Jul 16, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 13 segments
The pandemic killed the world of hiking, one of the world’s most beloved outdoor activities. In the years that followed, hiking came back even stronger than ever before. Despite its being around for…
Christine GabrielGuest
Ranjani Iyer-MohantyHostYou know, it's something that's sort of off-road, nice trail, nice views, maybe about three hours, ending off with a nice lunch at some cute cafe or something.

And when you say nice trail, are there like routes that you have to get over and trick you up? Yes, yes.

And do you mean rivers that you have to hang on to each other for dear life? No, no, no.

And how about ropes up mountains that you have to climb up to get to your goal? We don't always have that.

Sometimes we have quote-unquote nice hikes and we're just walking along a pretty stream.

But for me, I think part of it is just knowing that it makes it into my journal.

Sometimes I'll be walking through the city in a very nice park, and it's almost hilly-like and trees and birds singing, everything you can imagine.
You know, it's something that's sort of off-road, nice trail, nice views, maybe about three hours, ending off with a nice lunch at some cute cafe or something.

And when you say nice trail, are there like routes that you have to get over and trick you up? Yes, yes.

And do you mean rivers that you have to hang on to each other for dear life? No, no, no.

And how about ropes up mountains that you have to climb up to get to your goal? We don't always have that.

Sometimes we have quote-unquote nice hikes and we're just walking along a pretty stream.

But for me, I think part of it is just knowing that it makes it into my journal.

Sometimes I'll be walking through the city in a very nice park, and it's almost hilly-like and trees and birds singing, everything you can imagine.
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