5 Reasons Why You Should Never Hike
1. There’s really nothing to see…it’s all trees!
You know that Bill Bryson book A Walk in the Woods? Well, yeah, that’s basically all hiking is, so why waste your time setting out on some crazy adventure just to see more trees? You’ll spend countless hours in the woods just to get a glimpse of some random scenic viewpoint. Don’t waste your time…you can just drive to a magnificent view like Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park or Dante’s View in Death Valley National Park.
2. You’ll get lost
Typically, GPS does not work well and, let’s be honest, nobody really knows how to use a map and compass. Trails are hard to follow (especially in the fall when leaves cover the trail) and trail junctions are often confusing, so think twice before setting out this weekend! If you must go out to hike, don’t hike so far in that you lose cell reception, which is a great segue…
3. No cell reception
As mentioned above, you will definitely get lost at some point when hiking and you won’t be able to call for help or use Siri to help you down to your car because you will lose cell reception in the woods.
You can use your phone camera to take pictures of all those trees and even get a cool selfie with the trees, but you won’t be able to do anything with it – on the trail there’s no Instagram, no Snapchat, no Facebook…nothing! What good is it to set out on a hike if you can’t even share it with your friends? Sure, you can post/share it later, but why would you ever want to post something after the fact…doesn’t that defeat the purpose of social media?
Pro trip – use hashtags like #wanderlust #adventure #authentic #blessed #goodvibes #YOLO #like4likes
4. Dangerous animals
Where do I even start? First of all, there are tiny critters just waiting to wreak havoc on your life – annoying bugs, ticks with Lyme disease, mosquitos with Zika, poisonous spiders and other even tinier critters like parasites, waterborne pathogens, and viruses that will hit you without ever seeing them!