BACKCOUNTRY ODYSSEY
Our Mission
Welcome to our corner of the great outdoors! Our mission is to inform and support families as they make memorable experiences in some of the most amazing places Mother Nature has to offer. We want to assist you in adventures that put you in breathtaking landscapes, under star-studded skies, and through the rugged outdoors all over the world's backcountries.
We are excited to prove that anyone can make their own adventures; no matter their situation and no matter the scope of that adventure. We especially want to help families accomplish these adventures together. We understand the challenges that families (especially young ones) face despite the desire the to explore the great outdoors. Raising children, sustaining a home, and busy work schedules can make it difficult to escape the doldrum into the wilderness. However, adventures can be found much closer and easier than most of us realize. We want to show that you don't need be in the best physical shape, have a lot of money and free time, or have kids at the most ideal age in order to still get out and see some of the most beautiful scenes and make even more beautiful memories! Anyone can start from right where they are and work towards bigger and grander adventures.
To accomplish this, we hope to provide useful stories, advice, reviews, and products to help inspire and prepare everyone to take action and get out there so they can make every outing in nature a memorable one.
We look forward to helping you explore beautiful lands, discover new places, and triumph over the many challenges thrown at you by the outdoors. Whether you're a seasoned explorer, just starting your journey into nature, or somewhere in between, we hope to inspire and prepare you as you embark on your own Odyssey with confidence and excitement!
Why an Odyssey?
Many, maybe all, of us read Homer's Odyssey in a literature class at some point in our years of schooling. Unfortunately, most of us have probably forgotten most of it. It is a thrilling adventure story of the ancient Greek king of Ithaca, Odysseus, as he overcame intense challenges during his travel home from the Trojan War. He and his crew sailed the Greek world battling the sea, beasts, and even the gods in order to make it back home. This, and stories like it, inspired many explorers and adventurers across the world for thousands of years to dream and strive for similar hero-making journeys of their own. That sense of adventure drove many to accomplish the impossible. It was an essential component to all the major discoveries, and advances that we take for granted in our modern day.
That sense of adventure seems to be rare in today's society. As humans, we innately want to explore new places, discover new things, and triumph over hero-worthy challenges. Despite this natural craving, with today's technology and access to instant information at our finger tips, it is very easy to assume that there's no more to discover and explore. Thus, we struggle to find modern-day equivalents to Odysseus' journey. We struggle to take action in making our own adventures. However, we venture to change that. We want to show everyone that it is more than possible to create your own adventure, your own Odyssey no matter where you may be.
Having these experiences does not require proximity to a mountain range. There are so many beautiful memorable places throughout the world, and most of us probably don't realize how close to home some of the greatest adventures can be found. Just a pleasant stroll through a nearby park can end up turning into an adventure.
