Hello, do you like hiking, or walking?
I love both but hiking is my favorite! My girlfriend and I go all the time. What about you?
Me too, i just read about Mont Blanc the other day, now i daydream about hiking there
I hike mostly on trail in the Appalachian mountains in Pennsylvania. I want to venture out further.
Wow, i have hiked in locally in Virginia, one day i wish ill be able to walk the whole 2200 miles of it
Only a large handful of people have been able to do that! I want to travel to all national parks and hit all 50 states in one trip.
Can you purchase some sort of an entry pass for all the parks from the national park service?
I have no idea but that sounds like a great plan... I'll have to research that. My girlfriend is in the academy to be a Conservation Police Officer so I think she will enjoy seeing all the parks!
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