Outdoorsy Girl needs Advice

[sarah_hillcrest]

So late this summer my love of dressing really blossomed. It opened up a lot of positive outcomes, but it has led to one big negative. I'm stuck in my house. Lately I've experimented with going outside, and so far so good. This week I've been mulling over going hiking Sunday morning, which is something I would generally do as opposed to spending the day doing makeup and looking at myself in the mirror. Thing is I want to go in a skirt.

A couple weeks ago I went on my normal morning walk around town in girl mode it was before first light but there were lots of people out, I didn't get a second glance, BUT, it was cold and I was bundled up with a scarf wrapped around my face. The temps Sunday are going to be in the upper 60s and maybe low 70s for the return hike.

The odds of me running into another person on the trail I'm thinking about hiking are very low, but if I encounter redneck horseback riders it could be unpleasant, that is a very remote chance.

The other consideration is what to wear, my wife would never wear a dress or skirt hiking. I think that if I did a good job with my presentation and acted natural I would be fine even if I did see someone on the trail, but I would be more comfortable if I were wearing more clothes and had a scarf around my neck for warmth.

I would most likely clean off the makeup and take off my wig for the return drive back home. Is this a terrible idea? I don't think I run to much risk and I'm looking forward to taking some pics at a particular location.

[lingerieLiz]

Other than my grandmothers who never owned pants, they were born in the late 1800s, I think it would draw attention to you. Women today wear pants more than dresses or skirts. Dressed appropriately you will not draw attention as much. A woman alone in a remote area will also draw attention. Why not take a hike around a large mall? I don't think the rednecks will bother you. I find it interesting that everyone is afraid of rednecks. I've found liberals to be condescending more often. If you don't fit their idea of who you should be how dare you. I have redneck friends that know I dress. They are still friends no matter how I'm dressed.

[Anna Stouf]

Would a GG go hiking by herself?.....especially wearing a skirt?

I used to hike a lot in the mountains, in drab, and I never went by myself. I just think you should always have someone with you.

Just my two cents.

Anna

[Tracii G]

Had a GG friend that invited my female persona to go hiking with her so I put on my hip pads and thought what to wear ??????
I decided since we were going in the woods I put on my old military tiger striped BDU bottoms a olive green cami and the matching tiger stripe blouse.
Put on my ladies black hiking boots and off I went.
I did wear a bra and small forms,light make up some eyeliner and wig pulled back in a pony tail with a camo scuni.
When I met her at the parking area she squealed OMG that outfit is so cute and you look way better than me.
Have fun whatever you decide on wearing

[Jennifer in CO]

last time I did any serious hiking I was wearing a pair of brown leather short shorts, a white gauze short sleeve shirt over a white tank with Vibram-soled hiking boots with insulates socks..and a backpack. Not a skirt....

[sarah_hillcrest]

Other than my grandmothers who never owned pants, they were born in the late 1800s, I think it would draw attention to you. Women today wear pants more than dresses or skirts. Dressed appropriately you will not draw attention as much. A woman alone in a remote area will also draw attention. Why not take a hike around a large mall? I don't think the rednecks will bother you. I find it interesting that everyone is afraid of rednecks. I've found liberals to be condescending more often. If you don't fit their idea of who you should be how dare you. I have redneck friends that know I dress. They are still friends no matter how I'm dressed.

Yes that's what I was thinking about the skirt, yet I love seeing a woman in a skirt, and am particularly fond of the "hippie chick" look. Thanks for the advice, but my goal is really not to see anyone, hiking around a mall is so far from what I want to do.

In regards to rednecks your experiences with them are very different from mine, and of course there are a-hole liberals, though I'm not sure why that's relevant. I'm not really worried about condescension, to be looked down upon would be fine with me. I'm concerned with outright hostility. The one time I was punched in my life was when I was defending a friend from a Redneck KKK member, oh he's a cop now by the way.

Perhaps we are using redneck in a different way. I know lots of "country folk," who are into country stuff and I don't really consider them rednecks. I use the term redneck to refer to the racist and homophobic country folk. Sorry if I offended you.

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Would a GG go hiking by herself?.....especially wearing a skirt?

I used to hike a lot in the mountains, in drab, and I never went by myself. I just think you should always have someone with you.

Just my two cents.

Anna

This is an interesting thread of discussion. My Mom loves to walk by herself and in infuriates my Dad, and they've argued about it for years, but my Mom isn't wearing a skirt when she goes. I love to hike by myself, I enjoy hiking with small groups and hate hiking with large groups. Now listen, don't take this the wrong way, but most of you folks are way to scarred. Don't go hiking by yourself in Syria maybe, definitely not Saudia Arabia because it will probably get you stoned, but in the USA as a man, what the heck? Now if I was doing some technical climbing or something that might be different.

Barbra Savage rode her bicycle around the world, partially alone, and was killed in a traffic accident while riding near her house. I met Julian Buhring while she was racing her bike across the US solo, no skirt there either.

[ReineD]

Why don't you just wear what women wear when they go hiking? The pic in the link below is pretty typical, although I'd wear pants and not shorts. I hate the mosquito bites and scratches from twigs, etc, when I hike.

http://womensquest.com/wq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elizabeth-pickner-e1491865672397.jpeg

Don't forget to put sunblock on your face, and bring water to keep yourself hydrated! :)

[bridget thronton]

If you are serious about hiking in a skirt - look at the skirt sport running skirts (they often have built in shorts or yoga pants and some ladies run marathons in them)

[Helena]

Sarah, the same appealed to me, and i have achieved it, to a limited extent, on a couple of occasions, and loved it. I wanted to bag some out of the way hills in the Lake District and thought there would be nobody there. I set off in shorts then changed into a short stretchy skirt. As i reached one summit I saw a chap heading my way. I sat down over the front of the top and had a brew and waited. Unfortunately he hadn't quite left when i stood up. Nothing was said and i let him get ahead start before starting to walk. Thought I caught odd backward glance from him. The i saw a large group heading my way so changed back to shorts.

GG walking in a skirt is very unusual and may draw it's own curiosity. I have seen a few in the Alps and one or two here. I saw one young woman in a long light summer jersey dress which seemed to work very well on one of our rare warm summer days.There are quite a few on American Amazon so there must be a market.

I have walked on my own in some very remote parts of Britain, though no doubt it doesn't compare with North American back country. Judging by FB groups there are a few GG here happy and confident being out on the hills on their own.

[annecwesley]

I often wear a skirt when out walking in the woods. I usually wear something that would pass as a kilt and I go in male mode - of course what I'm wearing underneath is very feminine. Sometimes I don't bother with the pseudo-kilt and wear a knee length or longer skirt (better for off-trail hiking, in my experience), again, in full man-in-a-skirt mode. I've encountered other walkers on a couple occasions and have never had a comment made - yes, some backward glances but I would do the same! Red Necks? I've never encountered anyone who hassled me, I'm a bit of a red neck myself.

[Jillian Faith]

If you are serious about hiking in a skirt - look at the skirt sport running skirts (they often have built in shorts or yoga pants and some ladies run marathons in them)

Bridgett you took the words right out of my mouth.

[sarah_hillcrest]

I'm having some doubts about this now. It seemed simple and uncomplicated in my mind, but now it seems ridiculous.


Why don't you just wear what women wear when they go hiking? The pic in the link below is pretty typical, although I'd wear pants and not shorts. I hate the mosquito bites and scratches from twigs, etc, when I hike.

http://womensquest.com/wq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elizabeth-pickner-e1491865672397.jpeg

Don't forget to put sunblock on your face, and bring water to keep yourself hydrated! :)

It's going to be too warm for pants, but I haven't shaved my legs below my knee. I also don't own any girl shorts. I tend to stay out of the woods in the summer months because of poision ivy which we have massively and I get bad. Mosquitos too. I usually start getting back in the woods in October to mountain bike, trail run and hike. Thanks for the tips on water and sunblock.

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If you are serious about hiking in a skirt - look at the skirt sport running skirts (they often have built in shorts or yoga pants and some ladies run marathons in them)

I'll check those out.

[Jean 103]

I'm out and not afraid to go anywhere I want. You know where you live so use your own judgement. My friend's have asked me to go hiking, it doesn't appeal to me, l did a lot of backpacking when I was young. I do go to the beach by myself. Where I go it's not unusual to see women there by their self. I have been yelled at from passing cars twice, and one time stood between one of my friends and this bully. Some of my friends are rednecks so I know what you are saying. They know me as Jean a transgender person, as all my friends do. Where I live we have ticks that carry lime disease, so it's best to be completely covered up if you go hiking. One last word skort.

[sarah_hillcrest]

I often wear a skirt when out walking in the woods. I usually wear something that would pass as a kilt and I go in male mode - of course what I'm wearing underneath is very feminine. Sometimes I don't bother with the pseudo-kilt and wear a knee length or longer skirt (better for off-trail hiking, in my experience), again, in full man-in-a-skirt mode. I've encountered other walkers on a couple occasions and have never had a comment made - yes, some backward glances but I would do the same! Red Necks? I've never encountered anyone who hassled me, I'm a bit of a red neck myself.

I really like the skirt and socks look in your picture. I'm not going off trail and I think that from a technical standpoint I would be fine wearing a skirt, but I've never hiked in one.

Again I think perhaps there is a disconnect on the word red neck, this is my fault and I apologize.

REDNECK: a working-class white person, especially a politically reactionary one from a rural area

Here's an example encounter I've had with a true redneck. Me and some friends are out mountain biking, we are wearing tights and jackets. A group of horseback riders nearly all with Keystone Light in their hands rides by, most of them look down with amusement, one of them whistles, and the next guy says, "What's up faggots." Now I've had lots of and lots of positive encounters when riding and hiking with rural white people, since almost everyone here is rural and white.

So in my mind, if you are the kind of person who would don a skirt and go hiking in the woods you are not what I consider a redneck.

Anyway I regret using that word. To me it's negative, but to others they may see it as a positive and leave out the politically and culturally reaction part. My bad.

[Krisi]

.................., but if I encounter redneck horseback riders it could be unpleasant, .....................

And why is that?

[Majella St Gerard]

You think too much, just wear a denim skirt with hiking boots, knee socks.

[sarah_hillcrest]

And why is that?

They don't appreciate diversity? They would feel threatened by my unique mix of seductive femininity tempered with a strong edge masculinity LOL In confusion they may lash out?

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You think too much, just wear a denim skirt with hiking boots, knee socks.

Good advice.

[Jordan-NH]

Well call me stupid, but I hike solo all the time in both male and female mode. If I didn't, I'd almost never get hiking. I've never once had any issues on trail. Really, how long do you have to even interact with someone passing the other way. Most people are focused on themselves and I don't even always get a head nod.

Echoing what others have said, love the skort and the hiking skit. If you're in something sporty and not some flowery thing you'll look like you belong. Picked up one of these on sale earlier in the year. If you're worried about sticking out, well this looks the part because it's made for what you're doing.
https://www.zappos.com/p/columbia-saturday-trail-skort-british-tan/product/8796123/color/983

I put rednecks in the same category as bears. They shouldn't be a problem, but if they are, that's why I carry bear spray!

[ReineD]

I also don't own any girl shorts.

You don't need girl shorts. Look at what they're wearing, their shorts are just like men's, except maybe a bit shorter. You could turn up the cuffs on your boy shorts to produce the same effect. :)



It's going to be too warm for pants, but I haven't shaved my legs below my knee.

Wouldn't you need to shave in order to wear a dress? Dresses and shorts show the same amount of leg, except shorts are better out in nature ... more protection against bugs getting to where you don't want bugs to get to, and much more practical especially if you need to climb over tree stumps, over rocks, or whatever.



I tend to stay out of the woods in the summer months because of poision ivy which we have massively and I get bad. Mosquitos too. I usually start getting back in the woods in October to mountain bike, trail run and hike.

Didn't you say you wanted to go for a hike? What sort of setting were you planning to hike in. Also, it's November now, and so you should be good to go. If you think it is still too hot and you don't want to get poison ivy, just get a pair of light nylon trail pants (and wear a long sleeve shirt). Again, the men's styles and women's styles are unisex, so it doesn't really matter what gender pants (or shirt) you get.

Good luck and have fun! And don't forget the bug spray!

[Anna Stouf]

Sarah,
Correct me if I'm wrong on this but I think there might be another dynamic going on here. In the last sentence of your original post you said: "I don't think I run much risk, I'm looking forward to taking some pics at a particular location".

Like you, I am a photographer too. I think you might know of a place that offers the perfect back drop for a picture of you in a particular skirt outfit that you like. It's hard to resist the lure of the opportunity to create the picture you have in your mind. It's all about the art, the picture. Like I said, I'm a photographer too. By the way, I've seen you create some nice work.

The first part of your sentence: "I don't think I run much risk", is hard for me to comment on. I don't know where you live and where you want to hike. I guess it's up to you to evaluate the risk. Are there wild animals?....rattle snakes?....other hazards? Is there a way for you to call for help if you get mulled by a bear? Once when I was hiking with three other people, we came too close to a mountain lion.

So I guess the question is: How much risk do want to take to get the picture you want?

If you decide to do it, please put a post on this thread as soon as you get home so we'll know you're safe.

Have fun,

Anna

[Donna June]

I'd wear a short denim skirt, but certainly not any kind of sheer hose, sneakers or light hiking shoes, thick tights and maybe a turtle neck top. I want to do this myself.

[Teresa]

Sarah,
This is a subject close to my own heart, when I move to my new home what will I wear for pastimes like walking the dog/hiking etc . As you say most GGs don't wear skirts , like you I'm not over the moon about continuing to wear trousers/jeans . I guess one way round it is use colour , I've been scouring the charity shops for suitable jackets, so far I've not found anything suitable. I may get some wellies with a femme style , a hat might be tricky with a wig so I might have to accept a hooded jacket . Hiking boots are usually hard to distinguish , but a nice scarf can look very femme with matching gloves .Depending on your waist line a jacket with a fitted waist gives a femme shape as do sleeveless body warmers .

As for meeting other people , for me that has to happen , no getting away from it !

[Christie ann]

I can relate. I am not sure where you are, but in the Rockies many women wear skirts/ skorts while hiking in the summer. You might be hard pressed to see any now though. When I go pretty hiking I wear shorts from the women’s aisle but you would never know they are women’s unless you read the label. Somehow I would rather wear a size 16 than a 38 waist...but anyway. Where your femininity will shine is what top you go with. There are some very nice pretty tops made by a variety of outdoor companies. I have a few scoop neck t shirts or if warm enough racer back tops that are fun to wear. The wig gets a Little sweaty but then I don’t wear a hat.
As for the males who don’t understand diversity, that is an issue in more places than just on the trail. I have run into them both on a bike and in a skirt. In the middle of the day I have had no problems. However, I would not do this in the evening. And, I do bring a long sleeve (womens) shirt that looks pretty plain that can be thrown on top of my cute shirt.

Go out and have fun. Pick a safe place and then tell us how much fun you had.

[Tracii G]

Sarah I have attended TG support groups in the mountains of Eastern Ky and not in larger towns but small rural towns like Inez, Paintsville, Harlan, Vicco Ky.
Very small towns and all the people were very nice to us even Bubba the redneck at the gas station was very respectful to our band of TG girls.
These areas would be considered ultra back woods redneck but we never had any issues or anything hateful said to us the entire 3 days we were in the area.
The older people were just as nice as well.
I'm a gay TG redneck myself and I'm white so I guess I am to be judged in with some bad people?
I'm working class and conservative too so I guess that makes me a bad person.
Are you scared to confront people and be yourself?
Sounds like it.

[lingerieLiz]

Sara, I took it that you were planning on hiking in a somewhat remote area. I don't recommend hiking alone and suggest wearing appropriate clothing, male or female. I have worn women's clothes while hiking. Much of the time quite obviously fem. I have gone bird hunting in a skirt and full fem. It was a long suede skirt on a private lease with good ole country boys and girls, "rednecks" that knew I wore women's clothes. They were surprised I actually did it. I had a beautiful jacket, cable stitch sweater, knee high leather boots and a 20 gauge shotgun. I've also gone fishing in all fem clothes including bra and panties. Enjoy your hike.

By the way I wasn't saying that all of any group were bad or good. Every group is composed of a bell curve. I would never support an alt-right person. Are you sure that the police officer was in fact a KKK member. Most officers I've known have had no use for them since the 60s.

[Sometimes Steffi]

One of my friends who's on this forum hike 14 thousand footers in girl mode. I'll have to find some of her pics to see what she wore.

https://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?231103-Out-With-My-Wife-New-Hair-Hiking-Vacation&highlight=

[Kendalli]

Hi,
Being very outdoorsy myself, I don't think you have any need to worry about going dressed fem on a hike if your comfortable with that. The part of the country I love in anyways is pretty open about that sort of thing, and if someone had a problem with it they would most likely keep their mouth shut. But I do live in a very liberal state and near a state that allows public nudity. So people see these sort of things often. If you're worried about going out alone you should let someone know your out hiking and give them a time frame of when you should be back, so that if something does happen like you get hurt in a fall they can let the authorities know to look for you. Also if you do go it this time of year be aware that there may be hunters in the woods, so avoid wearing white and definitely wear some orange. Just my two cents anyways.

[sarah_hillcrest]

Sarah I have attended TG support groups in the mountains of Eastern Ky and not in larger towns but small rural towns like Inez, Paintsville, Harlan, Vicco Ky.
Very small towns and all the people were very nice to us even Bubba the redneck at the gas station was very respectful to our band of TG girls.
These areas would be considered ultra back woods redneck but we never had any issues or anything hateful said to us the entire 3 days we were in the area.
The older people were just as nice as well.
I'm a gay TG redneck myself and I'm white so I guess I am to be judged in with some bad people?
I'm working class and conservative too so I guess that makes me a bad person.
Are you scared to confront people and be yourself?
Sounds like it.

That's cool you could be yourself in Eastern Kentucky, which is probably the exact same socio economic level I'm dealing with. In my mind one could not really be a gay TG redneck. Obviously you use the word redneck in a different way that focuses on the rural aspect. I have apologized for that and I certainly wouldn't lump you into the group of hateful rednecks that I've met.

I wonder about you conservatism, are you economically conservative and socially conservative? Would not being both gay and TG mean put you at odds with your political group. I'm all for economic conservation, as I am also for environmental conservation and I'm liberal about peoples social lives. For some reason the conservative party is historically good at blowing budgets, ignoring environmental issues, and applying Judeo-Christian beliefs to everyone's social life, so I find them kind of strangely not that conservative.

I am also very scared to confront people and be myself.

[Beverley Sims]

Wear a warm top and your best skinny jeans.
Top them off with a nice pair of knee length boots.

Give yourself complete covering to avoid scratches from foliage and wear good wearing waterproof boots for when you go into four wheel drive in the rough country you may encounter.

If you are wearing a wig PIN IT DOWN...... There are too many bushes waiting to remove it for you. :-)

Oh! Do have fun.

[sarah_hillcrest]

Wear a warm top and your best skinny jeans.
Top them off with a nice pair of knee length boots.

Give yourself complete covering to avoid scratches from foliage and wear good wearing waterproof boots for when you go into four wheel drive in the rough country you may encounter.

If you are wearing a wig PIN IT DOWN...... There are too many bushes waiting to remove it for you. :-)

Oh! Do have fun.

Well its warmer then forecast, definite shorts weather. It's already 70 before daylight. I still haven't decided what to wear, but thanks for the wig tip.

[susan54]

A few women do wear skirts in these situations in the UK. Skirts or shorts are OK if you are on a beach or on wide tracks but if your legs will be in contact with vegetation I would advise against the skirt. There is not only the danger of scratches or stings from vegetation, but of ticks and other biting creatures. Ticks can carry diseases like Lyme Disease and you really don't want that. Cover the legs.

[Angie G]

A skirt may not be a good idea if there are ticks with lime disease where you hike. leave no way a tick can get to your skin.:hugs:
Angie

[CONSUELO]

I hike and backpack in the Sierra Nevada of California a lot. Most female hikers I encounter on the trail just wear shorts and some sort of shirt. What distinguishes them as female are small items such as ear studs or a simple necklace and generally they are more careful in the choice of colors. I have come across a man hiking in what looked like a skirt or it could have been a khaki kilt. I have also met women on the trail who are in full makeup. That is rare and is a surprise especially as makeup has to be secured in the bear barrel along with food at night as its scent may attract them. The "hiking community" is a broad and tolerant group.

In open country on a hot day I have hiked in shorts and a camisole or just a very long T-sirt that covers the panties I am wearing. I have never had a problem or been embarrassed. So if you choose clothing that is appropriate for hiking, whether it looks slightly feminine or not, you are unlikely to attract attention and as for the red-necked horse riders, I have never heard or encountered such beasts.

[audreyinalbany]

doesn't seem too complicated to me...if u wanna hike en femme...wear leggings

[Tracii G]

Boots that go 6 inches above the ankle with knee socks too.
Tall boots like that keep you a bit safer from snake bites. I know this from experience in the bush or on the trail.
I had a cottonmouth hit me and got his fangs caught in the webbing of my boot.
He hit me so hard it left my ankle bruised for weeks.

[Jean. Ann]

I find if you watch what the GGs wear
and where they go you have less chance
of problems . Mostly the Ladies here
in Northern
Texas wear shorts in summer , jeans or
leggings in winter . With a tee , possibly a shirt over that
or a jacket in cooler weather .
Along with boots , tennies or sandles .
Add makeup and a big
smile and you are good to go.
It is more fun and safer if you take a friend along

JAS

[sarah_hillcrest]

Well I did it

I appreciate all the hiking advice, and caution, but the hiking wasn't my worry, it was the hiking as female. I've done quite a bit of hiking, and in fact the trails I hiked today I've ran on in the dark with a flashlight. I sleep out here in a hammock a few times a year, it's pretty safe and at 7 miles it's a pretty good workout for me.

Ended up taking my big camera bag and few different things to wear. I borrowed some of my wife's capri fitness tights under a long skirt, and wore my own long sleeve smart wool top. ALso borrowed a very girly bag of my wives since I had no pockets! How can you deal with life without pockets? Left house and before I even got out of town one guy had checked me out as I drove by or did a double take trying to figure out what he just saw.

I arrived at the trailhead and it was packed at 7AM. BOY SCOUTS, wonderful. No one around and their wagon emblem indicated a troop from far away, so I summoned up all my courage and just took off. Figured there was a good chance they would be on a different trail anyway.

15 minutes in I can't figure out why I am wearing the leggings. I'm getting hot. I stop and take them off. Wow, now that's more like, it was windy and the air moving around my legs felt wonderful. This is why I wanted to wear a skirt. It's casuing me no hiking issues.

40 minutes in I hear voices, too late, BOY SCOUTS. My instinct is to dash off the trail and hide, but I just smile and keep walking. "Stop, there's a lady down the trail," the lead one says. They get off the trail and kind of look around, there appears to be only two. I come by and they say hello. I reply back "hi" trying not to sound like a guy trying to talk like a girl. "Have a nice day," they say as I continue on. "Thanks guys," I say. Wow, those are some really well mannered boys, I didn't even hear a snicker as I continued down the trail.

5 minutes later I hear laughter coming down the trail. There are big rock formations to my right and I decided to just go off trail and explore. I got behind a rock formation and waited for them to go by. Then I continue down into the hollow and while I'm exploring the entire pack comes by with their leaders. It's at least 20. I take a few pics and then walk on off trail and luck into another trail that I'm pretty sure will take me where I want to go. I guessed right and made shortcut.

2 hours later I arrive at the bluff and start taking pictures. I'm pretty much carelessly changing clothes and posing, but this is a secluded out of the way bluff and as luck would have it I'm alone for over an hour.

I clear off my makeup and take out my forms, then put on shorts to return. I figured there would be more people out, but the biggest thing was my wig was burning up and I needed to cool off. I stop and take a few photos of myself and am stunned. I still look a bit like a girl. My manboobs are obviously there, I've got pink socks and I've been shaving my legs a bit, though not completely, plus I still have quite a bit of makeup on my face. I'm a bit freaked out.

20 minutes from the car I encounter two horseback riders, just look like regular guys. "Hi guys," I say in a good deep man voice. "Hey, I think I know your dad," They guys are both friends of my Dad and I also know them both, so we talk for 5 minutes. I had tried getting more makeup off my face, and I'm just hoping these guys don't notice anything funny., but it all seems good. I'm so thankful that I changed clothes.

So I don't know of the boyscouts figured me for a man in a dress, but they were nice; still I was glad I avoided the entire troop. I think that may have been far more then I could handle. I may do this again but i doubt it, could have been disastrous if those guys had seen me prancing around the woods in a skirt and told my Dad. So wild, I could do this hike 50 times and see no one, but the one time I do it as a girl...

[Tracii G]

Nice pics and it seems a nice day to hike.
Outfit fit the female hiker roll very well.

[Anna Stouf]

Wow! Sarah,
I’m so happy for you! You had a good day, you’re home safe, and you got good pictures.
You gotta feel good.
Anna

[sarah_hillcrest]

Wow! Sarah,
I’m so happy for you! You had a good day, you’re home safe, and you got good pictures.
You gotta feel good.
Anna

Yes and no, I'm glad I got to dress up and not sit in the house all day, that was really nice. I'm also upset with myself, things could have gone so wrong, I wasn't confident enough in my appearance to really be seen, I just had this feeling like I was a phony. When I went off trail I could have ended up lost, though I know the area pretty well.

[Anna Stouf]

Sarah,
Don’t be too hard on yourself.
You looked good. Your presentation is fine.
Nothing went wrong because today was YOUR day.
If you want to think about things to change or improve, that’s okay, that’s progress.
Just be happy about today.
Anna

[Robertacd]

I see no issue with hiking alone, back in my moutian bikeing days I used to frequently see single GG's riding the mountian trails alone. Even one crazy GG that was always alone and never wore a helmet in probably the entire decade I was riding.

But back to your original topic. Check out some outdoors stores like REI. There's some really cute hiking skirts, skorts, and dresses. All in high-tech fabrics just begging to be worn.

[sarah_hillcrest]

Thanks Anna.

I was at work today and suddenly I realized at the exact some 24 hours ago I was walking around dressed as a girl, had to convince myself that it really happened.

Just asked my wife about hiking alone. She's having some health issues right now, but a few years ago she was hiking alone a lot while I was at work. I asked if she ever worried being a woman alone in the forest. She said it never once crossed her mind.

My calves are so sore today!

I learned a lot from this post, mainly that my wardrobe sucks. I don't know what I don't know.

REI! I'm too cheap to shop there, though I love that store. I bought some wool hiking socks from there once, that's all I could afford LOL. Closest one is about 3 hours away though, so not a place I get too often.

[Richelle423]

If ur worried about running into redness try wearing plain mossy oak or real tree camp shorts or pants. Don't wear the overtly pink kind though. I think you will be fine.

[jeanine38]

I've tried hiking in a kilt and it just doesn't work for me. Too much chafing. In my trips to the east coast of the US, I've seen men hiking in kilts along the AT, but I rarely see women hiking in skirts, anywhere.

[BrendaPDX]

Hi Sarah, In the great Pacific Northwest (where I live) it is not unusual to see women wearing a skirt with leggings or yoga pants under their skirt. The Skirts are generally above the knee but not too short. I think that is a good option. Good luck. Oh if you are afraid of unwanted attention by some redneck a lot of girls here will carry a knife in their boot, I would recommend a stun-gun for safety, they are cheap, easy to operate, and the sound alone will make any person think twice. Have fun, Brenda

[Dana44]

I used to walk the application trail. Never walked the entire thing but some mountains had bedrock sticking up and siting on top of one, people would walk by and never see you.. Nice trail and if anybody gets the chance go walk it. It goes from Florida to Main a long walk.

[sarah_hillcrest]

Yeah my local trails it's pretty easy to avoid being seen, I was a few hundred feet standing on a rock slightly above the boyscout troop that walked by and they never saw me.

Found a sweet new Denim skirt this week at Goodwill!

Hmm, I have a friend who always runs with a knife, but I don' think I'm quite there yet.

[JaneinFL]

Have you ever been kayaking? 285048

[Rowan Ailbhe]

Reply to the OP....look at a company called Sportkilt...I think they might make kilted skirts....most people cannot tell the difference between a kilt and kilted skirt anyhow..

If it were me, I would throw on my carrhart girl jeans and a sweater and get on it.