Things that you enjoy most while hiking

[Tai]

Was it the scenary, companionship, the fresh air, the need to prove that we can do it or are we just suckers for punishment?

[Strider]

The ability to totally switch off from life

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[ribuck]

Sitting around the fire at the end of the day.

[devoswitch]

Being completely aware in the present moment

[walkon]

Just the need to be in nature.

[neilmny]

I'll go with the need to be in nature, soak up the scenery and to just be in the moment.
Being in the moment is kind of essential when navigating or finding a new off track way to somewhere.
Bushwalking, particularly off track, clears my mind of clutter like nothing else.

[MickyB]

Bushwalking, particularly off track, clears my mind of clutter like nothing else.

+1

[Neo]

The challenge of being able to do it and to 'survive' with what I carry.

Being focused and immersed in my surroundings away from civilisation.

Yet to progress to off track and real navigation.

I'm happiest when I'm out walking and camping.

[Scottyk]

Seeing amazing places in the wilderness where other people aren't

[Hallu]

Wildlife, scenery, solitude. Though I mostly walk solo, it is also extremely rewarding to show someone amazing places you know most people miss. What I never do is walks just for the physical challenge. What I've learned though is that there is always something to take back from a walk. It may not be perfect weather but then you may encounter animals. It may be painful and boring walking uphill in the forest but then the view may be worth it. I very rarely regret going for a walk.

[JohnStrider]

The sense of calm that it affords me. Nothing else like it.

[pazzar]

No phone reception!!

[ofuros]

Views...
Wildlife encounters...
Incoming nasty weather...
Lungfulls of fresh forest air...

[Tacblades]

The solitude

[Tim-Australian Hiker]

I hike for lots of reasons, its a great way of staying fit, I love being in the outdoors, I love challenging myself and I love learning> Hiking provides it all.

Tim

[HikerBrad]

The fresh air, the solitude, the scenery, being engaged in the moment, feeling happy, feeling alive, being away from the everyday, hearing the birds call, hearing a stream burbling, feeling your body labour under a pack up a hill.

Brad.

[north-north-west]

A lot of things. Being outdoors, alone, away from people and evidence of them. The flora, the fauna, the mountains. The calm and exhilaration and sense of achievement. (This is, of course, provided you mean 'bushwalking'. I don't hike.)

But you know what's really fun? Popping out of the scrub onto a roadside just as someone's driving past. The looks you get . . .

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[Tai]

[quote]The fresh air, the solitude, the scenery, being engaged in the moment, feeling happy, feeling alive, being away from the everyday, hearing the birds call, hearing a stream burbling, feeling your body labour under a pack up a hill.


U took the words out of my mouth

[taipan821]

Love the outdoors, helps reset the stress meter, great opportunities to make great memories

Also I'm a sucker for rain, embrace the suck!