thanks for your concern but I'm a grown woman that was in my late 30s at the time I was going out with that guy, for one. And for two, it's a very well known and populated trail. I wasn't alone, unprepared with a complete stranger.

And for me, it's a perfect date. One of the best dates I ever went on involved a hike through the woods, to a water fall where we had a picnic then later that day went for a motorcycle ride to my favorite little town for drinks.