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Realizations on Hiking

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Realizations on Hiking
I often joke that mountain biking has ruined me for hiking. You see so much more in a day and you get the “whee” factor of going down and the better HIIT workout going up.
I think I also end up hiking with people who do it more and it is easier for them to do steep sections. Yesterday we did a nice two hours and six miles with only 800 feet elevation change. And it was so quiet.
And we had time to watch the clouds. The lines of light and shadow sweeping slowly over the land. The pregnant grey and the fluff of white changing.
We could take in the season. And listen to birds. And listen to real silence from the man made world.
An not just see but marvel at the tenacity of life to take root where it can.
Not to say we won’t come back and ride our bikes on this trail. It looks pretty flowy and fun. But it is nice to have an abundance of time that the slow pace of the walk doesn’t feel like I’m giving up riding time.

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    kushneza

    It was really a treat to slow down, hike and really take things in AND not feel like I was missing out on biking since we had time for both in Golden both being off that month. Really grateful for that time – in nature and together.

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