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#108384 - 12/27/08 10:31 PM This explains a lot.
intrek38 Offline
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Registered: 11/29/03
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Loc: Hesperia, Calif
I came across this info on another site. So now there is proof why us backpackers are so much smarter compared to nonbackpackers. http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/632

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#108393 - 12/28/08 10:05 AM Re: This explains a lot. [Re: intrek38]
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Looks like a plug for Bpacker mag. to me. Just getting out and breathing fresh air will improve your mind which will in turn allow you to think better. Did anyone wear a backpack during the study? Take a bunch of city folk, put a 25 lb. pack on em and get them to walk/hike 10 or 12 miles and test em the next day. LOL
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#108398 - 12/28/08 02:48 PM Re: This explains a lot. [Re: chaz]
intrek38 Offline
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The city can take a lot out of a person, and the wilderness can put a lot into a person.
But then I guess that could work both ways, depending who you are...

I think its a given that the Wilderness is good for you, no matter how worn out you may get... No study required....

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#108423 - 12/28/08 11:32 PM Re: This explains a lot. [Re: intrek38]
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I feel that walking or driving through cities takes a lot of attention, and that the brain tends to block out details just to cope. All of that can take a lot out of a person, mentally. I think I'm clearer in the head after a good walk in nature. cool

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#108445 - 12/29/08 12:55 PM Re: This explains a lot. [Re: Wolfeye]
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The really smart people can get paid to do studies that prove what we already know. crazy

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