SAR-EMT40
Well-known member
After Keb's reply in the "Who are these crazy people?" post I got to thinking. He is right. You would almost definetly hear us pass by. We almost never talk during hiking. We hike in complete silence. Most of the time we don't even hike together. We always meet at trail intersections though. My nephew basically learned to hike from me so I don't know if I just got used to doing that in the army and it carried over to my hiking day later or if most people don't talk when they hike. I like not talking. I believe it allows me to get lost in my own mind and also to spot more wildlife. The funniest part is when I finish a hike I remember pretty good detail about what I have seen but almost never remember what I was thinking about. Again maybe the scout training, don't know.
That doesn't mean that I don't like chatting when I come across someone on the trail and that we don't usually chat up a storm in camp.
Who talks during hiking? Do you move silent, will speak only if someones life is threatened, or chatter away incessantly.
Keith
That doesn't mean that I don't like chatting when I come across someone on the trail and that we don't usually chat up a storm in camp.
Who talks during hiking? Do you move silent, will speak only if someones life is threatened, or chatter away incessantly.
Keith