[at-l] walking or hiking

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From: "Mara Factor" <m_factor at hotmail.com> 

> The relevant sections from answers.com: 
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> hike (hīk) pronunciation 
> 
> v., hiked, hik?ing, hikes. 
> 
> v.intr. 
> 
> 1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise. 
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> walk (w?pronunciation 
> 
> v., walked, walk?ing, walks. 
> 
> v.intr. 
> 
> 1. To move over a surface by taking steps with the feet at a pace slower 
> than a run: a baby learning to walk; a horse walking around a riding ring. 
> 2. 
> 1. To go or travel on foot: walked to the store. 
> 2. To go on foot for pleasure or exercise; stroll: walked along the 
> beach looking for shells. 
> 3. To move in a manner suggestive of walking: saw a woodpecker 
> walking up the tree trunk. 
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> 
> I usually also think of hiking involving the outdoors and getting off of 
> pavement. 
> 
> YMMV, 
> 
> Mara 
> Stitches, AT99 
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> 
> >From: "Lilla Thompson" 
> >To: 
> >Subject: [at-l] walking or hiking 
> >Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 11:36:28 -0500 
> > 
> >What's the difference? Is it time, distance, pace, purpose/objective, 
> >terrain, path/surface, some combination of the above? Just curious as 
> >to how others make the distinction... 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >Lilla 
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