I have been asked to commence a thread about Hiking.
Hiking became very popular during the peaceful period between 1920 and 1938 and was popularized by Lord Baden-Powell.
Participants were able to ramble over hill and dale and thru meadows and lea's having basket lunches in copses and village greens across the country . This was undertaken in the tranquil times of world peace and contentment when public safety was the normal expectation of one if one was rambling thru woods and forests . Of course now things are somewhat different due to influx of different peoples with different life styles and wanting more technical and sedentary forms of leisure activities , plus public safety is not what it used to be either, so rambling and hiking could be considered dangerous in areas where it was once considered a normal activity.
So our first question for posters is where should one go when asked to take a hike.
Hiking became very popular during the peaceful period between 1920 and 1938 and was popularized by Lord Baden-Powell.
Participants were able to ramble over hill and dale and thru meadows and lea's having basket lunches in copses and village greens across the country . This was undertaken in the tranquil times of world peace and contentment when public safety was the normal expectation of one if one was rambling thru woods and forests . Of course now things are somewhat different due to influx of different peoples with different life styles and wanting more technical and sedentary forms of leisure activities , plus public safety is not what it used to be either, so rambling and hiking could be considered dangerous in areas where it was once considered a normal activity.
So our first question for posters is where should one go when asked to take a hike.
