kayak and hike

[chessiejo]

although i like poetry and competitive sports, i also enjoy getting deep into the back country where few people ever go.

in a kayak you can surprise many wild animals: I have seen a stag, moose, heron, kingfisher, many beaver, muskrats, a fisher (beautiful thing), owls, turtles and more.

i hike for the same reason; not to cover vast distances quickly, but to see what is hidden.  

[The Vengeful Poet]

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[The Vengeful Poet]

chessiejo

although i like poetry and competitive sports, i also enjoy getting deep into the back country where few people ever go.

in a kayak you can surprise many wild animals: I have seen a stag, moose, heron, kingfisher, many beaver, muskrats, a fisher (beautiful thing), owls, turtles and more.

i hike for the same reason; not to cover cast distances quickly, but to see what is hidden.

but thats bad, at least sometimes. Although I love the feeling as well, suprising the wrong animals, especially when you're alone, is something that gets you mauled by a defensive animal.  

[doodlebuggey88]

I love both of those past times. Which is a good thing because my dad is obsessed with it (and it rubbed off on me). I just like being in nature and having the opportunity to think (except on the especially difficult hikes). Pretty much the worst memory of hiking for me would be falling off the side of a mountain when I was 8, but I do have a bunch of other vivid hiking memories.  

[beaulolais]

my worst one recently was getting on a wrong side trail...actually, a deer track...on a cliff over the northern Hudosn where it was whitewater rapids down below.

the trail got steeper and smaller and then disappeared in a very steep cliff face with few handholds.

i didn't want to try backing downward when i vouldnt see where my feet were planted, so i crawled up on my fron, grabbing little plants and bushes.

we have a saying, "any disaster you survive is then an adventure!"

well then, i had an adventure!

i celebrated by running to a cafe in a nearby village and enjoying their hand-picked fruits de bois pie.  

[XxJaredxLetoxLoverxX]

yeah i hike mostly  

[zenyk]

I haven't hiked for a while, but I love it! Adventure is never boring.  

[chessiejo]

i just got ice cleats, snap-ons, for winter hiking, and they help a lot.

we haven't had a lot of snow yet this year so snowshoes don't help much.

we have lynx up here, they're beautiful but very fierce so you can't get too close.

but my mom's digital camera has a 5x zoom  

[Rollingjules]

Wow! It's wonderful to enjoy something outdoorsy, but personal at the same time. I love hiking, but I live in an insanely urban area so I don't get to do much of it anymore. ;_;  

[sakura moon mermaid]

I did Kyaking on camp..it was sooo fun!  

[anisasierra]

my dad has a kayak