During the non winter months I like to hike as much as possible. When I was young I think my grandfather instilled a value of solitude with nature within me. I have a lot of good memories walking through forests that I thought were boundless.
These days I usually take a reward with me for getting to the top of the mountain (or turn around point). In the summer months it's usually some kind of alcohol, most often beer. I keep it cold using one of those freezable lunchkits.
Lately I've been taking a thermos full of hot tea, and I gotta tell you, there's nothing like sitting on top of a mountain and drinking a nice hot cuppa.
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