Here's a place where you can meet other backpacking enthusiasts! Join us on backpacking trips, meet other backpackers, discuss gear, find those "favorite" trails and have fun out there with others who enjoy the activity as much as you do! Backpackers of all ability levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. We encourage anyone who's thought about backpacking to give it a try. Our trip descriptions will always include the level of difficulty, so you can decide whether it's the r …

The purpose of this Meetup Group is to connect with other gay guys in New Mexico who participate in outdoor activities--hiking, biking, backpacking, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and rockclimbing--so we can plan trips and actually get outdoors on the trails! Please respect that the Gay Outdoors-New Mexico Meetup Group is NOT a chat site, dating site, or "hookup" site. We are a group of guys genuinely interested in exploring New Mexico's outdoor splendors. Feel free to join us o …

… It seems that I am always torn on the weekends as I want to both go to Church and to go backpacking or camping. As a result, I decided why not bring Church out into nature as Jesus was frequently seen preaching and healing out in natural environments. Standing out in a canyon or on a mountain, his presence can be seen everywhere from the rocks, to the flowers, and the clear flowing water. Another reason I started this group is that there is a lot of negative peer influence in natural environm …