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Posted by SteveTheFolkie on January 8, 2007 at 8:57:52 am EST
In reply to Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? posted by Prelucir on January 6, 2007 at 9:23:16 pm EST

I suppose I bring home a better attitude when I return from the woods. Even a day hike can take a weeks stress away (or so it would seem!). I enjoy the isolation and lack of news and the exertion of carrying all I need for a couple of weeks on my back. While my wanderings are mainly in the East, so I'm not in any true "wilderness", I try to avoid heavily used trails, like the AT, because after a couple days alone, having others nearby can almost be an intrusion.
This (desire for isolation) could probably explain my preference of heading to the woods in really lousy weather - because I know there's a far better chance of being alone when the woods are cold and wet!

Being forced to slow down (no microwave ovens, no cell phones, no computer terminals, no car) seems to work wonders, at the same time allowing me to better appreciate all the conveniences of the "real world" where I normally live (flush toilets, clean water, showers, warm bed).

Steve

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• Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - Alicia 14:45:17 01/08/2007
  • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - SteveTheFolkie 15:15:03 01/08/2007
    • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - tripp 20:38:34 01/08/2007
      • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - SteveTheFolkie 06:50:13 01/09/2007
        • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - tripp 07:44:23 01/09/2007
          • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - Rosh 17:32:04 01/09/2007
      • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - Alicia 21:47:00 01/08/2007
        • Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? - SureLockInc 22:46:01 01/08/2007

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