diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index b873b1e..4c8e988 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -4,13 +4,81 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <title>My JavaScript App</title>
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-modal/0.9.1/jquery.modal.min.css" />
 </head>
 <body>
   <header>
-
+    <h1 class='columns small-6'>BackTREK</h1>
+    <span id='buttons' class='float-right'>
+      <a id='load-trips' class='button' href='#'>All Trips</a>
+      <a id='add-trip' class='button' href="#add-trip-modal" rel="modal:open">Add Trip</a>
+    </span>
   </header>
-  <main>
+  <main class='row clear'>
+    <section id="status-messages">
+      <button class="clear float-right">[x]</button>
+      <ul></ul>
+    </section>
+
+    <section>
+      <div id='filter-container' class='columns small-12'>
+        <form id='filter' class='columns small-5'>
+          <select id='filter-select' class='width35'>
+            <script type="text/template" id="filter-trips-template">
+              <option value='<%- item %>'><%- capitalized %></option>
+            </script>
+          </select>
+          <input type='text' id='filter-input' class='width55'/>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+      <table class='left-half'>
+        <thead class='table'>
+          <tr id='trip-headers'>
+            <script type="text/template" id="trip-headers-template">
+              <th class='sort <%- header %>'><a><%- header %></a><span class='sortorder'></span></th>
+            </script>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody id='all-trips'>
+          <script type="text/template" id="all-trips-template">
+            <tr>
+              <td><a id=<%- id %> class='trip' href='#'><%- name %></a></td>
+              <td><%- category %></td>
+              <td><%- continent %></td>
+              <td><%- weeks %></td>
+              <td>$<%- cost.toFixed(2) %></td>
+            </tr>
+          </script>
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </section>
+
 
+    <section id='show-trip' class='content right-half'>
+      <script type="text/template" id="show-trip-template">
+        <h3><%- name %></h3>
+        <a id='reserve' tripid=<%- id %> href='#'>Reserve</a>
+        <h5><%- weeks %> week<%- plural %></h5>
+        <h5>$<%- cost.toFixed(2) %></h5>
+        <p class='scrollable'><%- about %></p>
+      </script>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <h2 id='reserve-trip-header' class='content right-half'></h2>
+      <form id='reserve-trip-form' class='content right-half'>
+      </form>
+    </section>
+    <section class='modal' id='add-trip-modal'>
+      <h2 id='add-trip-header' class='content'></h2>
+      <form id='add-trip-form' class='content'>
+        <script type="text/template" id="form-template">
+          <section>
+            <label><%- field %><span id=<%- `label-${field}` %>></span></label>
+            <input type='text' id=<%- field %> name=<%- field %> />
+          </section>
+        </script>
+      </form>
+    </section>
   </main>
   <footer>
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f830985..74b17bc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5017,6 +5017,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery/-/jquery-3.2.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-XE2d5lKvbNCncBVKYxu6ErAVx4c="
     },
+    "jquery-modal": {
+      "version": "0.9.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-modal/-/jquery-modal-0.9.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-04C0nhhFBDkFt3VUQaZDOXWPifpJHm8JjhgydePV1drI9ZvOTkIRLVOzCy2mo5/bcWqPU8UhLq4L6Pdex//lvw=="
+    },
     "js-base64": {
       "version": "2.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-base64/-/js-base64-2.3.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5860ddc..9035c63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "backbone": "^1.3.3",
     "jquery": "^3.2.1",
+    "jquery-modal": "^0.9.1",
     "underscore": "^1.8.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index e7af594..a17622e 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -1,13 +1,258 @@
 // Vendor Modules
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'underscore';
+import 'jquery-modal';
 
 // CSS
 import './css/foundation.css';
 import './css/style.css';
 
-console.log('it loaded!');
+// Models and Collections
+import Trip from './app/models/trip';
+import TripList from './app/collections/trip_list';
+import Reservation from './app/models/reservation';
+
+const tripList = new TripList();
+let referenceList = new TripList();
+let allTripsTemplate;
+let tripHeadersTemplate;
+let showTripTemplate;
+let formTemplate;
+let filterTemplate;
+let filterCategory;
+
+const url = 'https://ada-backtrek-api.herokuapp.com/trips';
+const tableFields = ['name', 'category', 'continent', 'weeks', 'cost'];
+const addTripFields = ['name', 'category', 'continent', 'weeks', 'cost', 'about'];
+const reservationFields = ['name', 'age', 'email'];
+
+const fetchTrips = function fetchTrips() {
+  tripList.fetch();
+}
+
+const syncReferenceList = function syncReferenceList() {
+  referenceList.add(tripList.models);
+  loadTripsTable(referenceList);
+}
+
+const renderTrips = function renderTrips(list) {
+  $('#all-trips').empty();
+  list.forEach((trip) => $('#all-trips').append(allTripsTemplate(trip.attributes)));
+};
+
+const loadTripsTable = function loadTripsTable(list) {
+  $('#trip-headers').html('');
+  clearContent();
+  tableFields.forEach((field) => $('#trip-headers').append(tripHeadersTemplate({header: field})));
+  renderTrips(list);
+  loadFilters();
+};
+
+const loadFilters = function loadFilters() {
+  $('#filter-select').empty();
+  $('#filter').show();
+  tableFields.forEach((filter) => {
+    const capitalFilter = filter.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + filter.slice(1);
+    $('#filter-select').append(filterTemplate({item: filter, capitalized: capitalFilter}))
+  });
+  $('#filter-select').prop('selectedIndex', -1);
+};
+
+const setFilterCategory = function setFilterCategory() {
+  const capital = $('#filter-select').find(':selected').text();
+  filterCategory = capital.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + capital.slice(1);
+};
+
+const filterTrips = function filterTrips(event) {
+  let filterInput = event.currentTarget.value;
+  let filteredTrips = [];
+  switch (filterCategory) {
+    case 'name':
+    case 'category':
+    case 'continent':
+      filterInput = filterInput.toLowerCase();
+      filteredTrips = tripList.models.filter(trip => trip.attributes[filterCategory].toLowerCase().includes(filterInput));
+      referenceList.reset(filteredTrips);
+      renderTrips(referenceList);
+      break;
+    case 'weeks':
+    case 'cost':
+      filterInput = parseFloat(filterInput);
+      filteredTrips = tripList.models.filter(trip => trip.attributes[filterCategory] <= filterInput);
+      referenceList.reset(filteredTrips);
+      renderTrips(referenceList);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+};
+
+const splitScreen = function splitScreen() {
+  $('.left-half').addClass('columns small-6 float-left');
+  $('.right-half').addClass('columns small-6 float-right');
+};
+
+const unSplitScreen = function unSplitScreen() {
+  $('.left-half, .right-half').removeClass('columns small-6 float-left');
+  $('#filter-input').val('');
+}
+
+const highlightCurrentTrip = function highlightCurrentTrip(event) {
+  const currentRow = $(event.currentTarget).parent().parents('tr:first').children();
+  $('#all-trips tr td').removeClass('current-trip');
+  $(currentRow).addClass('current-trip');
+};
+
+const showTrip = function showTrip(event) {
+  $('#show-trip').addClass('show-right').siblings().removeClass('show-right');
+  highlightCurrentTrip(event);
+  clearContent();
+  splitScreen();
+  const tripUrl = `${url}/${event.currentTarget.id}`;
+  $.get(tripUrl, (response) => {
+    response.plural = (response.weeks === 1) ? '' : 's';
+    $('#show-trip').append(showTripTemplate(response));
+  })
+};
+
+const clearContent = function clearContent() {
+  $('.content').empty();
+};
+
+const clearMessages = function clearMessages() {
+  $('#status-messages ul').empty();
+  $('#status-messages').hide();
+};
+
+const loadFormFields = function loadFormFields(formId, formFieldsArray) {
+  clearContent();
+  formFieldsArray.forEach((item) => {
+    $(`#${formId}`).append(formTemplate({field: item}));
+  });
+  $(`#${formId}`).append('<section><button type="submit" class="button">Submit</button></section>');
+}
+
+const addTripForm = function addTripForm() {
+  loadFormFields('add-trip-form', addTripFields);
+  $('#add-trip-header').append('Add Trip');
+}
+
+const saveTrip = function saveTrip(event) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  const data = {};
+  addTripFields.forEach((field) => data[field] = $(`#add-trip-form input[name=${field}]`).val());
+  const trip = new Trip(data);
+  if (trip.isValid()) {
+    trip.save({}, {
+      success: successfulTripSave,
+      error: failedTripSave,
+    })
+  } else {
+    displayFormErrors('add-trip-form', trip.validationError)
+  }
+}
+
+const displayFormErrors = function displayFormErrors(formId, errors) {
+  $(`#${formId} input`).removeClass('input-error');
+  $(`#${formId} label span`).empty();
+  for (let error in errors) {
+    errors[error].forEach((message) => {
+      $(`#${formId} label span#label-${error}`).append(`: ${message}`);
+    });
+    $(`#${formId} input#${error}`).addClass('input-error');
+  }
+}
+
+const displayStatusMessages = function displayStatusMessages(model) {
+  $('#status-messages ul').empty();
+  $('#status-messages ul').append(`<li>${model.get('name')} added!</li>`);
+  $('#status-messages').show();
+};
+
+const successfulTripSave = function successfulTripSave(trip) {
+  $.modal.close();
+  tripList.add(trip);
+  referenceList.add(trip);
+  addTripFields.forEach((field) => {
+    $(`#add-trip-form input[name=${field}]`).val('');
+  });
+  displayStatusMessages(trip);
+}
+
+const failedTripSave = function failedTripSave(model, response) {
+  model.destroy
+  displayFormErrors('add-trip-form', response.responseJSON.errors);
+}
+
+const reserveForm = function reserveForm(event) {
+  loadFormFields('reserve-trip-form', reservationFields);
+  $('#reserve-trip-header').append('Reserve');
+  $('#reserve-trip-form').attr('tripid', $(event.currentTarget.attributes.tripid).val());
+};
+
+const saveReservation = function saveReservation(event) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  const tripId = $(event.currentTarget.attributes.tripid).val();
+  const data = {};
+  reservationFields.forEach((field) => data[field] = $(`#reserve-trip-form input[name=${field}]`).val());
+  const reservation = new Reservation(data, {trip: tripId});
+  if (reservation.isValid()) {
+    reservation.save({}, {
+      success: successfulReservationSave,
+      error: failedReservationSave,
+    })
+  } else {
+    displayFormErrors('reserve-trip-form', reservation.validationError);
+  }
+}
+
+const successfulReservationSave = function successfulReservationSave(reservation, response) {
+  reservationFields.forEach((field) => $(`#reserve-trip-form input[name=${field}]`).val(''));
+  displayStatusMessages(reservation);
+  const fakeEvent = {currentTarget: {id: response.trip_id}};
+  showTrip(fakeEvent);
+}
+
+const failedReservationSave = function failedReservationSave(model, response) {
+  model.destroy
+  displayFormErrors('reserve-trip-form', response.responseJSON.errors);
+}
+
+const sortTrips = function sortTrips() {
+  const classes = $(this).attr('class').split(/\s+/);
+  referenceList.comparator = classes.find(thisClass => tableFields.includes(thisClass));
+  $('.sortorder').empty();
+  if (classes.includes('desc')) {
+    renderTrips(referenceList.models.reverse());
+    $(this).removeClass('desc');
+  } else {
+    renderTrips(referenceList.sort());
+    $(this).addClass('desc').siblings().removeClass('desc');
+  }
+  $(`.${referenceList.comparator} .sortorder`).html($(this).hasClass('desc') ? '&#x25BC': '&#x25B2');
+  $(this).addClass('current-sort-field').siblings().removeClass('current-sort-field');
+}
 
 $(document).ready( () => {
-  $('main').html('<h1>Hello World!</h1>');
+  allTripsTemplate = _.template($('#all-trips-template').html());
+  tripHeadersTemplate = _.template($('#trip-headers-template').html());
+  showTripTemplate = _.template($('#show-trip-template').html());
+  formTemplate = _.template($('#form-template').html());
+  filterTemplate = _.template($('#filter-trips-template').html());
+  $('#load-trips').on('click', function() {
+    unSplitScreen();
+    fetchTrips();
+    loadTripsTable(referenceList);
+  });
+  tripList.on('update', syncReferenceList);
+  referenceList.on('update', loadTripsTable, referenceList);
+  $('#filter-select').on('change', setFilterCategory);
+  $('#filter-input').on('input', filterTrips);
+  $('#all-trips').on('click', '.trip', showTrip);
+  $('thead').on('click', '.sort', sortTrips);
+  $('#add-trip').on('click', addTripForm);
+  $('#add-trip-form').on('submit', saveTrip);
+  $('#show-trip').on('click', '#reserve', reserveForm);
+  $('#reserve-trip-form').on('submit', saveReservation);
+  $('.clear, #load-trips, #add-trip').on('click', clearMessages);
 });
diff --git a/src/app/collections/trip_list.js b/src/app/collections/trip_list.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eafcdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/collections/trip_list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import Backbone from 'backbone';
+import Trip from '../models/trip';
+
+const TripList = Backbone.Collection.extend({
+  model: Trip,
+  url: 'https://ada-backtrek-api.herokuapp.com/trips',
+})
+
+export default TripList;
diff --git a/src/app/models/reservation.js b/src/app/models/reservation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2058ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/models/reservation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import Backbone from 'backbone';
+
+const Reservation = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  url() {
+    return this.url;
+  },
+  initialize(attributes, options) {
+    this.url = `https://ada-backtrek-api.herokuapp.com/trips/${options.trip}/reservations`;
+  },
+  validate(attributes) {
+    const errors = {};
+
+    if (!attributes.name) {
+      errors['name'] = ['Name cannot be blank'];
+    }
+
+    if (!attributes.email) {
+      errors['email'] = ['Email cannot be blank'];
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(errors).length > 0) {
+      return errors;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  },
+});
+
+export default Reservation;
diff --git a/src/app/models/trip.js b/src/app/models/trip.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..645e669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/models/trip.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import Backbone from 'backbone';
+
+const CONTINENTS = ['Africa', 'Antartica', 'Asia', 'Australasia', 'Europe', 'North America', 'South America'];
+
+const Trip = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  urlRoot: 'https://ada-backtrek-api.herokuapp.com/trips',
+  validate(attributes) {
+    const errors = {};
+
+    if (!attributes.name) {
+      errors['name'] = ['Name cannot be blank'];
+    }
+
+    if (!attributes.continent) {
+      errors['continent'] = ['Continent cannot be blank'];
+    } else if (!CONTINENTS.includes(attributes.continent)) {
+      errors['continent'] = [`Continent must be valid (${CONTINENTS.join(', ')})`];
+    }
+
+    if (!attributes.category) {
+      errors['category'] = ['Category cannot be blank'];
+    }
+
+    if (!attributes.weeks) {
+      errors['weeks'] = ['Weeks cannot be blank'];
+    } else if (attributes.weeks != parseInt(attributes.weeks)) {
+      errors['weeks'] = ['Weeks must be an integer'];
+    } else if (parseInt(attributes.weeks) <= 0) {
+      errors['weeks'] = ['Weeks must be greater than 0'];
+    }
+
+    if (!attributes.cost) {
+      errors['cost'] = ['Cost cannot be blank'];
+    } else if (attributes.cost != parseFloat(attributes.cost)) {
+      errors['cost'] = ['Cost must be a number'];
+    } else if (parseFloat(attributes.cost) <= 0) {
+      errors['cost'] = ['Cost must be greater than 0'];
+    }
+
+    if (!attributes.about) {
+      errors['about'] = ['About cannot be blank'];
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(errors).length > 0) {
+      return errors;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  },
+});
+
+export default Trip;
diff --git a/src/css/style.css b/src/css/style.css
index b7b2d44..dba3c95 100644
--- a/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/css/style.css
@@ -1,2 +1,96 @@
+/* general */
+body {
+  max-height: 99vh;
+}
 
-/* Your styles go here! */
+.row {
+  min-width: 100vw;
+}
+
+.float-left {
+  float: left;
+}
+
+.float-right {
+  float: right;
+}
+
+.clear {
+  clear: both;
+}
+
+thead {
+  display: table;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+  table-layout: fixed;
+}
+
+tbody {
+  display: block;
+  height: 76vh;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
+
+tr {
+  display: table;
+  table-layout: fixed;
+  text-align: left;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+td, th {
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+.scrollable {
+  max-height: 60vh;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+}
+
+#status-messages {
+  background-color: #dfdfdf;
+  border-radius: 1rem;
+  display: none;
+  margin: 1rem;
+  padding: .8rem;
+}
+
+.input-error {
+  background-color: #ffbbb7;
+}
+
+.input-error:focus {
+  background-color: #ffbbb7;
+}
+
+/* filter form styling */
+.width35 {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 35%;
+}
+
+.width55 {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 55%;
+}
+
+/* table sorting styling */
+.current-sort-field {
+  background-color: darkgrey;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+th a {
+  color: inherit; /* blue colors for links too */
+  text-decoration: inherit; /* no underline */
+}
+
+.current-trip {
+  background-color: darkgrey;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+/* filter form */
+#filter {
+  display: none;
+}
