Hello,
Yes, I do do a lot of hiking when I can. Im doing less hiking and more bike touring now though. I cover more ground with less aches and pains.
As for coming across this thread? It is the 3rd one down when I click on touring. I am completely new to this sight or any forum for that matter. I look through it mostly on my phone. Since you pointed it out I've been looking and a lot of what I'm reading is a year old. I dont know if theres something I need to change in settings? Also I can only view about 1 out of 10 pics that people have posted. I just get a square that says image. I use a pretty cheap samsung android phone.