Hey, a couple friends and I just did our first bikepacking trips -- two weeks ago in the Uinta Mountains and this past weekend in the Wasatch.
17 years after I saved a 1995 Backpacker Magazine article on bikepacking, I am finally doing it. Although a long time bicycle tourist and backpacker, this is the first time I've put these things together.
Anyone in SLC area who would like to connect with us --
http://www.meetup.com/SLC-Bicycle-Touring-and-Bikepacking/