Most just sit in their houses binge watching the idiot box never speaking a word to a neighbor theres some issue.

I recently decided that i would forget trying to have multiple hobbies and focus ON hiking only

Makes sense.

So i can do spend my money on all year round gear

Survivalist type I take it?

I haven't gone that far. Just like 4 day trips

4 day trips at a time i mean

Been hiking for about 5 years

Still good start.

I havent found the time to go longer yet

I like to have a bit of ironically "diversity" in hobbies otherwise I get bored or something happens to come by.

Ahh but hiking is new each time!

I live in BC, many peaks.

Used to live on the foot hills of the WA cascades. Know the feels. 👍🏻

I have an addiction for alpine water

Very nice

Miss being able to take a wizz in the woods or as my old man used to joke: "what real freedom is"😆

Yeah i like baptizing myself in the freezing glacier water

Hahaha yeah its fantastic isnt it

I also enjoy the grind

Same thing with having a deer on your back porch. Once you have it happen regularly you kind of miss it.

For me its the scenery and the more or less untouched/stillness.

Not many things are more strenuous than hiking UP a mountain with 50lbs on your back

Yeah hunting would be next level for me

I preferred the longer steadier routes.

I want a mentor on that

Well you know what i mean

Used to go with my dad and he taught me a few things but as the years went by we kind of stopped. 😐

Bummer.. but at least you got the experience

I like the outdoors but part of me realizes it's not nice in and of itself, it's just a background suitable for a life worth living

So you have nothing to worry about then

Huh?

What are you trying to say exactly

Not nice in and of itself??

The experience of being in pristine wilderness should just be normal, something to be taken for granted

Ah

It's beautiful yes, but it's like tearing up at the beauty of having non smoggy air to breathe, we should just be able to take it for granted

Pastoral living is shown to be the best kind health wise. Curse of civilization I suppose.

Lapland should just be how life is

Climbing along ridgelines and peaks would still be a fun and fulfilling activity regardless

Like fast food trade convience and quantity, for quality and artisian/homemade