Mountain Hiking - Who Else?

[Kas]

Any other mountain hiking lovers? When were you first time in mountains? What do you like the most about traveling there?


I was first time in mountains as a little kid in a child carrier. Not high ones though

I love the feeling of freedom, especially backpacking and changing place every day ( so spontaneous), meeting other people on the road, the nature around me. And I like being so physically tired that I fall asleep in every conditions without a single thought. It's a great way to relax.

 

[Anomoly]

When I was a littler piglet , about this big I needed reins to stop me from escaping. Given half the chance i would have crawled up one. my family liked spending time in nature, so scotland was our favoured place of vacations. Eerie mist filled the air and took the tops off all the mountains and it was magical. sadly i have never been up one so big.

given half the chance i would, and insinuate myself in with a family of goats, some flower power and the local hillbillies and probably never be seen again

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

I think I'd enjoy it (in theory). I might hate it. Our US east coast mountains are hills compared to the Rockies, but still very beautiful in some regions.

 

[SearchingforPeace]

I love hiking. I love exploring the beauties of the world, far from the rush and bustle of the modern world.

I especially love backpacking, as [MENTION=24824]Kas[/MENTION] said. My wife enjoys the outdoors, but once I got her backpacking, it was magical. We went out monthly, at least. We saw some amazing sights and had great experiences. I had a great time planning our adventures. There were a time or two where things went wrong, but.... sleeping next to a giant arch, under a natural dome 300 feet high and 300 feet deep is incredible. Sleeping in the Zion Narrows was about as unique.

I have felt closer to God on mountain tops and in isolated canyons than almost any manmade religious structure.

Unfortunately, then we had children and haven't gone backpacking again.

 

[Kas]

I think I'd enjoy it (in theory). I might hate it. Our US east coast mountains are hills compared to the Rockies, but still very beautiful in some regions.

Maybe you just need to give it a chance. My friend ( rather a city person) went with me to a trip like that and now she keep asking when we are going somewhere

There is a great diversity of landscapes in US, it must be an adventure to travel there.
Alaska is a place I dreamt of. Maybe one day...

[MENTION=25377]SearchingforPeace[/MENTION] I just googled Zion Narrows and wow (!) What amazing colours.
How old are kids? Maybe lower mountains are an option? Not the same but still something.

There is that great feeling when you are on the top on the mountain as you say. People take it variously, I always felt closer to the nature out there and my mind is clear .

 

[SearchingforPeace]

[MENTION=25377]SearchingforPeace[/MENTION] I just googled Zion Narrows and wow (!) What amazing colours.
How old are kids? Maybe lower mountains are an option? Not the same but still something.

We have done day hikes with the children and we have plans for backpacking when they get older.

Where we live now, there are no mountains for hundreds of miles, just very sad. Hopefully, we hope to someplace nearer mountains again.

 

[Kas]

Where we live now, there are no mountains for hundreds of miles, just very sad. Hopefully, we hope to someplace nearer mountains again.

Yeah, that's sad. I envy people who live close to mountains. Ironically I live close to see, but far away from mountains

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Maybe you just need to give it a chance. My friend ( rather a city person) went with me to a trip like that and now she keep asking when we are going somewhere

There is a great diversity of landscapes in US, it must be an adventure to travel there.
Alaska is a place I dreamt of. Maybe one day...


[MENTION=25377]SearchingforPeace[/MENTION] I just googled Zion Narrows and wow (!) What amazing colours.
How old are kids? Maybe lower mountains are an option? Not the same but still something.

There is that great feeling when you are on the top on the mountain as you say. People take it variously, I always felt closer to the nature out there and my mind is clear .

It would be a good way to get in shape; better than the gym.

 

[Sunny Ghost]

Day hikes are my favorite form of exercise. I'm also a fan of trail running.

It's a great way to be alone with my thoughts. Meditative.

I'm on the East Coast as well, so I'm more accustomed to the Appalachian mountains. But I spent a great amount of my free time hitting trails near myself.

 

[Kas]

Foto from National Geographic of the most beautiful mountain trail I know.

 

[JAVO]

Hiking and backpacking in the mountains is my favorite way to spend a weekend or vacation. I enjoy being in nature, and I also enjoy the simplistic beauty and challenge of living in nature with minimal gear. I especially enjoy it in winter--it's like a different world with the cold and snow!

("Backpacking" in the US means hiking in the mountains or other natural area rather than a road, and staying in a tent, tarp, hammock or other primitive shelter.)

 

[evilrubberduckie]

I want to try backpacking, but Im a city folk. So I need someone who doesnt mind training a newborn rookie with really bad stamina how to properly go up a mountain.

Also never been hardcore camping.

When I find a person like that,Im going to snatch them and have them teach me thier ways.

 

[JAVO]

I want to try backpacking, but Im a city folk. So I need someone who doesnt mind training a newborn rookie with really bad stamina how to properly go up a mountain.

Also never been hardcore camping.

When I find a person like that,Im going to snatch them and have them teach me thier ways.

 

[Kas]

Hiking and backpacking in the mountains is my favorite way to spend a weekend or vacation. I enjoy being in nature, and I also enjoy the simplistic beauty and challenge of living in nature with minimal gear. I especially enjoy it in winter--it's like a different world with the cold and snow!

("Backpacking" in the US means hiking in the mountains or other natural area rather than a road, and staying in a tent, tarp, hammock or other primitive shelter.)

I just meant meeting people during travelling. Usually I stay in tent or mountain huts.

You are more hardcore than me then I like winter mountains, snow makes everything look magical, but hiking is much harder in winter so I rarely go then. Usually I travel during summer/autumn. I like autumn colours and to lie in the grass in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Kas]

I want to try backpacking, but Im a city folk. So I need someone who doesnt mind training a newborn rookie with really bad stamina how to properly go up a mountain.

Also never been hardcore camping.

When I find a person like that,Im going to snatch them and have them teach me thier ways.

That's a good thinking.

 

[cascadeco]

Yes, I love mountain hiking. I get up into the mountains at least a few times a month, and in summer/autumn, I try to get up every week, and if I'm able, like taking a few multi-day summer trips each year. I live about half an hour from the foothills, but will drive anywhere from 1.5-7 hrs (7 hrs = a multi day trip) to get to really good trails, or to new places.

 

[Kas]

Yes, I love mountain hiking. I get up into the mountains at least a few times a month, and in summer/autumn, I try to get up every week, and if I'm able, like taking a few multi-day summer trips each year. I live about half an hour from the foothills, but will drive anywhere from 1.5-7 hrs (7 hrs = a multi day trip) to get to really good trails, or to new places.

Now I envy you. For me it's hours in car or train.

 

[cascadeco]

To actually answer the OP (sorry!), I first visited the mountains while driving through them as a pre-teen on a family vacation to Yellowstone, and loved the scenery / how epic and vast everything was in comparison to the cornfields of the midwest where I grew up. Then we took two family vacations to Rocky Mountain Natl Park when I was in high school and I loved it.

I moved here 6 years ago because I wanted to be living here. I have always been into nature/outdoors, so I love being able to hike 10+ miles into the wilderness. I also am really into photography so that is another big drive for me -- to capture these places and details I visit and experience.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I've climbed mountains before. It was a lot of fun.

 

[cascadeco]

Now I envy you. For me it's hours in car or train.

Ah. Well, I do love where I live. But still, I usually drive hours as well. But I understand what you mean.