[pct-l] why do you like hiking?

[dude@xxxxxxxxxxx (dude)]

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> I can't fathom why anyone would like golfing.

Although Mark Twain probably had it right when he said "Golf is a
good walk spoiled", for people that live in an urban jungle where
decent hiking is hours away on a congested freeway, Golf can provide
some nice exposure to nature away from cement, traffic, and garbage.



> Why do you want to thru-hike?
> Why do you like backpacking?
> Why do you like hiking?
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> These questions always floor me.  People can't understand WHY we
> like this stuff because it's all foreign to them.
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> I like hiking for the same reasons someone else likes golfing, or
> playing softball, or running, sewing, reading, skating, surfing,
> biking, WHATEVER. I like hiking because I enjoy it.  It gives me
> satisfaction.  And I can't explain it to them any better than they
> can explain to me why they like to sew or skate or golf.
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> I can't fathom why anyone would like golfing.
> So why would I expect them to understand why I like thru-hiking?
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> yogi
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