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afoxintheforest
replying to @eddieG805 @eddieG805 @RCGibby73 Those old school canvas and framed packs were KILLER. Made me swear off backpacking until I w… https://t.co/SgZRRfI83B
coasthikergirl
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @TETONsports A2 #hikerchat Pretty fond memories. Gr.11 with a few close friends on the Bruce Trail in On… https://t.co/Cf05cadrhr
3UpAdventures
A3: I have had ALL THE EMOTIONS in the backcountry. The high happy highs, fear, and the deepest gut wrenching sads. #hikerchat
Bernardine
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3. Peace. Relief. Happiness. Mild anxiety (*what was that?*) #Hikerchat
ozark_trail
afoxintheforest
replying to @RegisterCouple @RegisterCouple @TETONsports Haha. Life lessons learned the hard way! #hikerchat
t_jh2009
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2) Ah, you must be young because for an old dude like me unless I have a reminder like photos I can't r… https://t.co/VlpqIO1SD3
TETONsports
replying to @1zestytraveler @1zestytraveler @afoxintheforest @Bernardine haha we got asked the other day if we "came in on our day off" we knew… https://t.co/lpHmmja0t9
RegisterCouple
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2. Definitely how did we make it. Ugh. But we did! The first morning on the trail made the 1st night totally worth it #hikerchat
1zestytraveler
A3 I don't go back country often but when I do it's filled with equal parts excitement and fear of the unknown. #hikerchat
jaypeatravels
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports Bliss. "I should spend more time here" #hikerchat
TETONsports
RT @jaypeatravels: @TETONsports Bliss. "I should spend more time here" #hikerchat https://t.co/bqOom6Mi86
naturetechfam
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports #hikerchat A1 Always have a buddy! 😁 Also, how to use a knife and start a safe fire. 1st we teach to k… https://t.co/r5cDTAo9Qv
coasthikergirl
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3 #hikerchat I miss the backcountry as soon as I’m out of it. So much relief and peacefulness for me.… https://t.co/tYU1FlHNIu
RCGibby73
A3: Now? It's like home away from home BUT I don't let my guard down. I'm still the interloper. #HikerChat https://t.co/Yta3UJz5VD
DryGuyHQ
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3: Happiness, calm and full of excitement! #hikerchat
eddieG805
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @RCGibby73 Yes I still have my old external frame pack that I can load 100lbs on and walk with. Ev… https://t.co/SsARWR2OIf
TETONsports
replying to @purpleosh @purpleosh @RCGibby73 It's like camp/adventure christmas, you are just soooo happy #hikerchat
Bernardine
replying to @3UpAdventures @3UpAdventures I get teary too! It's so beautiful & you feel so fortunate. #Hikerchat
DVKOutdoors
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A1: Trial and error has been my teacher. 7 lb packs are no good. Go as light as you possibly can, n still b comfy. #hikerchat
RMhigh7088
A3: I tell my aches and such to shut up. I get sucked into the scenery. And utter, 'This beats being at work!' #hikerchat
afoxintheforest
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3: I oscillate between bliss and the thought of "This is seriously what I do for fun?" The yin and ya… https://t.co/ReikM9UTlI
MissouriHowell
HumansBeingCA
replying to @Bernardine @Bernardine Goodness, they're #cute even while soaking wet! #hikerchat #canada #raccoon
KidsInParks RCGibby73
replying to @eddieG805 @eddieG805 @afoxintheforest Deserves a retirement ceremony! #HikerChat
TorontoBoris
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports Peace and tranquility. Until the bushes start to rustle. #hikerchat
RegisterCouple
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3. Bliss. It's where we can finally feel the weight of "regular" life fade away. #hikerchat
HikingWithHendr
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3) An intense longing to just stay there! The more I am out there, the less I want to be in town. #hikerchat
RoarLoud
A2 First time in the woods at night I didn't have a headlamp- that was my first purchase the next day! #hikerchat
naturetechfam
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 #hikerchat A2 Wonderful memories of my younger and less painful days! Lol 😁 Nowadays, any hiking/camping seems to hurt. 😉
Kootenaicountry
replying to @purpleosh @purpleosh @RCGibby73 You giggle when you hike don't you! #hikerchat
Mrs_Roadrunner
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @eddieG805 @RCGibby73 i traded a skateboard for one of those back in the day - boy was it uncomfy! #hikerchat
TETONsports
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 Yes sir and aren't we all, but it's fun to pretend we aren't and are one with the home away from home #Hikerchat
RCGibby73
Q4: What were your motivations for hiking to begin with? Health, Spiritual, life balance, or___? #HikerChat
3UpAdventures
replying to @Bernardine @Bernardine For me, sometimes it's stuff in the front country world that bubbles up when I'm comfortably outside. #hikerchat
TETONsports
replying to @HikingWithHendr @HikingWithHendr I really is magical how that balance in life changes. #hikerchat
Bernardine
replying to @1zestytraveler @1zestytraveler @afoxintheforest @TETONsports I have a basket full of high heels I haven't woen in YEARS. #Hikerchat
bushwhackingfoo
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2. Both! My feet were killing me as I was wearing Timberlands. But I really took a liking to being out… https://t.co/rsoVUPvmyX
Hiker_Steve
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3: #Hikerchat I've got to do this more! Can I make a living at this? Gawd I love this. Ahhh the smell… https://t.co/BvvIuh6Efr
purpleosh RCGibby73
replying to @coasthikergirl @coasthikergirl @TETONsports A3: it's the instant slow down of the pace that I miss #HikerChat
DVKOutdoors
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3: Calm and relaxed. Peace. Full of joy. #hikerchat
HikingWithHendr
replying to @Kootenaicountry @Kootenaicountry @purpleosh @RCGibby73 Wait! Doesn't everybody? #hikerchat
t_jh2009
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @TETONsports Depends, when I went over the Mt Rose Highway in March it looked like there was 40+ f… https://t.co/i5hsifFyPa