Hi! Welcome to my website! My name is Mark Candland and I have been backpacking since I was a Boy Scout, and it seems that every year my addiction to backpacking grows stronger. All of my friends and family enjoy hearing about my trips and seeing the pictures I take along the way. I thought that I could share these things with a larger audience if I put them on the web. If you are interested in purchasing any pictures please email me or visit the photos section.

The Avid Backpackers website is not only designed for all of those interested in backpacking, but also people that just enjoy seeing photos of and reading about backpacking trips.

I would love to be able to add some other people's backpacking trip descriptions and photos so if you would like to see them on this site (or have a link to your site) e-mail me at mark@avidbackpackers.com.

I want to give special thanks to my friend Leo for designing the Avid Backpackers logo. Thanks buddy!