Overdressed for a hike? So typically if I hike I don’t do…
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Overdressed for a hike?
So typically if I hike I don’t do much elevation. I had a baby almost 2 years ago and I’ve been trying to get back into shape little by little. Today we set out to do 1300 feet in elevation but we didn’t make it because we would have been late to pick up our daughter. We did the hike to honor my dad’s death day. Anyhow. I mostly run and sometimes bike so I wore a running vest and hip pack. I did take trekking poles for my knees and I wore my running hat/glasses. I definitely had a UV shirt on and hiking pants/boots. My husband wore our hiking bag and hat and also used poles. Anyhow, this old lady asked if I thought the poles were worth it when I got back to the car. I told her not on flats but if I add elevation I find them helpful because I have an old knee injury. She was inquisitive and I didn’t mind. However, her bitter Betty friend chimed in and said we looked like we were really taking ourselves seriously and like we were a commercial for REI. I was kind of flabbergasted. One because I had just ran out all my energy and two because it felt like an insult…. And because I couldn’t fathom asking about someone’s gear just to…. Dismiss them. There are a ton of easy hikes for like a stroller or kids at the bottom of the forest but we hiked from one park into the next park (stopping just short of our goal). Several people turned around on the trail we attempted and didn’t make it as far as we did. So I should have felt proud but I was already bummed we hadn’t summited and feeling like a fraud for not hitting my goal especially in honor of my dad. I know stupid. But either way, now I wonder if it’s possible to be overdressed for a hike…. Considering I was mostly wearing run gear. Was she out of line? Do you judge people’s gear? Am I just being insecure on an already tough day? I want to yell into the wind.
#hiking #activity
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So typically if I hike I don’t do much elevation. I had a baby almost 2 years ago and I’ve been trying to get back into shape little by little. Today we set out to do 1300 feet in elevation but we didn’t make it because we would have been late to pick up our daughter. We did the hike to honor my dad’s death day. Anyhow. I mostly run and sometimes bike so I wore a running vest and hip pack. I did take trekking poles for my knees and I wore my running hat/glasses. I definitely had a UV shirt on and hiking pants/boots. My husband wore our hiking bag and hat and also used poles. Anyhow, this old lady asked if I thought the poles were worth it when I got back to the car. I told her not on flats but if I add elevation I find them helpful because I have an old knee injury. She was inquisitive and I didn’t mind. However, her bitter Betty friend chimed in and said we looked like we were really taking ourselves seriously and like we were a commercial for REI. I was kind of flabbergasted. One because I had just ran out all my energy and two because it felt like an insult…. And because I couldn’t fathom asking about someone’s gear just to…. Dismiss them. There are a ton of easy hikes for like a stroller or kids at the bottom of the forest but we hiked from one park into the next park (stopping just short of our goal). Several people turned around on the trail we attempted and didn’t make it as far as we did. So I should have felt proud but I was already bummed we hadn’t summited and feeling like a fraud for not hitting my goal especially in honor of my dad. I know stupid. But either way, now I wonder if it’s possible to be overdressed for a hike…. Considering I was mostly wearing run gear. Was she out of line? Do you judge people’s gear? Am I just being insecure on an already tough day? I want to yell into the wind.
#hiking #activity
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