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I've lived in the US and Canada. Nobody goes on walks in California. In fact where I live under 1% of the city is green space. I hate walking in this city. My dog hates it as well. Can you believe that?

When we lived in a major city in Canada there was so much green space.

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Are you talking about LA? SF is the only city in the US where every resident is technically within a ~10min walk to a public park. And among my group of friends here I can definitely say that hiking and getting into nature is the most common hobby outside of work. And just in reference to this article, I know zero people here in SF who microdose (unless they just never talk about it).

I guess I don't actually live in California, weird that I pay state taxes here.

Between Muni and BART there are a lot of people walking around SF and the Bay Area to get to public transit. In the city with friends we would often walk because the city is walkable and there's stuff to do. Even out in the exurbs I enjoy frequent walks with my dogs on nature trails and enjoy the occasional hike on Mt. Diablo.

When family visits we go to Muir Woods and walk amongst the trees.

So everyday whether for work, exercise, or relaxation, I walk around the Bay Area and enjoy it a heck of a lot more than the car-centric midwest I grew up in.

I experienced the opposite moving from Toronto to SF. In Toronto, indoor life was the norm (due to cold winters, plenty of rain, and much nicer indoor spaces). In SF, we seem to do everything in parks. And hiking seems more popular than bars. Hiking seems to be the presumed common activity across all people (especially as it requires almost no money at all, which is a concern for many given how high rent is).

> Nobody goes on walks in [the very specific part of California I happen to live in]

There, that reads better.

California is the home of backpacking (US meaning) in a very real sense.

(To whom it may concern: please don't respond to this saying that wearing a backpack in the wilderness is older than John Muir. I know about Otzi as well.)

nobody goes on walks in california? i live in SF and going on walks, or hikes just outside of the city, is easily one of the most common activities people I know participate in. There is no chance going on walks is less popular than microdosing here.

Curious which city you live in? Plenty of walking down here in Oceanside (north San Diego county). 2 large parks within a 5 min walk from my house, walking trails across the street from my office in SD.

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