What kind of hiker are you?

[Shawn]

While I enjoy it all, I'm mainly a day hiker.

I have a job and am busy, so I can't hike as much as I want to.

Take the poll and reply with anything you want to add

 

[neidholdt]

I don't neatly fit in any category so chose other. I generally go out 5-7 days at a time. Ideally I do at least a two day backpack on the trip and the rest day hike. However, its all over the board.. Two of my priemere hikes was a multi-day backpack in Big Bend NP in Texas followed by kayaking the Rio Grande. and on another I spent 10 days in the Grand Canyon.

When I plan a trip I will generally have a main destination or park and then do a cluster of hikes in the area, but I also hit trails enroute and on the way home to break up the drive.
Grand CanyonBig Bend

 

[Shawn]

Maybe a good title for you is, Adventurer

 

[neidholdt]

It had been awhile since I was called newbie

 

[Shawn]

It had been awhile since I was called newbie

I'm typically a weekend warrior but I do bike through the week as well.

 

[Calamity]

Day Hiker for me. Might trying and get prepared to do an overnight though with the wife in the next few years.

 

[Shawn]

Day Hiker for me. Might trying and get prepared to do an overnight though with the wife in the next few years.

Overnight hikes are really fun. Nature becomes alive at night. It's an amazing thing to witness firsthand.

 

[neidholdt]

Yes hiking after dark is a new experience. Quiet peaceful. It is amazing how quick you eyes get accustomed to low light after you turn off your headlamp. In fact hiking under a full moon is almost like day hiking.

 

[Calamity]

Yes hiking after dark is a new experience. Quiet peaceful. It is amazing how quick you eyes get accustomed to low light after you turn off your headlamp. In fact hiking under a full moon is almost like day hiking.

Sounds amazing, closest I've done is a weekend canoe trip. We didn't canoe at night though, sun set later so we were in bed in tents by then.

 

[neidholdt]

I was out canoeing many years ago with the boy scouts and after we setup camp the first night, I then had to paddle up stream to pickup a boy arriving late. That solo paddle upstream after dark to pick up the boy has been one of my treasured experiences.


(not my pic, one free from internet)