What songs do you listen to while hiking?

[Windcatcher]

Day hiking I don't usually listen to my I-pod, but I'll have it with me in my pack. My I-pod Nano has the radio function, so I can get local channels when car camping at local parks. On longer hikes, a playlist of some heavy stuff; Creed, Collective Soul, or Audioslave can get me pumped for a steep climb, or some easier stuff like Robert Plant & Alison Kraus' Raising Sand CD for a peaceful morning watching the fog lift & the wilderness come to life. Hanging out in the rain can bring out some Blues like; Clapton, Robert Cray, or Eddie Vedder. And of course, there's always a time when some Classic Rock might come in handy to have around.

Yes, nature is music and it's wonderful to see it unfold in front of you while outdoors, but I enjoy taking my music along for the walk.

[philly]

being a dead head, to me nothing is better to listen to on the trail in the camp site in my car.....**** thats all i listen to LOL

[Sarcasm the elf]

Good question, let me check my ipod shuffle: Ani DiFranco, Chopin, Dave Matthews (mostly live or rare performances), Eddie Vedder (Into the Wild soundtrack), Evanescence, Moby, Rasputina, Sigur Ros.

That said, I haven't updated what's on my shuffle in a year or two. I bring it whenever I go out on the trail but I usually end up only listening to it while falling asleep on the first night or two, and maybe for a few minutes here and there if I am frustrated with a section of the trail. After a couple of days I stop using it and it's actually a bit enjoyable to have the option to listen to music in the woods only to realize that you don't need the distraction.

[RedneckRye]

I'm a closet GG Allin fan. But don't tell anyone! Shhhhhhhhh

I saw GG way back in '89 here in Ohio.
Wow.
The most amazing , terrifying punk rock 17 minutes of my life.

7 Seconds.
Circle Jerks.
MDC.
And the best American band EVER, The Ramones.

[hontassquirt]

pink floyd
30 seconds to mars
crosby, stills and nash (sometimes young)
coldplay
queen
violent femmes
system of a down
blue october
kings of leon
incubus
band of horses
tv on the radio
the duke spirit
bruce springsteen
radiohead
otis redding
tokyo police club
frank sinatra
the platters
pearl jam (moreso, just vedder solo)
neil diamond
faces
johnny cash
the honorary title
james taylor
jack johnson
the killers
led zeppelin
the doors
gorillaz
elbow
fleetwood mac
harry connick jr.
ramones
ray lamontagne
shawn mcdonald
brani carlile
cat power
the cranberries
linkin park
credence clearwater revival
cream
modest mouse
lynyrd skynyrd
the who
al green
alanis morissette
the allman brothers
avenged sevenfold
billie holiday
bob dylan
bob marley

just to name a few

[Bear Bag]

The Happy Wanderer. Of course!

[IronGutsTommy]

definitely queen and tom waits. if you havent discovered tom waits yet everyone owes it to themselves to hear him out

[Sierra Echo]

I saw GG way back in '89 here in Ohio.
Wow.
The most amazing , terrifying punk rock 17 minutes of my life.

7 Seconds.
Circle Jerks.
MDC.
And the best American band EVER, The Ramones.

17 minutes? Did he get kicked off stage that fast? LOL

[double d]

Ringo's song,"You know it dont' come easy" comes to mind!!!!

[Benjamin Putnam]

Anything that gets you in a up beat mood. I love to listen to nature but music is a great way to get your spirits and keep you going an extra few miles. I wouldn't recommend listening to it all the time on the trail because (at least with me) experiencing nature is a big part of hiking. Different Socks is right though, you will hit those days where the trail almost seems to be working against you and music is a great way to tune out the pain and keep walking. It also is a great way to kind of break up the more monotonous parts of a trail.

[IronGutsTommy]

a good named band for a thru hike.. Journey.. i defy you to summit one of the taller mountains while Journey's "Faithfully" is jamming and Steve perry's croaning " IM STILLLLLL YOUUUURRRRSSSS!!!!!!" and not be moved

[Sweetpea-NC]

On the trail, I usually like listening to the leaves and twigs crunching and snapping underneath my boots or my dogs breathing/panting along behind me. Sometimes I get a song stuck in my head, but usually it's just the leaves rustling in the wind.

[mad4scrapping]

All Elton, all the time.

[hontassquirt]

Chopin

nice.......

[daylaandjasper]

I like to listen to music while hiking. Back in 2001 before mp3 players were everywhere, I got a little radio in Pearisburg and carried it the rest of the way. I still felt starved for music.

I hiked 800 miles in 2010 with my husband Didgeridue who would go nuts without music- we each carried 2Gig Panasonic MP3 players that ran 80 hours + on one AA battery. And even better- when our cameras that ran on AA were done with batteries- they still had enough juice in them to run the MP3 players for probably 30 hours more.I would also suggest having a player that has a random mode.

I second carrying some Walkin Jim on your mp3 player.

I think my all time favorite hiking song is Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne.

[IronGutsTommy]

favorite daytime song.. under pressure by queen and david bowie..
favorite nightime hike song.. beethovens moonlight sonata, amzingly powerful, with a touch of scariness to enhance the silence

[Serial 07]

Lotsa bob marley...

[chief]

"Those who can't bear to be without a constant source of music are unbearable to both themselves and their surroundings" - IPod Anonymous (dedicated to stamping out the huh! generation)

[wvgrinder]

No punks on Whiteblaze??

Bad Brains
Dead Kennedys
Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Reagan Youth
Minor Threat
Stiff Little Fingers
Ramones
?

Actually mostly when I hike I listen to early Bob Dylan

A friend of mine put the reggae tribute to Dylan (Is it rolling Bob?) on my player for my recent LT e2e. It ended up being some of my favorite hiking music. But nothing beats Paul Simon's Graceland

[Luddite]

"Those who can't bear to be without a constant source of music are unbearable to both themselves and their surroundings" - IPod Anonymous (dedicated to stamping out the huh! generation)

Huh!

What is iPod Anonymous?