Hiking

Many people choose not to hike. Whether they prefer to do other things, or just plain don't like to walk for extended periods of time is completely up to them. Personally, ever since I was a little girl, I have been on endless amounts of hikes. There have been short ones, long ones, steep ones, and easy ones, you name it!

The place where I live has some beautiful scenery, and also some nice hiking trails. It is always nice to rediscover some of your favourite places, along with finding some new ones. 

Recently, my German friend was inquiring about how to get up to a certain lake which she had seen on the Internet. I recalled that my parents had been there in the past, and told her that I am sure we could take her up there and walk around. She is quite an avid sportsperson and loves hiking (lucky for me to have her as a friend!) and was very excited about going on it.

The hike was quite long, around 9.5 km one way, and most of it was through the trees. Along the way, there were markers which told you how many kilometers far you were, so every kilometer we felt more and more accomplished.

The lake itself was very beautiful, and my friend was thoroughly impressed by the beautiful scenery here.

Now, here are some reasons why I, along with many other people enjoy hiking!

♥ You can get to very interesting places which you sometimes can't reach with a car!

♥ Once you reach the top of a hike, you feel so very accomplished.

♥ You get exercise along the way, isn't that great?!

♥ It is such a great way to discover new places.

♥ You can share the hobby with friends.

♥ Who wouldn't want to see such a spectacular view?

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