Personal Narrative: Hiking At Hocking Hills

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I grew up as a watcher. I learned to watch the weather, the environment, and the people around me. I’ve gathered so much information in my mind on people's behavior and how they act out in this world just by sitting back, being silent, and taking it all in. With my experiences hiking at Hocking Hills, I have realized there are experienced hikers, non-outdoorsmen, and the annoying families.
Experienced hikers are either fun or no fun at all. They know everything about the surrounding area and they have all the essentials for the trip. If one little mistake is made around them, like handling their gear the wrong way, it seems like it is the end of the world for them. I love to “hike”. I am more of a soft hiker. On the other hand, my boyfriend is an experienced hiker. He is the outdoorsman. He has all the gear you could think of plus more. Every week he adds to his collection of supplies. When we go hiking we start out with easy terrain and beautiful scenery because of my “bad” ankle …show more content…

When I go hiking I can usually spot these people right away. I'm actually one of those people. I enjoy nature so I try to stay off of my phone. I've seen many hikers trying to stay connected in social media instead of with nature countless of times. The woman will be texting away following her man with her eyes glued to her screen. Last time I was at Hocking Hills it was raining and I saw a couple and the man was having a wonderful time with his rain poncho on going up the dirt path enthusiastically as the girlfriend was dragging her feet behind him complaining that she was wet and cold and her feet hurt and she wants to go home. I can be the same way so I found it pretty amusing but that is one way to annoy your hiking partner. Even though hikes are not always fun, I always seem to go back and

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