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Re: ZIM - - G/M AND Grand Canyon Trekking 

By: Zimbler0 in POPE 5 | Recommend this post (1)
Thu, 25 Oct 18 9:13 PM | 69 view(s)
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Decomposed > Unless you're walking with friends, nearly all of the people you'll encounter on these hikes are headed the opposite direction.

Yeah.
Hikers going the same direction tend to get strung
out along the trail - occasionally someone will pass
someone else . . . but such passings usually do not
last long and if you really don't know them what
do you talk about?

But, occasionally, one comes across someone who is
exceptionally gregarious and then some interesting
conversations take place.

Some of those old ladies - also known as 'Gray Panthers'
really love to talk about their kids, grandkids, how
many miles they can walk . . and 'oh, by the way, you
really should go and see this' or that . . and one
learns about some other interesting things to go and
see.

Zim.




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Re: ZIM - - G/M AND Grand Canyon Trekking
By: Decomposed in POPE 5
Thu, 25 Oct 18 3:44 PM 		Msg. 11271 of 62138

kathy:

Re: “do you talk to a lot of people on the those trails, or are you just absorbed in your thoughts?”

My experience with long hikes comes from the 19 mile round-trip hike from Yosemite Valley to the top of Half Dome. I can tell you that there isn't usually a lot of talking going on except at specific vista points. Unless you're walking with friends, nearly all of the people you'll encounter on these hikes are headed the opposite direction. Therefore you'll only see them briefly and a quick nod or "hello" is about all you'll manage.

Even when I'm hiking in a group, I don't tend to talk. My mouth is usually dry, I'm out of breath (assuming that it's a hard hike) and I'm focusing on taking that next step. Do joggers do a lot of chatting? I don't think so. Same for hikers. You may be different.

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