I have really started to develop an interest in hiking lately. I actually bought some camping gear and will be planning a weekend camp/hike shortly. I picked up a few books about thru-hiking last week. Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail mean you start in Georgia and walk straight to Maine, or vice versa. It usually takes about 6 months and is really a journey of a lifetime. Very cool and definitely life changing. It takes a certain type of person to be able to do that as some hikers don’t see another person for 3+ weeks sometimes. Is it for me, I don’t know, we shall see. But so far, I am excited.

I have been feeling so energetic lately. Don’t get me wrong, I could always just enjoy sitting on the couch, but that is no fun, and the weather is too nice anyway. I don’t get as winded as I use to and I don’t sweat as much either, so why not take advantage of it. I wanted to get some exercise after work today so I did a 3 mile hike in Tarrywile Park, a local hiking area where I live. I could have stopped after the short 1 mile trail I did, but I barely felt like I did anything, so I continued. I did it solo too. Usually I wouldn’t do something like that unless I was with someone, but I am tired of putting my life on hold just because I can’t match up my schedule with someone else’s, so I did it myself. It was a good time, just being out in nature, enjoying the sun and the fresh air.

So don’t wait another moment, get outside and enjoy nature, enjoy life. We as a society have lost our appreciation for Mother Earth and put all of our stock in technology and modern science. That has the potential to be our downfall as a people, especially with the rise in global warming.

So drive less, walk more, and smile with positive thoughts and intentions in your heart.