I don’t see it as a hobby, more like exercise while I pursue my interest in history. There is something to be said about walking through what would appear to be pristine woods and coming upon roads, mines, and abandoned cemeteries that pre-date the independence of this country. I take GPS coordinates of various items (since they’re almost gone already), take pictures, and work up a sweat; my children were underground in old iron mines before they were 10 years old.
People certainly could be doing a lot worse...
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