the 10th Mountain Division huts
• Hiking the Colorado collegiate range with Llamas carrying all your gear
• Hiking hut to hut in the White Mts. of New Hampshire along the Appalachian trail

Mike Macken along with family and friends has
- experienced substantial time hiking hut to hut in the Austrian Alps
- hiked Colorado Wilderness while staying in mountain huts
- hiked & camped in the Colorado backcountry with Llamas

The discussio will start at 7 pm.