This book contains a collection of classic poetry aimed for the backpacker, hiker, or adventure traveller. Great poets such as Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Alexander Pope, Robert William Service, and many many more are included. These poems were selected with the hiker or adventure traveler in mind. The poems have a general theme of nature, the joys and travails of travel, and the spirit of adventure. The proceeds of this book are being donated to the Pacific Crest Trail Association. This is a non-profit origanization that works to premote and maintain the Pacific Crest Trail a National Scenic Trail.