Have any plans for the weekend , Tom ?   Yeah , I ’ m going for a hike in the southern Rocky Mountains .   Oh , do you go hiking often ?   I go as much as I can . I love hiking because you can really get in touch with nature .   It would be nice to get out of the city . Do you want some company ?   Sure . But , it will be a long hike , 30 miles in three days . Have you been hiking before ?   Yeah , I go a lot too . I saw a bear and a mountain lion on my last hike .   Wow ! You must have been pretty far away from the city .   Yeah , my friend and I hiked in a very wild part of the national forest .   Well , bring him along too . We ’ ll have a great time this weekend .   Thanks , I ’ ll ask him . 