I love them. I live in the Black Hills, and there's nothing quite as refreshing as a hike through the pine forests. I do take a .357 magnum with me, because we have had instances of mountain lions coming in close contact with humans and human settlements, but I still love a nice hike through the hills and forests around here. It smells, sounds, and feels fresh, and it doesn't have a ridiculous temperature barrier. It's not like say an Arizona rock formation tour where the temperature is 100 degrees and the temperature radiating off the rocks is 120 degrees, there's nothing quite like it.It's beautiful country up here, and don't come up here, because you drive like jackasses.