the best trek ever

atula · 03-18-2009, 07:30 AM

Which is the one trek you will remember for ever and why?

rubybeetle · 03-30-2009, 11:59 AM

Hiking in the Wonderland of Rocks. The scenery is beautiful and the rock formations and the history of the area is very interesting. It was a busy day, though, there were many people visiting and the most memorable thing was watching all the people crowd the top of a high spot, texting messages with their phones at the only place where there was coverage.

kernow · 04-07-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rubybeetle

Hiking in the Wonderland of Rocks. The scenery is beautiful and the rock formations and the history of the area is very interesting. It was a busy day, though, there were many people visiting and the most memorable thing was watching all the people crowd the top of a high spot, texting messages with their phones at the only place where there was coverage.

Does it seem a little sad when the modern world intrudes into the beauty and wonder of the natural environment in that way?

Twiceshy · 04-20-2009, 12:48 PM

While in middle school, my biology class spent a weekend at the Girl Scout Camp in the mountains.

The hike was filled with note taking and sketching, and we even saw deer from a distance.

It was fun, educational, and definitely an event to be remembered.

poster25 · 04-25-2009, 10:03 PM

I remember trekking through the forest of Pisgah Forest in Western NC as a child. Every Saturday we would go into the forest just below Looking Glass Falls. But this particular day I remember seeing a snake in the creek. I was only a child then, but after that day it's as if I no longer just trekked in the woods with my friends. I starting becoming aware of my surroundings even more. It somewhat took away the fun.

deltic · 04-26-2009, 04:50 AM

Poster I don't remember anything taking away the fun, but I think I saw a new sense of fear when I had my own children. When I was a child I remember seeing a massive eel as we rested at the edge of a coastal stream, I was fascinated and just a little afraid. A similar thing happened when my children were little and it took a huge effort on my part not to pick them up and rush away, thankfully I didn't react like that and they were spellbound.

poster25 · 05-02-2009, 11:26 AM

I guess you are right. I still love the woods and all of the wonderful flowers and streams. I still hate snakes. I guess that I always will. But, I have to say that one day made me even more aware of them.

Wow, but an eel? That must have been fantastic! My sons would have loved to have seen that. I am glad that they are more like their father. My husband is much more adventurous than me.

kernow · 05-02-2009, 03:24 PM

I became more fearful when I had my own children, but I have tried very hard not to pass on my fears, I think the kids are fairly adventurous, but not reckless so we must have got something right.

deltic · 05-02-2009, 03:47 PM

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Wow, but an eel? That must have been fantastic! My sons would have loved to have seen that. I am glad that they are more like their father. My husband is much more adventurous than me.

I don't think the eel would have done them any harm, it is just that they are so big and so ugly that they seem frightening. It was probably more afraid of us.