Going solo benefits out way risks because you…

Leave on the day and time you choose and at your own schedule.
Can change your schedule on a whim.
Can cancel the trip without upsetting anyone.
Take the trail you want to take.
Can leave the trail and bushwhack when and where you choose.
Don’t have to backtrack 3 miles because someone forgot their water supply.
Walk as long as you want to walk.
Stop when you want to stop.
Rest when, where, and as long as you want to.
Enjoy the view or wildlife when, where, and as long as you desire.
Camp when and where you choose.
Go to sleep as early or as late as you want.
Awake before sunrise or sleep till noon.
Get back on the trail when you choose.
Spend as many days at the campsite as you choose.
Eat when you’re hungry.
Go to the bathroom when and where you choose or need.
Don’t turn a glorious trip through nature into a trail run while trying to be competitive.
Talk when you want to talk.
Answer only when you want to without hurting someone’s feelings.
Can sing out loud without being self-conscious or disturbing anyone.
Hear the priceless sounds of nature and not someone’s too loud IPod.
You don't need to put up with someone's stumbling or muttering.
If you do something stupid and get lost or injured, you can only blame yourself.
You are at peace and in tune with yourself, creation, and the Creator.