I like hiking alone because I can enjoy the beauty of silence and the sounds of nature. I like listening to the rhythm of my breath looking at the small details or loosing myself in the look of a magnificent scenery, trying to engrave it in my memory, for ever. When I hike I want to feel fully immersed in the nature surrounding me, I like to remember how small I am. It helps me putting things again in the right perspective. I don't feel the need of talking and even less of listening to other people chatting. It's not the place for words, unless they are spoken by nature.