Hmm, I won't be intending to publish anything on websites or the like, but may want to print some of the better ones to A4 or even A3 size
Any camera will be fine for that.. printers are very forgiving 
Read about the Olympus XZ something today, a compact, looked very nice indeed. £400 tho!
If you want to get involved with the technical aspect of photography, then an SLR is best closely followed by a m4/3 I'd say.
A lot of folk do take SLRs with them out in the hills, you just have to either come up with some sort of case that you can have easily accessible, or be prepared to stop, go into your rucksack/camelbak and get a larger camera out.
That's why I want both. The DSLR can come with me on a lovely day when I'm on my own.
