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comment by WanderingEng
WanderingEng  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, I think today we should all go out and do something fun

I started about two years ago and love it. Even better is if there's snow and I'm wearing snowshoes. It's a great way to get away from everything, and the bigger the park the less likely your phone will work. Somewhere along the way I saw a comment that the further you get from roads, the better people are. Today I passed a group of horse riders, and one stopped to have his horse see me. The horse had never seen a backpacker, and the rider wanted him to be accustomed to someone wearing a bag and know they aren't a threat. They were lovely folks to chat with, and I hope I was able to help the horse be more comfortable.

The horse's name was Buster.