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Hikers Describe The Scariest Situation They Ever Found Themselves In While On The Trail
Hiking totally rules.
You get to experience the unique quiet of vast expanses and jam-packed wooded zones. You hear strange bugs, smell all sorts of things, remember how to walk on uneven ground, and forget what rushing feels like.
Of course, there are levels of hiking.
There are day hikes, which allow us to steal away from civilization for just a few hours. These feel more like a break than a total departure.
There are weekend trips: longer excursions that make society go forgotten for full days.
And then there are the out and out adventures, where a person leaves for days and days, or goes somewhere so remote that it feels not only far from civilization, but perhaps untouched altogether.
In these bolder adventures, we feel truly in touch with the natural environment. But for all that excitement, we expose ourselves to the strange and terrifying realities of life out there in the dark.
prestonmelky21 asked, "Hikers/off-roaders, what is the scariest or weirdest encounter you've ever had?"
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