This post reminded me of Colin Fletcher.

In The Complete Walker, he says, "Normally, I avoid the word 'hiking.' To me, it suggests a macho march from A to B - head down, face tight, brain blinkered. The very different act of traveling to taste the joys that lie in between A and B is far better served, I feel, by 'walking.'"
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Always remember that you are absolutely unique, just like everybody else. -Margaret Mead