i love the outdoors.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word \"walking\" is acceptable to describe \"all forms\" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits. In the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Good afternoon i'm so happy it's now spring perfect to go hiking! Like hiking?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I actually do like hiking!  In the Midwest, though, it's sometimes hard to find good places for day hikes."}, {"role": "user", "content": "It should be a little easier now in the midwest, where about have you tried to go to recently? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Besides just some state parks here and these in the Midwest, I have hiked in California some.  In addition to Yosemite, I've hiked a little in Sequoia, though I haven't explored much of Kings Canyon, even though the two are connected.  What hikes have you done?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love going to a trail that you can hike in Fishers,Indiana as well as in Kentucky beautiful mountains"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nice!  I've always been fascinated with the Appalachian trail, which I think runs through part of Kentucky.  I think it would be awesome to hike the whole 2,200 miles.  But it would take a lot of planning and time off!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes sounds awesome! Do you hike with a- lot of others?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Usually I hike with my husband, sometimes with my kids.  My husband and I would like to explore more thru-hiking together-- I just think it would be awesome to do a trail's full distance!  Who do you hike with?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I want to start with my kids but im so scared they are just so young. I watch them climb in our local gym the rock climbing wall but i'm still not too confident "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's cool that they rock climb the gym!  It's nice to have a safe place to practice belay skills."}]