For the last two years, I've been taking part in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge over at Long and Short Reviews. The first link will take you to the list of topics; the second one goes to the homepage, where you can find a post with everyone's responses each week. Feel free to join in!
Today's prompt is "favorite outdoor/nature activities" and the answer, basically, is "Yes."
Hiking? Yes. Hiking in the rain? Still yes. Running cross-country on some ridiculous half-formed trail? Absolutely.
Is there a lake? I haven't been sailing in years, but I still remember how. Ditto for canoeing. (The spelling on that gerund always looks wrong to me.) I tried kayaking once; I wasn't very good at it, but I'd try it again. Please, someone make me wear sunscreen, though -- I always think I don't need it, and I'm always wrong.
Rock climbing? I don't have the equipment anymore and I don't recuperate anywhere near as fast as I did in my youth, but I can still do it. (Had a chance to try a climbing wall semi-recently, which is how I know.) Spelunking? Any time.
The only problem is that as much as I love all that stuff, most of it is just a set of fond memories at this point. My lifestyle is pretty suburban (and there's a plague on), so the vast majority of outdoor activities that I actually manage to do right now are... well... variations on taking the dog for a walk.
How about you?
A lot of great activities. Settling down with a family does take a toll on stuff like that. Walking the dog still gets you out and enjoying nature.
ReplyDeleteIt does at least do that!
DeleteI draw the line at outdoor activities in the rain. And spelunking? I'm claustrophobic and cursed with a crazy imagination, so that's a no thank you from me! LOL... Hopefully things will settle down so you can get back to doing everything again. It's opening up here now, and even concerts and fairs are being planned for the fall, so woo!
ReplyDeleteBut all the best horror stories start with caves! Wait, I'm... um... not convincing you, am I?
DeleteI used to rock climb and I loved it so much. I stopped when I had my child. I don't know that I'd go back to rock climbing, but a climbing wall might work.
ReplyDeleteIf you can find one, give it a try. I'd forgotten just how much I enjoyed climbing things.
DeleteHorseback riding was one of my childhood favorites. If I tried it now, I'd be regretting for days. Archery is fun, but these days I'd need to go to an indoor range just based on geography.
ReplyDeleteOooh! Yes, much agreement with both of these. And the limitations, sadly...
Deletethe plague does put a damnper on a lot of stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt really does.
DeleteI wouldn't consider myself and outdoorsy type at all, but my new job has forced me to be out and about in all elements and I quite like it. The singing birds, barking dogs, lazy aloof cats, gusty winds and gentle breezes all take me back to a time when I did play outside. I think I needed it.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually really nice to get outside every so often.
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