SLR + Point & Shoot for backpacking

[oldno7]

Devin
A lot of T2i's come in kit form and include a lens. A pretty good kit lens to get you rolling and not break the bank(Marissa) is the 18-55mm.
See if you like the range and adjust from there. Lens' are very easy to re-sale and hold value quite well. Everyone shoots differently, Bill likes UWA, I'm really happy with my 24-105 as a walkaround.
I use my UWA also, just not as a primary walk around lens. Any 18-200 is a good lens but usually not a great lens.