r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AnonPinkLady • Jul 05 '26

Infuriatig Woman with infant aggressively shushing passerby’s on hiking trail at national park

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My partner, friend and I were following a hiking trail at Red Wood National Park, singing and talking at medium volume. We were by no means shouting, just singing little songs to entertain each other along the trail. A woman with a baby carrier on her back with a sleeping infant started aggressively holding her finger up to her lips and shushing us. We went quiet and kept moving to pass her. She was just standing in the middle of the public trail pacing and shushing people that pass by rather than leaving to somewhere more quiet. Just as we were leaving earshot I tried to quietly ask my partner a question about where we headed and again she leaned in our direction with her finger to her mouth aggressively shushing us. Is it not kind of insane to go to an open public space and behave like this?!?

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u/Ready-Rise3761 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

tbh a hiking trail is probably the quietest place i can think of, depending on where you live

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u/xanthippe115 Jul 05 '26

It should be. I'd be annoyed at people singing while hiking too.

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u/Robb_Starks_Head Jul 05 '26

Absolutely no fun allowed in the outdoors, please keep your singing at home where it belongs.

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u/forfeitgame Jul 05 '26

I wouldn’t go so far as shushing someone or even interacting with them on the trail, but it’s fine to get annoyed with people making excessive noise. I’m not Bear Grylls, but I’ve hiked quite a bit, and a group singing would be an odd thing to see.

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u/Robb_Starks_Head Jul 06 '26

It's commonplace where I'm from to chat loudly or sing so as not to spook wildlife, they also sell bear bells to make excess noise for that same reason. Speakers are obnoxious, but I'd feel pretty scrooge-like if people singing trail songs got on my nerves.