Who is the DayHiker?

September 2007

I'm 63, skinny as a rail (6'2" 168lbs), and live in San Diego (Pt Loma).  

Occasionally I'll meet someone and it will come out that I am "The DayHiker" of extreme day hiking "fame", eliciting a typical response: "YOU'RE the DayHiker??"  OK, so I'm don't look like Arnold Schwarzenegger but, then again, I'm not sure our famous Governor could hike Mt. Whitney in a day.

My only qualifications for this moniker and self-anointment is:

1.  I grabbed this domain name in the early days of the internet.

2.  I've done the hikes on this site and written all of the articles.

3.  I really like extreme day hiking as a hobby and would like to promote the concept.

While working in high technology, at lunch some of my fellow engineers would go running - not me.  I didn't like running or doing anything aerobic that worked up a real sweat.  Throughout my 20's, 30's, and 40's I was a couch potato doing occasional bikes rides or walks slowly on mostly level ground.  With working and family life it is easy during these frenetic years to delude oneself that there is not enough time for extensive physical exercise.  

And, at least for me, losing weight has never been an issue.  So why "sweat it"?  The answers evolved over the last 15 years. I would like to share with you some thoughts that expand on what is already mentioned on this site.  Stay tuned.

 

 

 

 

 

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