Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Baggins View Post
I fly to get there fast. Vacation time is at a premium for us. Flight delays have zero effect on me and I don't mind crowds. I get to the airport hours early, get through security and have time to read and nap. Never a problem and I've been flying domestic and international at least once, and sometimes twice, a year every year since 1977. If I want to see the scenery I'll drive, pick my hotels or campgrounds, enjoy a queen size bed, have a real bathroom and shower now and then, eat where I want to eat and when I want to eat. If the US train system ever reaches the level of real service that exists in Canada or Europe I'll reconsider. But as long as it's the welfare child of the Feds, no way.
Do you really call yourself a hiker?