Sorry everyone, I’m certainly going.
This is why Guess Culture is a thing.
My last date was like this, lol. We were dancing, both of us not being much into it so I was like: “Wanna go out for a walk?”
We then walked all the way up a hill that had a small church on top of and with a great view. I showed her from there where I grew up, where I studied, etc.
It was a great date but sadly it was her last day on the island and the spark only light up that afternoon.
Is it ok if I bring my camera kit with? (So I have a legitimate reason to take a break every few km?)
Can confirm.
source: hiked across Haleakala crater on Maui. I mean, the otherworldly moonscape-like terrain is awesome, but no more awesome than one or two miles of it would have been.
Yea the road is great there and there are many in-and-out hikes along it that still add up to a full day.
Your summary is making me feel like less of a lazy-ass for doing it that way instead of the proper way like you did lol.
That’s an 18km hike at 5:00.
0500 hours you mean.
If you’re in the military, maybe.
Who have you been talking to?
No, 5:00 minutes, she best be getting ready!
That sounds pretty great actually!
Wow!!! You sound like the woooooooorst!!!
Genuinely surprised how many 5 am hikers there are.
If you go into the mountains, you generally want to start early.
If it’s gonna be unbearably hot in the afternoon, it’s best to start before dawn. Just before dawn is the best time for fishing too.
Also it gives you time to shower before work.
Sunrise makes a pretty memorable hike unforgettable.
This is why it’s important to have a weekday off. A 12 mile hike sounds awesome, just not on a Saturday when it’s packed.
Yeah, I’m incredibly fortunate that I don’t actively take work on Mondays, and it’s fantastic. Sunday nights, folks are getting the blues, and I know that Monday is my day to either catch up on work, go on long runs, putz around the house, whatever. I absolutely do not take for granted my Mondays. And being able to go somewhere that’s otherwise busy is great on Monday.
That’s why you start at five
Packed? Y’all hike where there are other humans?! I’m always a bit taken aback when I see someone on the trail, and most places I go, I’d shit kittens if I saw a live human.
Sorry, but she has veto power:
Unfortunately, the veto kicks in 2/3 of the way through the trip, in the form of a collapsing, panic attack induced info dump about agoraphobia.
You leave that ho alone! She agreed to go on a date with me!
“She did whaaaaaaaat!?” *chairs flying*
A 12-mile hike? Starting Sat. 5 a.m.? With this beautiful chick? Pretty sure my control center is casting mind-controlling magic to make this happen!
I’m sure once she’s on the hike the brain control center will come around. I’ve always said I love being up early, but I hate getting up early. 12 miles is a fair bit though hah.
I worked a 16-hour shift at Lowe’s, half in the outdoor area, 12-miles. I think most people would straight die.
I’d be OK with the distance, but I would definitely die from working in customer service for 16 hours haha.
I’m in this comics and I don’t like it.
Me too. I’m frame 1 and 4.
I just say no and then they go ok and everything is fine
Yeah, when I was younger I think I felt weird about saying no. Now, I probably say it a bit too much, but whatever!
uh, can i bike instead? and get coffee. and donuts.
there’s this spot at the local pond where when the light catches the crests of the waves at just the right time, the whole pond starts to sparkle. if that was right at sunrise instead of a bit before noon, it’d be worth waking up that early.
18km by bike doesn’t sound that bad TBH. Though depends on how steep the hike is.
I really need to get a good mountain bike. There’s this trail out by the beach. You park at the beach, grab your bike and ride the bus with it 10 to 40 miles uphill. Then hike/ride downhill almost the entire way. You can take the road too, which looks fun but it’s also a 90kph road and my bike’s motor only gets up to 35. I’m not quite suicidal enough to try that.
