> what's up with the people hiking (by themselves) with a bluetooth speaker. You're by yourself, in nature. If you want to listen to music wear headphones!!

Finally, it's my time to shine. OK, so I do this. Granted, I hike spots where I rarely run into other people. I listen to music out in nature because:

- I enjoy it and it creates a mood.

- I don't wear headphones because I want to be comfortable but I also want to hear the environment (for safety and enjoyment reasons).

- It also lets bears and cougar know I am around.

Finally, nature isn't new to me. I've spent significant amounts of time in the remote woods alone -- even living in the woods for some time. Not that it's boring by any stretch, but it's also not a novel experience to me.

But yeah, it'd be rude to be doing it where other people are trying to enjoy nature.