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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    Hiking 80 Miles Alone on the Torres Del Paine Trail in Chile (Video of hike ends 15:13)


    @ 6:45 that pass I believe has a rather dark story, which I don't remember because it's been a few years since I saw it on cable, but that won't stop me. One or more peeps got lost in a white out and froze to death there -- something like that. I remember seeing this pass on the program from about the same spot, but I don't remember the program or what happened exactly.

    They get a lot of adventue traffic, eh? You can tell because everything is well maintained and new-ish, and of course, you eventually see a lot of peeps too.

    Yeah, Patagonia is a hiking and camping mecca. Lots of granola munchers. This guy is a travel writer? Approximately professional or at least semi-professional hiker.

    Beautiful thread. Thanks.

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    Nice subject JAP.

    In my prime, I hiked the Long Trail (so I also did the 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail where they coexist) 272 miles up Vermont from the Mass. border to Canada. My knees don't let me hike like that anymore, but there are so many day hikes I guess it really doesn't matter. I also went to a summer tripping (that's hiking trips for you hippies) camp. The younger groups would do three or four day stretches, including trail and shelter maintenance, while the older groups would do much larger and longer chunks, and actually have built shelters humping in the materials for that and trail maintenance. What a camp!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I love hiking. I wish that I could do more of it, but my feet and knees are run down from the army.
    Screw that. I spent a career hiking hills and toting a heavy ruck. I’ll drive, park and walk maybe as far as a half mile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    There is something about being in the outdoors with your feet on the earth. Looking out at vistas, and epic mountain peaks. It opens up your heart in a way that makes it feel like the whole universe is coming through. When I am in nature, is when I am most happy. Perhaps that's why I live in the woods. I wanted to share some great heart opening videos with anyone who is interested.

    First vid is of this amazing man Joe Hendricks hiking Mt Ellinor. If you like his style, he has tons more vids on his channel. Here is a link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbs...zqyIMxomASYn-A


    The power and beauty of nature helps with many things including perspective.

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    Friends of mine from Kansas came to Washington for a visit. They wanted to go see some mountains up close. We took them up to the Olympics and took in hurricane ridge. It was a nice clear day and the view was awesome.


    I thought that I'd take them into the Olympic national rain forest to check it out. As we were driving into a heavily wooded area, I noticed that they were kind of cowering in my car. I asked them if there was something wrong. They said that the trees were so huge that they were freaking them out. They asked if I would turn around and let them view the forest from a distance.


    My friend's wife said that she doesn't know how people can live in such an environment.

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    This is a wonderful documentary. This guy and his son hike the Inca trail to Machu Pichu. This is the best documentary I have ever watched on Machu Pichu. I love this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jigglepete View Post
    Nice subject JAP.

    In my prime, I hiked the Long Trail (so I also did the 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail where they coexist) 272 miles up Vermont from the Mass. border to Canada. My knees don't let me hike like that anymore, but there are so many day hikes I guess it really doesn't matter. I also went to a summer tripping (that's hiking trips for you hippies) camp. The younger groups would do three or four day stretches, including trail and shelter maintenance, while the older groups would do much larger and longer chunks, and actually have built shelters humping in the materials for that and trail maintenance. What a camp!

    I've heard of that trail. There is actually a sign for an airport off one of the high peaks trails. That struck me funny, two very different means of travel connected somehow.

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    Joe and Linda hike Snoqualmie pass. I love the fall colors. These guys always make me smile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AZ Jim View Post
    We have a three way bond of physical disabilities. JAP, Pete and me, but we had our day.....
    All I got is bad knees and a little sciatica . Plenty to curtail my hiking. Ten years and I the wife and I did a couple of high peaks and I even ran up to 4 miles.
    Now, I've had to stop my daily walks due to the knees. Not forever, just to give this right one time to heal from this particular flare up.
    It's artritis but it's bad and has taken out three of my ligaments including both ACL's
    I'm not suffering from nerve damage and some of what you all are but I can relate a little especially since I am driven to outdoor activity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    All I got is bad knees and a little sciatica . Plenty to curtail my hiking. Ten years and I the wife and I did a couple of high peaks and I even ran up to 4 miles.
    Now, I've had to stop my daily walks due to the knees. Not forever, just to give this right one time to heal from this particular flare up.
    It's artritis but it's bad and has taken out three of my ligaments including both ACL's
    I'm not suffering from nerve damage and some of what you all are but I can relate a little especially since I am driven to outdoor activity.
    Have you ever tried cortisone shots in your knees? I used to have trouble with my knees and ankles when I was younger. I sprained my ankle and it stretched the ligament and I would re-sprain it all the time, and because the one was injured it would cause me to sprain the other one. Then I tore a ligament in the back of my knee, it's like that one sprain led to all kinds of other injuries. The body tried to compensate and ended up getting injured. My knees will still act up but not nearly as bad as when I was younger.

    I hope you heal soon so you can get back to walking.
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