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Posted by tripp on January 8, 2007 at 8:38:34 pm EST
In reply to Re: What do you get out of the backcountry? posted by SteveTheFolkie on January 8, 2007 at 3:15:03 pm EST

SteveTheFolkie said: "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." I couldn't agree more. In addition to the peace and solitude which comes from being in the woods for awhile, away from your everyday, "normal" life, there is also (for me at least) a certain sense of pride in knowing that I can carry everything that I need to live for at least a little while on my back. There is a sense of comfort that comes from knowing that for a weekend, a week, or a month, I can live out of my backpack and survive, none the worse for wear. Although, as was also stated, I reenter my life with a better attitude than I left it with. To Alicia, Editor in Chief, to be honest, when it comes to nature, I don't know that there is really that much of a difference between genders. Of all the women that I know that backpack, they enjoy it for the same reasons as the men I know. They may even gain a little more pride, in that the "weaker sex" can carry what they need to survive on their backs as well. **disclaimer** I don't really buy into the whole weaker vs. stronger sex argument. I truly believe that women can do whatever they want, as long as they believe that they can.

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• 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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