I am an interesting ( if not thoroughly self absorbed ) poster---don't ya thank?
Here is an example of how I probably will get thrown off the 'team" in my very first "meet up." Too many sound like these two crazy people:
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I love meeting new people of any kind and culture and I have traveled with strangers too. I am a member of counchsurfing.com ..if you guys know what this web site is about...The travels I did with strangers were mostly like just visiting cities, not hiking. However when I hike I like to hike with someone who is at the level as me. This because if a hiker doesn't have the same skills as me, it would make it hard for me to enjoy hiking. And I have a good exemple. Many years ago there was 4 of us, 2 girls, 2 guys going hiking on steep mountain for about 2 hours. The other lady showed up in high heels and skirt for this hike. I am not joking, 1.5 in heels. So every 30 feet or so we had to wait for her to "fix" her shoes. Well I know this doesn't happen everyday and most of the hikers are nice people and easy to get along, but I still to like to know their hiking level.
That's another reason I don't like to go hiking with old people or people who bring small kids.
I also like to hike with people I have some trust in, in case something happens to me, he/she "saves" me.
Another thing I look for is that he/she would have first aid skills.
I don't have any problem with dayhikes. In fact i believe a few short 5-8 mile hikes a month are very important to keep my endurance up. I generally like the long hikes. Usually mileage that will put you out in the backcountry. So I tend to stick with backpacking trips that put me around 20-30 miles a weekend. I like really getting out there, stealth camping, purifying water, all the cool stuff. I have no problem walking in a metropark but my addiction has grown beyond that.
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These are very disturbed people.
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