Why I Hike

I've talked about travel. I've talked about housing; I've talked about a lot of different places I've been. But now, even more so than when I did my Boy Scout post, I feel obligated to make a post describing the top 5 reasons why I hike. Hiking, or glorified trail walking, is an activity that used to be essential for survival. With modern technology and conveniences, is become a long-lost art to too many people. However, there are still others amongst us who enjoy the act of hiking. Here is why I do it.

1) You are constantly experiencing new environments.

When you are out there hiking, you're constantly being exposed to many different types of terrain at any given point in time. It really challenges your physical and mental limits. Not only have that, but everybody’s body reacts differently to different climates and environments. When you're out in wilderness, anything can happen, and it teaches you to be engaging in your surroundings and to be completely present in whatever task you are doing.

2) It keeps you in shape.

This obviously depends on the frequency of what you go hiking, but in general, let it be known that it is a great cardiovascular activity. Even for the infrequent hiker, it is still a good break from utilizing the treadmill, jogging the neighborhood, or of course, from being a couch potato. You really learned to utilize every muscle in your body to its Advantage as you scale steep terrains, go for miles on end without stopping, and put yourself at the mercy of Mother Nature. And eventually, with perseverance and practice, you might just become like the guy that I saw sprinting up and down the Shenandoah mountain range, trail running an average of 10 miles every day.

3) You get away from Modern conveniences.

It is the 21st century. We currently live in a world marred by technology that lives around every single corner. Regardless of creed, personal agenda, or any other opinion, it is generally agreeable that too much technology can be detrimental to one's well-being. After all, none of our settlers had iPods or cell phones. Although this deficit of Technology may be startling to some, two others, it is sacred. You get to experience life without modern conveniences, which in and of itself can teach people if thankfulness for all of life's little things that otherwise wouldn't be mentioned.

4) You get a huge system detox.

Having been around patients on concentrated oxygen through nasal cannula, I can firmly attached that nothing beats Fresh Air pump to straight from the trees and the clouds. You also get a huge vitamin D boost, and read your bodies of impurities while sweating out toxins on the trail. Take Along some trail mix filled with antioxidant berries, pack some leafy greens, drink a cup of green tea, and you've got it made.

5) You will never see these sites or meet these people hiding inside your house.

I have met so many wonderful people just by saying hello on the hiking trail or in a Pit Stop Restaurant. You’ll never know what you’ll find, and when you might find it.

This is a short list, but a comprehensive one. So what are you waiting for? Strap on your boots and hit the dirt highway!

Concerning Public Disparities

Through the cracks of my lips and the curled tufts at the end of my cheeks, I am forced to push forward a smile and talk about the good luck that I have had throughout my life. Although never affluent or markedly gifted to the point where it had brought me National or Global notoriety, I was able to work hard and use the talents I was given a gift to make quite a meaningful life for myself. So, forthright and wholeheartedly today, I'm talking about a very different subject altogether. Yea, I plead, I am here to discuss the circumstances less fortunate than my own.

Poverty-stricken communities are traveling all around the globe, more so often than not. As individuals walk around and Louis Vuitton suits and Versace underwear, with their Lamborghini Gallardo sitting in their garage and their very comfortable 401K plan and stock portfolio regenerating itself and the offset backgrounds, at least 75% of the rest of our globe is suffering. This is what first drew me into health and social sciences, anthropology, and the study of public policy from a freelance perspective. There are so many individuals around the globe that you're not kind of Market on these Enterprises, much less understand them even in their native tongue, and it is the reason why I always have dressed as simply and as frugally as possible.

Although I travel quite a good amount, I'm never rolling and the financial circumstances too late for have Ashley when I do so. nay, I go very basic and barebones, usually only consuming a meal and a half a day and either walking or taking it as much public transport as possible. I mostly do this out of humility, as there are many other individuals that could use the food.

Every single day, there are more human lives that are lost that contribute to the growing epidemic of genocide. Everybody has fingers two points the blame, but no heart to accept the blame for themselves. It is everybody's responsibility, truly, to try and move this world into a better place. It is possible if we try, although it will take quite a long time.

And so truly, my heart goes out to anyone who is stricken by shame, poverty, salmon, or any other misfortune. Instead of donating to your bank account, take a few seconds 2 donate to a charitable cause, or volunteer at one. There's a lot of work to be done, and it starts with us.