Welcome to my latest endeavor, WebFootedBackpacker.com! This is a blog devoted to two of my favorite activities, backpacking and hiking.

Eagle-Benson Trail (#434), Columbia River Gorge

So who is the Web-Footed Backpacker? That’s me; in real life I’m a guy named Caleb and a life-long resident of Portland, Oregon. Out here we’re green, we’re somewhat offbeat, we’re used to months of rain, we scorn umbrellas, and we’re in the process of evolving webbing between our toes.

But hey, Portlanders have a lot to love about their city. Few metro areas our size can boast such varied recreational opportunities for outdoorsy types within a short drive. You can hike in the wilderness one day and go to the opera or to an art exhibit the next. Few American cities have been so visionary in the area of smart growth and public transportation in the last several decades. Portland made a list of the 25 most livable cities in the world (at number 25) in the internationally read magazine Monocle (July/August 2008), and is routinely mentioned in similar lists in publications focusing on the US.

So I sport my webbed feet proudly.

As I update this blog, expect to see reviews of trails I hike and gear I try out, backpacking tips, backcountry recipes, and whatever else happens to be on my mind. Although I will focus on my home region of the Pacific Northwest, I will cover other areas as I have a chance to get to them. There’s just not enough lifetime to explore everything out there. I’ll make a concerted effort, though.

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