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Although it's been a long time since the last time I went for a hike, I still consider myself a hiking enthusiast! I guess it kinda goes against my whole aesthetic, but to hell with committing to an aesthetic lifestyle!!!

I first started hiking as a child because of school. We did these yearly excursions out to a relatively local hiking trail, and spent a day hiking as a field trip activity. I wasn't very athletic (I'm still definitely not that), but I always enjoyed the view and quietness of it all. I started going on small hiking trips on my own pretty regularly, usually just being extended walks in the woods, or to the beach, but let's be fair, hiking is just another word for taking a bit of a more intense walk. When I got older, I actually started doing some proper hikes, where I'd be out and about in nature trails for a few hours at a time. I'd bring a snack, and enjoy it with a breathtaking view. It was nice being able to take it at my own pace, instead of having to keep up with a group. To this day I refuse to hike with others, and instead take my time alone!

My most notable hike so far was one I did when I was around 13. It was for a school trip, sure, but the views were so amazing that I constantly dream of going back (and I have, more than once!).
I'm pretty bad at taking pictures while hiking, so this is honestly one of the few trips were I got a proper picture. The trail is by a town in southern Sweden called Torekov, and it goes right along the coast the whole way. I forgot exactly what trail it is, but considering there's literally 3+ that go along the same path for the entire coastline there, it doesn't matter all that much.
It's a beautiful and easy trail, and I highly recommend hiking it if you're in the area and for some reason haven't already...? I personally don't live nearby anymore, so I'm a bit sad to say it's now too far away for me to just do a spontaneous trip there like I could in my teens.

After I changed schools around 16, we moved away from the coast and I wasn't able to do my favorite types of hikes anymore, so I stopped. I took a few walks around the lake near our house, but I didn't have the energy to do proper hikes anymore, it was a pretty depressing part of my life.
Of course, someone used to the city would probably be amazed at just the fact that I lived less than 5 minutes from a beautiful lake, but it felt so... cramped. I missed the huge cliffs and the salty breeze from the ocean, and the forest and lake just didn't give me the same sense of freedom that the ocean did.

We have since moved, and now I live up on a decent hill, tall enough to be called a mountain in comparison to the rest of the landscape, and on clear days I can finally see the ocean again. I just need to find my old hiking shoes, and then I can finally feel like myself again.