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Sierra Echo
06-10-2010, 20:16
Ok. Me and my dad (or my dad and I, for those who are picky) were having a debate today. What in your opinion is the difference between a hike and walk?
He says a hike is anything that takes longer then 1 hour and you have gear. I say anything over two miles and is not paved. What do yall say?
Graywolf
06-10-2010, 20:20
Ok. Me and my dad (or my dad and I, for those who are picky) were having a debate today. What in your opinion is the difference between a hike and walk?
He says a hike is anything that takes longer then 1 hour and you have gear. I say anything over two miles and is not paved. What do yall say?
Hmmm....:-?, Back in high school I was told to take a hike, never stopped since.. I dont think I went on a walk, although I was also told to take a walk but I was hiking at the time..So what do you do??
fiddlehead
06-10-2010, 20:22
They are the same.
Whatever you want it to be.
Another word is trek.
or saunter, stroll, ramble, tromp,
Up to you!
warraghiyagey
06-10-2010, 20:43
They are the same.
Whatever you want it to be.
Another word is trek.
or saunter, stroll, ramble, tromp,
Up to you!
Agreed. . . . there's probly more compelling arguments out there in this day and age. . .
Sierra Echo
06-10-2010, 20:51
Agreed. . . . there's probly more compelling arguments out there in this day and age. . .
Well if there is, we didn't have one.
Sierra Echo
06-10-2010, 20:51
Hmmm....:-?, Back in high school I was told to take a hike, never stopped since.. I dont think I went on a walk, although I was also told to take a walk but I was hiking at the time..So what do you do??
I LOVE your answer!
Lone Wolf
06-10-2010, 21:01
Ok. Me and my dad (or my dad and I, for those who are picky) were having a debate today. What in your opinion is the difference between a hike and walk?
He says a hike is anything that takes longer then 1 hour and you have gear. I say anything over two miles and is not paved. What do yall say?
it's all just walkin'
Mountain Wildman
06-10-2010, 21:31
From my point of view, If you are ascending and descending mountains you are hiking or climbing, I've walked many miles but they didn't involve large hills or mountains.
Walking miles on a road or sidewalk does not qualify as hiking unless you add in trails and mountains. Just my perspective, No offense intended to posts to the contrary!!
WagThatTAIL
06-10-2010, 21:43
My wife thinks that they are different, that a hike and a walk are not the same. For her a walk would be 1-2-3 miles on the M'boro Greenway or walk downtown adn back. A hike is when we go to the woods like Cedars of Lebanon or some other place with trails that are unpaved. I think for us guys a walk, hike, stroll, etc... may all be interchangeable but when the Mrs. says "____", I better be able to read her mind and know exactly what she means.
Another way to put it would be that we take the dog for a walk. Anything more than that is not a walk and should be called something else.
Jester2000
06-10-2010, 21:46
"Hiking is just walking where it's OK to pee. Sometimes old people hike accidentally."
--Demetri Martin
General Fireball
06-10-2010, 21:57
The pioneers in the Trail community up in NY-NJ always called it "walking" (or "rambling"). Hence the term for our oldest and foremost hiking Guide, "The New York Walk Book." What they were doing is what we would call "hiking." Same thing.
"hiking is just walking where it's ok to pee. Sometimes old people hike accidentally."
--demetri martin
exactly! :d
exactly! :d
What happened with that smiley face? Let's try it again.
:D
Sierra Echo
06-10-2010, 22:13
"Hiking is just walking where it's OK to pee. Sometimes old people hike accidentally."
--Demetri Martin
LMAO!!!!!
I guess I have something to look forward to when I get old!
FritztheCat
06-10-2010, 22:14
"Hiking is just walking where it's OK to pee. Sometimes old people hike accidentally."
--Demetri Martin
That's awesome. I'll have to remember it. :D
max patch
06-10-2010, 22:39
Close the thread. No one can top Jester's answer.
solstice
06-10-2010, 23:12
"Hiking is just walking where it's OK to pee. Sometimes old people hike accidentally."
--Demetri Martin
haha Love it.
I think a hike is something off a paved road that is somewhat strenuous -- it doesn't have to kill you but a hike should make you sweat a little.
sherrill
06-11-2010, 12:22
You don't walk a football.
Sarcasm the elf
06-11-2010, 13:24
While I think Jester's answer is more than sufficient, I'll throw in my two cents:
For me the difference is the sense of accomplishment you have afterwards. A 45 minute hike up a mountain feels a lot better than a two hour walk around Manhattan...Then again maybe the real distinction between a hike and a walk has to do with your chances of getting run over.
Old Grouse
06-11-2010, 14:42
According to Mark Twain, the difference between using the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightening and a lightening bug.
Tuckahoe
06-11-2010, 16:48
it's all just walkin'
Agree with LW here. No matter what you want to call it or how you want to define it, its all still just walking. You are still just putting one foot down and picking the other foot up to move forward.
Now for those that like to over analyze everything posted on WB, wikipedia says:
In the United States (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/United_States) and United Kingdom (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/United_Kingdom), hiking refers to cross-country walking of a longer duration than a simple walk and usually over terrain where hiking boots are required.[2] (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/#cite_note-1) A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day, often applied to mountain hikes to a lake or summit, but not requiring an overnight camp, in which case the term backpacking (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Backpacking_(wilderness)) is used. Bushwhacking specifically refers to difficult walking through dense forest, undergrowth, or bushes, where forward progress requires pushing vegetation aside. In extreme cases of bushwhacking where the vegetation is so dense that human passage is impeded, a machete (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Machete) is used to clear a pathway. Australians (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Australia) use the term bushwalking for both on- and off-trail hiking. New Zealanders (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/New_Zealand) use tramping (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Tramping_in_New_Zealand) (particularly for overnight and longer trips), walking or bushwalking. Multi-day hiking in the mountainous regions of India (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/India), Nepal (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Nepal), North America (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/North_America), South America (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/South_America), and in the highlands of East Africa (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/East_Africa) is also called trekking (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Trek); the Dutch refer to trekking also. Hiking a long-distance trail (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Long-distance_trail)[3] (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/#cite_note-2) from end-to-end is also referred to as trekking and as thru-hiking (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Thru-hiking) in some places, for example on the Appalachian Trail (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Appalachian_Trail) (AT) or Long Trail (http://www.whiteblaze.net/wiki/Long_Trail) (LT) in Vermont. The Long Trail is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States.