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Speed hiking through nature
Posted: Aug 23 2014 1:59 pm
by joebartels
Another "if you do not enjoy the wilderness on my terms then you are bad" story.
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/20 ... 23xml.html
Froma Harrop wrote:Let’s face it. The speed hiker’s feat could have been performed on the side of a highway.
You could walk circles in your backyard with your backpack then camp too.
Re: Speed hiking through nature
Posted: Aug 25 2014 12:58 pm
by satillayakker
chumley wrote:From the author's perspective, everything we do fast is bad, and is the root of all societal problems.
While I can't completely discount some of her opinions, my response to her would be that the real problem is when somebody groups a bunch of unrelated stuff "all in one package" and decides that everybody else should think the same way.
Just because you don't understand why somebody else would enjoy something that you wouldn't, doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. People are different. Get over it.
VERY WELL SAID!!!
Re: Speed hiking through nature
Posted: Mar 16 2021 9:00 am
by chumley
New science suggests that if you stop and smell the roses too much, you're much more likely to die from Covid. Seriously.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03- ... ovid-.html
The analysis found slow walkers of a normal weight to be almost 2.5 times more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and 3.75 times more likely to die from the virus than normal weight fast walkers.
It is literally better to be obese and hike fast than to be of normal weight and hike slow.
So there's that!
#science
Re: Speed hiking through nature
Posted: Mar 16 2021 9:03 am
by LosDosSloFolks
@chumley
Denny and I need to change our HAZ names.
Re: Speed hiking through nature
Posted: Mar 16 2021 10:03 am
by Alston_Neal
LosDosSloFolks wrote:Denny and I need to change our HAZ names.
Good idea, I'm thinkin Joe Chumley has a nice ring.