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[QUOTE="kmrice, post: 1203986, member: 21258"] Calvin Fletcher, for many of us older North Americans the godfather of hiking/backpacking/camping, titled his book The Complete Walker. He did remarkably challenging wilderness walks, including walking (some rafting) the entire length of the Colorado River from its source to the Gulf of Mexico. To him, the walking was the point. Everything else, camping, equipment, whatever, was just what it took to allow him to walk. Fifty five years after first reading his book, I feel the same way. The Camino goes over mountains, has long stretches that are as flat as Kansas, and has stages running through cities; it’s all walking. Trying to explain to our friends what we’ve been doing every summer for ten years now can be complicated. To say we hike in Europe has them assuming we camp out, which we don’t. To say we backpack in France, Spain and Italy suggests to many we are normal tourists who use packs instead of suitcases, which we really aren’t. The term I like best for long distance walking which does not involve camping is trekking, but when I use that, most of our friends have no idea what I’m talking about. With all due respect, I don’t think this is about labeling or judging; I think it’s an interesting discussion about language and how tricky it can be to explain what we do to those who have never done it. [/QUOTE]
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