This summer I have seen more anti-social hikers than ever before. Anti-social because my usual greeting and kind words are not being received by I-Pod toting hikers. With the I-Pod, many can put their favorite songs and entire CD's on a small electronic device. Now most of the hikers I have seen are thru hikers, so I can understand why you might want some tunes every now and then. But isn't hiking about being in the woods away from the electronic junk? Isn't it about listening to the wind in the trees or the silence? And what about the camraderie with your fellow hikers?
So do you wear an I Pod hiking and if so why? Or are you one of those Luddites who, like me, are left scratching their heads?
So do you wear an I Pod hiking and if so why? Or are you one of those Luddites who, like me, are left scratching their heads?