The other day, my father and I went hiking up in the hills (what's the height difference between a moutain and a hill? In writing hill, it makes me think of sledding... so not super high) near our house. This sounds like a fairly peaceful activity, right? Well, not so much.
The day we'd picked was apparently scheduled for Invasion of the Bikers. (Great movie title, right? Is the term still 'biker' if they're on a bicycle and not a motorcycle?) People on
bikes are scary, when they're going 100km/hour down a twisty and turvy road. What if they ended up flat against our windshield? Or under our tires? This is just one of the
reasons I don't bike.
(Actually,
that's a total lie. I don't bike because a) helmets mess up my hair, but I know
too well that I am a klutz and so likely to kill myself without one and b) I
don't have enough padding on my posterior for it to be comfortable. How do
those super-skinny athletes manage?)
To be
completely fair, they probably thought we were the scary ones... We were in a large, square, orange car-thing, after all. (Named Bertie. Because that's just what you call a large, square, orange car-thing.) Plus, we kept stalling for no reason. (No, I was not driving.)
However,
despite all this, we managed to leave the bike zone and arrive at the hike zone
with no fatal injuries... just a few bruises and scrapes. (KIDDING! No one was
squashed like a bug against our windshield! You're welcome for that lovely
mental image.)
Once we got over that initial trauma, the hike itself was actually lovely. We even
managed to see quite a bit of wildlife! (Ok, so most of it was of the insect
variety, but still. I fancy that the bugs buzzing around my head gave me quite
an angelic halo!) Funny fact: even though we go hiking quite often, this was my
first time seeing deer in the woods- and I saw two!
The terror
of driving may have taken a few years off my life... but the serenity of the
deer restored it. (
What are
your thoughts on hiking? Is it a fun family activity, or something to be
actively avoided?
I'm glad that no bikers were hurt and you were able to have a good time hiking! Such gorgeous photos - I'm glad you were able to see such gorgeous creatures!
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haha, me too! thank you, it was wonderful :)
DeleteAw, I love deer!! That's so awesome you got to see them in their natural habitat.
ReplyDeleteHiking sounds like a lot of fun :)
they were so cute :3
DeleteAww such a cute dear. I myself like hiking and I agree it is fun sometimes :) xx
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yay for hiking! except for when there's bugs :P
DeleteI've only started hiking this year... it is kind of a mix. I hate bugs, so there's that. It is nice being around nature, but all I ever really see is caterpillars - not deer! How lucky!
ReplyDeleteyes, the bugs are definitely no fun :O & haha, i know! it was really a shock, i'm not expecting it to happen again :P
DeleteI absolutely love hiking, it's such a great way to enjoy this beautiful world we live in! Those are some awesome pictures, Zia. :) I'm glad you had fun!
ReplyDeletethank you :) i agree, it's wonderful to be able to see the beauties of nature!
DeleteWonderful that you had fun with your dad!
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