cbqdbq wrote:What does your brother think you go out there to do? I think you've said your parents don't know what you do (but from what others have said on this site over the years, they may know and just hope you always come back safely!).
My family knows how much I really enjoy cycling and hiking through the backcountry, and I sometimes show them the odd photo I had taken of a flower, a rabbit, a grouse, etc.
I have been hiking through the backcountry since I was a little kid back in the 70's, and want to keep up my activities for as long as my body lets me! 