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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	Jun 26, 2014 ... In a postcard sent on June 17, Arthur, from Denbigh, North Wales, said he was going hiking two days later. Greek rescuers began hunting for�... Nov 19, 2015 ... Michael David Meyers went missing two weeks ago after telling his roommate he was going hiking at Mount Russell. Deputies found his gray�... Dec 3, 2015 ... Ali called us yesterday to tell us she was going hiking with Grant. You could hear the excitement in her voice. Ali isn't a regular hiker, I don't�... �I was at a fruit stand with a friend in 2008 and we met a guy who said he was going hiking,� says Bazalar. �I said, 'Hey, I like hiking,' and we ended up joining�...

pastime was going hiking

10 results on the web

was going hiking

1612 results on the web

More popular!

It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.

Jun 26, 2014 ... In a postcard sent on June 17, Arthur, from Denbigh, North Wales, said he was going hiking two days later. Greek rescuers began hunting for�...
Nov 19, 2015 ... Michael David Meyers went missing two weeks ago after telling his roommate he was going hiking at Mount Russell. Deputies found his gray�...
Dec 3, 2015 ... Ali called us yesterday to tell us she was going hiking with Grant. You could hear the excitement in her voice. Ali isn't a regular hiker, I don't�...
�I was at a fruit stand with a friend in 2008 and we met a guy who said he was going hiking,� says Bazalar. �I said, 'Hey, I like hiking,' and we ended up joining�...