I don't miss them shitting up all the state parks when they never cared about hiking or nature before and you could tell because they had those completely flat asses from sitting constantly. Never walked a day in their lives.
It is humorous to see the number of people on an eight hour trail outfitted for the apocalypse.
Or hiking poles for paved trails.
A stick, some water, and a dog are all you need for that really. Maybe a snack, though if you eat well before and 8-hour hike will make dinner taste amazing. Some of the best food to be had is after a day spent hiking/biking in the mountains with friends. Get to someone's house and have some beers and bbq.
Water, snack, first aid. For a simple 7.5 miles
Last 8 hour one I did we only brought water basically. Light snack and a first aid. But this is southwest USA in the summer.
I know exactly what you mean. I used to love the solitude of hiking parts of the Appalachian trail near me, and now stretches of it are like a grocery store line when toilet paper is running out
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