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Go Take a Hike! on November 17th by Elaine A. Powers, Author

November 17th is National Take a Hike Day, an expression which can be taken two different ways.

~Above Image Courtesy of Free-Photos from Pixabay~

If you say, “Take a hike!” to someone, it usually means to go away. One could also use it when referencing, say, a virus, such as Covid-19. One could take some pleasure from repeating, “Take a hike, Covid-19! Take a hike, Covid-19!” And so on.

But today, even though the weather may be a factor this month, I’d like to use the phrase in the other way and suggest you go outside and actually take a hike. Take a short hike or a long hike, on flatland or up a mountain, by a lake or along an ocean. Get out and enjoy some nature. It’s invigorating and good for the soul.

I find walks very inspiring, a source of many story ideas, but also for re-finding my sense of peace. We humans weren’t designed to spend all our time inside. Remember, wherever you hike, make sure you take a mask (just in case) and enough water to get there and back. And maybe a snack or two (just in case). Have fun on your hikes!

Book Note: And when you get back home, curl up and grab an adventure by the tale: Check out my stories that weave science education into fun adventures, like this one.

A book cover with a Curly-tail lizard riding on the back of a Hutia, a rodent — Curtis Curly-tail and Horace Hutia become friends after declining hutia are brought to Warderick Wells. But when the hutia damage the cay’s ecosystem, what will the scientists do? You, the reader, help them decide!

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