http://www.modernhiker.com/2008/04/25/getting-your-girlfriend-or-boyfriend-to-hike/ A Hiking Blog for Southern California Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:35:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.modernhiker.com/2008/04/25/getting-your-girlfriend-or-boyfriend-to-hike/#comment-2910 camelback pack Fri, 16 May 2008 22:05:41 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2008/04/25/getting-your-girlfriend-or-boyfriend-to-hike/#comment-2910 Definately focus on the positives and keep it easy especially if your partner is a couch potatoe... nothing like being sore to make them never do it again. Definately focus on the positives and keep it easy especially if your partner is a couch potatoe… nothing like being sore to make them never do it again.

]]> http://www.modernhiker.com/2008/04/25/getting-your-girlfriend-or-boyfriend-to-hike/#comment-2865 Elisabeth Thu, 01 May 2008 17:56:52 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2008/04/25/getting-your-girlfriend-or-boyfriend-to-hike/#comment-2865 Sometimes it helps to inspire someone if they have friends who are also interested. My sister HATED hiking because when we were kids my father was such a sergeant about it. But we did some leisurely hikes in the San Gabes just me and her and another friend and she really got into it. Santa Monica Mtns trails are nice too because they're leisurely and you've got the amazing views of the ocean the whole time. Another fun spot is Vasquez Rocks because you can just walk the trails aimlessly (there's no real slope) and the rocks themselves are amazing. But you'd need to do that drive out of LA proper... Sometimes it helps to inspire someone if they have friends who are also interested. My sister HATED hiking because when we were kids my father was such a sergeant about it. But we did some leisurely hikes in the San Gabes just me and her and another friend and she really got into it. Santa Monica Mtns trails are nice too because they’re leisurely and you’ve got the amazing views of the ocean the whole time. Another fun spot is Vasquez Rocks because you can just walk the trails aimlessly (there’s no real slope) and the rocks themselves are amazing. But you’d need to do that drive out of LA proper…

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