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Do you enjoy hiking, or simply walking for fitness?

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on May 24, 2025, 04:49:42 PMDo you enjoy hiking, or simply walking for fitness?

@ChrissyRyan
Dear Chrissy:
I love hiking, especially during our extremely long Summer days...
,,,the main draw for me is enjoying the beautiful surroundings, but the
side-benefit is certainly exercise and keeping my body fit and good shape.

HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

That's me. I love being out in Creation, sunshine, fresh air, and exercise. I try to find places where no one has been for decades. Sometimes I find places that no currently living human has ever seen. I enjoy that.

I like it weather  permitting.  I like to visit bird reserves. Also urban walking  checking out old buildings  or if any classic  cars parked up.

I enjoy hiking. I started out as a hiker in college before I started mountain biking. There's just something about being outdoors in heat and humidity of Midwest during the summer.

It is good to hike.  Be careful though.  Stay hydrated.

I think I will take a "walk in the woods" later today.  It is usually relaxing.

I did, I've some knee issues and can barely walk 7000 steps a day

I used to do a lot of hiking back in the day.  My wife and I met on top of a mountain in the Rockies.  The mountains here are kind of wimpy, and so am I these days.  But we still do go for a walk in the bird sanctuary as often as we can, when the weather is nice. 

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That's where we met.  Yup, up at the top.  There's an easier way up around the back side.

I love hiking, I'm not currently as fit as I was and am having a bit of an issue with sciatica but as soon as that's sorted I'll be back out there.

I like all sorts, I'm pretty close to the Lake District and the Scottish borders so often head up that way but most of my time is spent on the Northumberland coast or the national park.

@big kim I am always in and out of the bird reserves too. Mostly up the Northumberland Coast. It has been a source of healing, a place to relax, to unwind and I find it good for the soul.

I went for a walk in the park.  Wore my fuchsia clingy top, white pants, cute hiking shoes, and a light down filled jacket.  Also wore a long wig and put it in a nice ponytail. 

Loved the fresh air, saw some birds, a rabbit, and I enjoyed the walk in the woods.


Chrissy

I mostly walk around local nature reserves or canals. Occasionally elsewhere. I'm happy to do very long walks, but my partner isn't so much into that. But I'm getting him out more, so given time 😺

Charlotte 😻

Quote from: Charlotte Kitty on March 07, 2026, 01:26:50 PMI mostly walk around local nature reserves or canals. Occasionally elsewhere. I'm happy to do very long walks, but my partner isn't so much into that. But I'm getting him out more, so given time 😺

Charlotte 😻

walking on your own can be nice too though. It can help you think through things that are troubling you. I have never had friends who were the outdoorsy type, well there was one but it was short lived.

I have always enjoyed hiking.

When I was much younger and living in California, we summited all of the highest peaks in Southern CA. Our longest hike was 53 miles in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It took 8 days. There were 12 of us total, with 3 adults. We did a lot of training hikes before that trip, climbing some rugged trails, but it was fun.

Here in Colorado, I summited Pikes Peak twice (once in high school and once in the Army). Also Long's Peak and another that I don't recall the name.

In South Dakota, it was more purposeful. My hiking was to prospect mining locations away from places that the locals frequent. As I got older, my hikes grew shorter, and now I just can't do like I used to.

But I'm not done yet. Summer is coming, and I will be back up in the mountains in search of the shiny.

Quote from: Lori Dee on March 07, 2026, 02:48:15 PMI have always enjoyed hiking.

When I was much younger and living in California, we summited all of the highest peaks in Southern CA. Our longest hike was 53 miles in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It took 8 days. There were 12 of us total, with 3 adults. We did a lot of training hikes before that trip, climbing some rugged trails, but it was fun.

Here in Colorado, I summited Pikes Peak twice (once in high school and once in the Army). Also Long's Peak and another that I don't recall the name.

In South Dakota, it was more purposeful. My hiking was to prospect mining locations away from places that the locals frequent. As I got older, my hikes grew shorter, and now I just can't do like I used to.

But I'm not done yet. Summer is coming, and I will be back up in the mountains in search of the shiny.

58 miles? We have our very own supergirl here! Can you fly too?

Sometimes I really like walking around parks and public places wearing clothing and cute shoe colors and styles that are of colors most people would think are female looks.  Normally I just want to blend in but at times I do for some reason enjoy wearing the looks with colors few guys would wear, if the outfit looks fine on me. 

Plus the long hair in a pony tail, or in wavy flows just are nice and lovely looking.  Of course, skirts and dresses at work are just fine for a nice, conservative business look too and they are feminine.  We are so fortunate we can wear all of these pretty clothes. 

Funny thing, we can wear guy clothes too if we so choose and no fuss is made of that.  Have a guy wear a dress and a five o'clock shadow, well, he may be laughed at.  Seems unfair in a way, does not it?

Chrissy

I like Geocaching. It keeps you walking, and you get the sense of discovery when you find one. 🙂

I have a cache of my own out there. I get a lot of finders leaving notes that they've never come across one like mine in all their time caching.

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Lori Dee on March 07, 2026, 02:48:15 PMI have always enjoyed hiking.

When I was much younger and living in California, we summited all of the highest peaks in Southern CA. Our longest hike was 53 miles in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It took 8 days. There were 12 of us total, with 3 adults. We did a lot of training hikes before that trip, climbing some rugged trails, but it was fun.

Here in Colorado, I summited Pikes Peak twice (once in high school and once in the Army). Also Long's Peak and another that I don't recall the name.

In South Dakota, it was more purposeful. My hiking was to prospect mining locations away from places that the locals frequent. As I got older, my hikes grew shorter, and now I just can't do like I used to.

But I'm not done yet. Summer is coming, and I will be back up in the mountains in search of the shiny.

Would like to try that Appalachian Trail, or a good part of it.  May do that.  If Redford could do it, Chrissy can do it.  (Refers to "A Walk in the Woods" film.)

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 07, 2026, 02:55:17 PM58 miles? We have our very own supergirl here! Can you fly too?

The trip was broken up into segments, so we only hiked from 1 to 5 miles in one day. Leave in the morning, hike through lunch, then make camp for the night. We carried everything we needed in our backpacks, from tents to food and medical supplies. It felt strange being away from civilization for eight days, but we often encountered hikers and horseback riders who were doing shorter segments of the trail.

My dad worked for NASA during the Apollo missions. He was an engineer, and when NASA finally put a man on the Moon, the greatest accomplishment they had ever achieved, he was with me on that trip. One of the adults was listening to the radio and said, "Welp, we have now been to the Moon." That was all the fanfare that the news got while we were out there. We didn't miss being away at all.

Now that's a cool dad story. Engineer for NASA, fantastic!

I would never have thought you would be old enough to be out there on a trail when the landings happened.

I don't think my feet could take multi day hiking these days.

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 07, 2026, 03:20:05 PMI would never have thought you would be old enough to be out there on a trail when the landings happened.

I can confirm. I am older than dirt.

Our high school valedictorian was a guy named Moses.

🤣

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 07, 2026, 01:20:55 PMI went for a walk in the park.  Wore my fuchsia clingy top, white pants, cute hiking shoes, and a light down filled jacket.  Also wore a long wig and put it in a nice ponytail. 

Loved the fresh air, saw some birds, a rabbit, and I enjoyed the walk in the woods.


Chrissy

Chrissy, I read your post, and got inspired and went out to the woods, and went for a 3 mile walk.

Alana

Quote from: Alana Ashleigh on March 07, 2026, 04:47:17 PMChrissy, I read your post, and got inspired and went out to the woods, and went for a 3 mile walk.

Alana

That is nice.  I wore some newer hiking shoes I bought at REI, they still need more breaking in.

As the weather improves I will be out taking walks more often.

Chrissy

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 07, 2026, 01:13:36 PMI love hiking, I'm not currently as fit as I was and am having a bit of an issue with sciatica but as soon as that's sorted I'll be back out there.

Sciatica is rough. I had it really bad a few years ago. I had it a few years ago when I hurt my back lifting weights. I was hurt for a solid four months.

Quote from: Alana Ashleigh on March 07, 2026, 04:51:11 PMSciatica is rough. I had it really bad a few years ago. I had it a few years ago when I hurt my back lifting weights. I was hurt for a solid four months.

Yeah I've had it since September. I'm on anitriptaline now which seems to be doing the trick. I'm told I will always be prone to it now unfortunately.

I did back when I could. It is one of the single greatest ways to lose weight. I lost 5 stone (70 lbs) just through walking 5 miles a day, 5 days a week. It is very low impact.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 07, 2026, 04:49:50 PMThat is nice.  I wore some newer hiking shoes I bought at REI, they still need more breaking in.

As the weather improves I will be out taking walks more often.

Chrissy

I do enjoy a nice trip to REI. There's a few by me. I can't buy boots there since I can't get my size there. My feet are pretty picky about boots and shoes, so I tend stick with the same brand and style.

Lot of hikes and climbs in the Sierra during my 40's and 50"s.  Including most of California's 14,000 foot peaks.  I've done Mt Whitney multiple times on several different routes. Some on climbers with a rope and gear, others on various trails. 

The last fourteeners I did were Mt. Williamson (14,379') and Mt. Tyndall (14,025') on a 2 day trip.  The first day was up to a high camp at about 12,000 feet which included going up a steep snow field in a thunderstorm.  Old snow fields that have melted and refrozen multiple times are on the icy side and are a little dicey even when it's not raining. The second day was up early and both peaks in the morning. Then we broke camp in a little light afternoon rain before headed back out to the trailhead, which included descending the same snow field. 

Back then I was doing things most men would only dream of doing.  Now I doing things most men wouldn't dream of doing.  Go figure.