I really enjoy hiking in the outdoors!  Do yo hike?
I love going tramping, I am from New Zealand. That is what we call hiking there.
Interesting!  I had never heard of that before!  It must be beautiful hiking in New Zealand!  Do you need special hiking shoes?
It depends if I am doing a day hike or a multiple day hike. If i go trekking then I need a different pair of shoes again.
Oh, I didn't realize there was a difference.  What is the difference between trakking and hiking?
A day hike refers to a hike that can be done in a single day, trekking takes many days.
I see.  Trekking would be for more serious and advanced hikers than , right?
Trekking pole
Trekking poles (also known as hiking poles, hiking sticks or walking poles) are a common hiking accessory used to assist walkers with their rhythm and provide stability on rough terrain.
Description.
When in use, trekking poles resemble ski poles as they have many features in common, such as baskets at the bottom, rubber-padded handles and wrist straps. Their maximum length is usually 135 cm (54 inches), however, unlike ski poles, they are often made in two or three
"I am doing nothing"; they are really doing "something", because it is physically and mentally impossible to do nothing. At the specific level, nothing can be used as a label describing something. The requirement is that the nothing equates to "not changing the outcome". For instance, when hiking up and down a mountain, the trip can be expressed in increments of height. Climbing the mountain, the increments can be described as pluses (as in positive increases) and when descending the increments are