I got my first hiking backpack today /out/
It's nothing special, Just a 65l pack i picked up from dick sporting goods. I know it might sound like a bit much for a first that's going to be used mostly as a day pack, but i'm thinking about the future. I will start with smaller hikes and work my way up to an overnight a long ways away. My first planned hike is a five mile hike along a local trail, i am going a few towns over to a real nice quiet park and i will spend the day there reading.
I'm actually really excited to be able to do longer hikes, i'm not a lard ass or anything i'm just out of shape. I want my first overnight to be a 40mile hike to a campgrounds that i stayed at often as a child.
How did you guys feel when you first started out, how long does this excitement last?