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Apr 2, 2008, 9:22 AM
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  Mad River Glen - 2/8/08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT
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Apr 2, 2008, 9:39 AM
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Hiking is like walking around an amusement park. Yes just strolling around can be fun, checking out the scenery etc. Skiing is actually getting on the rides. Don't get me wrong, I like to get out in the woods in the summer, enjoy camping etc, but for me, the enjoyment doesn't come close to being at the beach on a day with huge waves.
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Apr 2, 2008, 9:50 AM
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| Mad River Glen - 2/8/08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT
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   Time for me to get back into it.... | |
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Apr 2, 2008, 11:30 AM
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  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poconos, PA
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 | Ahh finally all of the skiers check out the backpacking forum. He he. Yeah I pretty much ski from snow fall until snow melt, but I keep up with my winter hiking. Lots of you have done many of the places I go all the time. If anyone else is out in these areas over the next month, let me know. Del Water Gap (either side), Rickett's Glen, Hickory Run, Glen Onoko, Lehigh Gorge, really anywhere along the AT in PA, Nescopeck, etc...
__________________ Snow, Ice, Wind, Heat, and Humidity; Experience the world. Ski what you can, hike and climb what you can't. Use the rubbers(cycle) for distance. |
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Apr 2, 2008, 11:35 AM
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| Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poconos, PA
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| I'll have to agree with greg on this one. I have never had more fun at an amusement park (and i love rides) than going on a serious hike.   
__________________ Snow, Ice, Wind, Heat, and Humidity; Experience the world. Ski what you can, hike and climb what you can't. Use the rubbers(cycle) for distance. |
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Apr 2, 2008, 12:00 PM
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 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nashua
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| water holes/ natural water slides is a nice way to combine the swimming/hiking experience. Up north there are scores of natural water slides and waterfalls to enjoy. We had alot of fun last summer exploring and swimming and then hiking out to the cars. |
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Apr 2, 2008, 12:12 PM
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 Arapahoe Basin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT
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| Amusement park rides make me sick. Hiking is much better! (Though I love skiing far more....) I've only done 1 overnight trip on the AT in Mass. Backpacking class in college with Brian. Our teacher lost one of the students overnight and the local fire dept ended up dragging all of us out of the woods the next day (perhaps to prevent him from losing more?). It was quite the trip.
__________________ Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. ~ Dr. Seuss 2007-2008 ~ 20 2005-2006 ~ 2 2004 ~ 18 It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. ~Agnes Repplier |
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Apr 2, 2008, 12:17 PM
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Apr 2, 2008, 12:18 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast NH
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| Greg and X-Linked You guys are missing the point. The comparison wasn't between hiking and walking in an amusement park. No where did I say I prefer the amusement park over a good hike. It was about two different experiences in the same setting and what is more appealing to me. When I'm at an amusement park, I'd rather be riding the rides than walking around. When I'm in the mountains, I'd rather be skiing than hiking. Another....when I'm at the beach, I'd rather be on a board in the waves than walking the shoreline. I don't dislike walking on the beach, hiking or walking around an amusement park....it's just that my preference is to enjoy all of those settings with an activity that involves more thrill / adreneline. I have found more of that in the ocean than I can hiking, so playing in the waves has become my preferred off season activity. like at Popham Beach for instance 
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Apr 2, 2008, 1:13 PM
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| Arapahoe Basin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT
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| It was a good analogy. Really. 
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