Welcome to Steemit, @butterbear! I'm glad you decided to try the platform for yourself, I'm sure you'll enjoy it here!
Based from your interests and hobbies, we seem to really have a lot in common. To name a few, I also really enjoy hiking and pursuing the fit life. I'm sure we'll get along well. I'll look forward to your next posts!
Thanks for the warm welcome! Also looking forward to reading your posts here. Hoping to read a lot on those topics here on Steemit.