Hiker anyone else?

staciabeeching
staciabeeching Posts: 5 Member
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I’m a hiker anyone else?

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  • allisonlane161
    allisonlane161 Posts: 269 Member
    edited May 2018
    Me...Patagonia, Canadian Rockies, Mount Everest Base Camp, Yellowstone (Mr. Bubbles!) within the recent'ish past. Find it one of the most all-around best parts of life--stay fit, stay centered, appreciate nature and a great way to meditate without keeping still.
  • sarahlucindac
    sarahlucindac Posts: 235 Member
    Hiking has been my key to weight loss so far! I’m only 10 weeks in but I’ve lost 18 lbs. I hike 3 times a week. So nice to have found a form exercise that I absolutely love.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I feel like I'm not a "real" hiker sometimes because I don't do anything longer than a day hike. But yes! In the past 10 days I've hiked at Scotts Bluff, Great Sand Dunes, Canyon Pintado and Garden of the Gods. That was on a trip though because I live in the Ozarks. Lots of fun easy hikes in my area but I am all around in love with it.
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    I'm not a real hiker yet but I'm slowly working on it...
  • allisonlane161
    allisonlane161 Posts: 269 Member
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    I feel like I'm not a "real" hiker sometimes because I don't do anything longer than a day hike.

    Of course that's a "real hiker"--my answer would probably be better suited to "backpacker"--day hikes are freaking awesome. Can't always take extended travel, but getting away from the hubbub of work and out into nature where you really remember what life is all about--and how much worse it can be--makes you very appreciative. Hiking is way more than just the physical!

  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    allisonlane161 wrote: »
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    I feel like I'm not a "real" hiker sometimes because I don't do anything longer than a day hike.

    Of course that's a "real hiker"--my answer would probably be better suited to "backpacker"--day hikes are freaking awesome. Can't always take extended travel, but getting away from the hubbub of work and out into nature where you really remember what life is all about--and how much worse it can be--makes you very appreciative. Hiking is way more than just the physical!

    Thanks! I agree so much, it's way more than just the physical.

  • Keran24
    Keran24 Posts: 90 Member
    I love to hike when my schedule allows.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i do day hikes locally. nothing big. i'm directionally challenged
  • alteredsteve175
    alteredsteve175 Posts: 2,725 Member
    Another hiker here. The Idaho deserts and mountains have more hikes than I could do in a lifetime. The peace and solitude are just as important as the physical workout.
  • allisonlane161
    allisonlane161 Posts: 269 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    ...i'm directionally challenged

    That translated as really funny when read and looking at your profile pic.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    allisonlane161 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    ...i'm directionally challenged

    That translated as really funny when read and looking at your profile pic.

    my perspective is often inverted which i'm sure doesn't help :wink:
  • rdavidson180
    rdavidson180 Posts: 11 Member
    I am here so I can keep healthy for backpacking and hiking. Going for 7-8 hours out tomorrow and enjoy some low snow miles as winter is dry so far this year. (NE WY)
  • FitnTrimSteve
    FitnTrimSteve Posts: 664 Member
    Love to hike but living in RI, the longest hike is only a few hours. Not really even a day hike but it’s what I have and I enjoy it a lot.
  • Barfly57
    Barfly57 Posts: 333 Member
    More of a rural rather than wilderness hiker these days. Planning on 3 months in Spain next summer.

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