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Friday, July 12. 2019

Hikers: Got a good hike planned for the weekend?

For our readers across the fruited plains, and everywhere in the world: Got a good hike planned?


If so, where? 


And what's your difference between a "walk" and a "hike"? Distance? Difficulty? Need for a hiking stick or pole?

Posted by The Barrister at 15:21 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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#1 Jewel (Link) on 2019-07-12 16:09 (Reply)
My wife says it's not a hike until it rains.
#2 Young curmudgeon on 2019-07-12 17:17 (Reply)
That is better than my answer
#2.1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2019-07-12 17:32 (Reply)
To me, hiking weather is mainly when it is too cold to sail, but not cold enough to ski. The forecast is far too hot for hiking tomorrow.

I believe I’m going to “hike” upwind tomorrow, until I or my wife feel we’ve gone far enough, then find a nice place, an empty cove or a cheap marina or a yacht club, whichever is nearby and strikes our fancy, to anchor or moor overnight.

I prefer to start going upwind, making the return trip less work if the wind doesn’t change. We start earlier if we are already on the boat, so there should be time when we get back for a box of fried clams (she'll have a lobster roll, or maybe scallops) and some beer at the club while we watch the sun set.
#3 Bruce Anderson on 2019-07-12 20:56 (Reply)
Pine Ridge Trail Northwest Nebraska.....Hike
#4 L J on 2019-07-12 23:05 (Reply)
Very cool. Pretty country.
#4.1 feeblemind on 2019-07-13 13:04 (Reply)
Crag Crest Trail on Grand Mesa, Western Colorado. Starts at 10500 feet above sea level, high point about 11400, with lots of ups and downs. You can see for 100 miles in every direction if the air is clear. Fantastic hike, just hope we don't get lost, what with all the extra snow this year, and logging to clear lots of felled trees.
#5 Annie on 2019-07-13 00:32 (Reply)
It's 50 deg C out and blowing hot dust and sand.

We're staying in the apartment in the air conditioning, thank you.

When it cools in October we plan on hiking the dunes of Rub' al Khali and taking the ferry to Dalma Island.
#6 Whitehall on 2019-07-13 02:06 (Reply)
It's a hike if I need to bring food beyond a bag of peanuts.

I just did a lot of walking in Ireland's Wicklow mountains, but none of it was hiking, not even the 20 mile walks, because Pubs. Everywhere. Wonderful.
#7 Fred Z on 2019-07-14 08:32 (Reply)
"Because Pubs." That's termed "A long bar crawl."
#7.1 BD on 2019-07-14 09:17 (Reply)
A little late to the game in my response because we just did segments 25-29 of the Colorado Trail. It took four days and three nights. It was classified as impassible due to the snow. We moved our date backs several weeks to accommodate for the snow. Ours were virgin foot prints in the drifts and snowfields. 72 miles is a hike as well as a pleasant walk in the woods.
#8 Jon from Illinois on 2019-07-15 23:29 (Reply)

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