Thanks for the destination suggestions -- I'll explore the Chain O' Lakes site you shared later today. New Mexico certainly has appeal, as well -- my parents spent a lot of their early time together, pre-children, there so they've instilled in me an appreciation of the place. However, there's so much of Texas we've not experienced "it just seems wrong to go someplace else!"
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Originally Posted by lost_but_found
As for backpacking with 25-30lbs of camera stuff, leave it behind - invest in a compact and enjoy the trip. 25-30lbs of necessities (including the compact digital of course) would be sufficient to go on a weekend warrior trip for sure!
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That is excellent advice for the vast majority of folks. It
used to be that easy for Justin and I -- leave all the fancy glass and heavier cameras and just enjoy the outing. However, after realizing that all the beautiful photos I shot in 2001 during a week in Big Bend National Park are basically un-sellable due to the lightweight 1 megapixel digital camera I was shooting with at the time, it just isn't that simple when part of your business is marketing your photography! I'm not complaining, by any means, but certainly there's a compromise required.
I do like the compact digital camera I own -- Canon G2. It's a little heavy for its size, so it's perhaps not the best for ultra-light backpackers, but it's got all the features one finds in Canon's interchangeable lens digital cameras.