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theadventuresofmanders · 1 year

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Hi and welcome to my blog! I am starting this blog to document my adventures and what goes into planning and executing them. I have always been into hiking and doing outdoorsy things but this past year (2022) I truly fell into my “hiking era” as I like to put it; finding any time, day, and weekend to be outdoors, on the mountains, or planning my next hiking/camping trip. I am currently looking into campsites for my next adventure as I keep coming back to type this post, the ADHD is real my friends. Can’t wait to post about all the places I have seen so far and actively add my new collection of memories as they occur. This past year I have camped, hiked, and traveled quite a bit so let me catch you up over the next few posts where I document the road so far.

Some things to know about me before I really get into it:

- I have the cutest dog to ever exist, his name is Otis and he is 2.5 years old (I am positive he will be highlighted on this blog as he is usually my go to adventure buddy when appropriate/safe for him)

- I am a therapist actively practicing self care and challenging burnout through hiking and spending time outdoors

- I read frequently and typically will bring my kindle in my hiking pack, even when it’s too cold to read at the top of the mountain

- I go to the gym to lift and increase my stamina with the sole purpose of making higher peaks more attainable when hiking

- My current music obsession is Noah Kahan

#travel #first post #hiking #camping #adventure #hiking blog #mountains #outdoors #Spotify

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just-anka · 2 years

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I wrote a blogpost about the first day on the Colorado Trail! It's been over a year since my last post and even longer than that since I've written for the blog consistently, but it's been sooo fun writing about my hike and I'm really hoping to get back into it. The plan is to get a new day up each Thursday! Go have a look and let me know what you think :)

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katietrekks · 2 days

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July 5, 2020 North Shore Trail -> East Creek Trail -> Meisle Trail -> Nature Trail -> Goosekill Trail Belleplain State Forest, NJ 3.6 miles 30 ft Elevation Gain

The humidity was so insane today. Good thing I did a hike with basically no elevation so it was easy to walk, still tough to breathe. Trying to keep it easy on my foot still, so I'm hoping to get some hikes with elevation in the next couple weeks!

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talesofmundanemagic · 12 days

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It’s a video over a year in the making! It didn’t turn out exactly how I thought it would, but I’m still super proud of it and what I tried to accomplish in 2023

#new years resolution #youtube #my video #cozy video #vlog #hiking #hiking blog

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steventureau · 19 days

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"Daniel Solander

Cape Solander is named after Swedish botanist Daniel Solander (1733-1782), who accompanied naturalist and botanist Joseph Banks on HMB Endeavour from 1768-1771.

A Gifted Student

Solander studied under famous botanist, Carl Linnaeus, at Sweden's Uppsala University. Before Solander completed his studies, Linnaeus sent him to London as his representative to work at the British Museum cataloguing the natural history collections, and to promote the Linnaean classification system. This system became the internation standard for the classification of all species and is still used today.

Unfinished Business

In 1768, Joseph Banks invited Solander to join in the scientific staff on HMB Endeavour on its voyage to the South Pacific. Together, Banks and Solander collected approximately 30,000 specimens including around 1,300 species new to Western science. The number of species they collected demonstrated the need for a classification system that could cope with Earth's biodiversity.

On his return to England, Solander became Joseph Bank's secretary and librarian and went on numerous collecting expeditions including to the Isle of Wight, the western highlands of Scotland, Iceland and Wales. He was also appointed keeper of natural history at the British Museum.

Solander died of a stroke in 1782 aged only 49, leaving much of his work incomplete, unpublished or waiting on contributions from others.

A Significant Legacy

Solander made important contributions to botany through his discoveries and his meticulous categorising of the specimens he and Banks collected around the world.

As early proponents of Linnaeus's systematic biology, Bank's and Solander's work here led to Kamay Botany Bay National Park being nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Area. The national park is important both culturally and scientifically in 'The Rise of Systematic Biology' - the study of biological diversity and its origin.

This includes a taxonomic classification system for categorising organisms into related groups."

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franz-bauch-foto · 5 months

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Winter

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nonhikersguidetohiking · 7 months

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Entry #1 - Angel's Landing

Angel’s Landing - Zion National Park - Utah, USA

Are you ready to meet God? No? Too bad.

I was told we were going to have a long, relaxing hike up the side of the mountain on the morning of July 7th, 2021. My party, consisting of my mother, father, brother, and a close friend of ours (Rowan), arrived early to Zion National Park, where a woman was being treated for heat stroke next to the shuttles. Immediately, not the best sign. It would soon come to my attention that my mother had decided to pick one of the most notorious hiking trails in the United States for both its view and its difficulty; Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park, Utah.

Some background: Angel’s Landing is just about 5 and a half miles round trip, along with an almost 1,500 foot elevation difference between the bottom and top of the trail. You take the shuttle from the front of the park to the West Rim trail, go through Refrigerator Canyon, up Walter’s Wiggles, and to Scout Lookout to arrive at the famous Angel’s Landing trail. I have hiked many beginner (even a moderate if I’m feeling spicy) level trails. I, however, am a fool in a man’s shoes, and was under the impression that this was a vacation activity rather than a death march due to my lack of familiarity with Zion National Park and Angel’s Landing itself.

It was a gradual transition, going from soft, dusty hills to packed soil and rock inclines, all the while completely free of shade. Rowan and I slowly took our place at the back of the party as the inclines got steeper and steeper. Eventually we got to the end of the West Rim trail, and made our way through the welcome shade of Refrigerator Canyon, which can sometimes reach a 20 degree difference in temperature from outside of the canyon. We kept a decent pace despite my face now being as red as a tomato, and the ice packs that we had brought along to cool our necks had softened up with the heat. We were just a couple switchbacks away from the view of a lifetime!

(Rowan and I.)

No angels looked down upon us today. No, dear reader. No loving god would create Walter’s Wiggles.

According to dangerousroads.org, Walter’s Wiggles is a series of 21 switchbacks (hiking trails that take frequent and sharp turns, usually constructed along a steep swathe of land) about 20-25 feet in length each. On paper, it doesn’t sound too bad. Even the name is silly! What’s the worst that could happen?

This is what it looks like from the top:

This was the worst part by far. While I didn’t yet feel the bony fingers of Death gripping my shoulder just yet (that’s later), Walter took my lunch money and gave me a swirly in front of my entire immediate family. the steep, short inclines absolutely kicked my ass. The silver lining to this was, after you lose your dignity, you don’t have too much else to lose, right?

Wrong!

After hiking through the summer heat and up the steep rock faces, my family and I reached Scout Lookout. Alas! We had made it! But as I looked ahead and saw a line of people forming, I was made privy to exactly why there was a permit, as well as a lottery system, put in place for this section trail. What I did not know was that the last half mile of Angel’s Landing is a hike along the canyon’s ‘spine’, with no guard rails and only a chain to cling to with 1,400 foot drops on either side. Reassuringly, the park also had a sign keeping tally of the number of hikers who had fallen to their deaths on the trail. This number was written with an erasable marker.

My brother and father flat out refused, leaving my mother, Rowan, and I. I did not want to do this. In fact, I was just about ready to pass out just from looking at the section ahead. Still, I knew I’d be mad at myself if I didn’t at least try. Rowan and my mother decided to hike along the first two stretches of the steep rock face, with my mother continuing on past her. I climbed the first section and witnessed a woman nearly topple over the edge after dropping a bottle of Gatorade and trying to grab it. Thankfully, a fellow hiker was able to grab her by her shirt before she lost her balance.

With this in mind, I promptly decided to sit the fuck down on the accompanying rocks and take in the view.

Once Rowan, my mother, and I had grouped back up at the first section of the final stretch, we proceeded back to Scout Lookout to join my brother and father. We had actually, factually, done it. Now, all we had to do was go back down.

It was past noon by this point, and us arriving early had spared us from the excruciating heat on the way up. This was when I honestly thought Rowan or I might pass out from heatstroke. As satisfying as the climb down is, it's hard to appreciate all the hard work you put your body through when you can hear your brain starting to sizzle in your skull.

(My brother and I, exhausted.)

Did I hate it? Yes. Did I love it? Also yes. If you’re able, this hike is a stunning look into the beauty that desert landscapes have to offer. Even if you don’t make it to the chains, the views at Scout lookout are vast and almost mind bending in their awesomeness and beauty. As someone who rarely has his face 2 feet from a computer screen, this gave my eyes quite the workout in terms of depth-perception. After a well deserved gas station pit stop and the best shower I’ve ever had, I was able to spend the night sore and stargazing at the infinite night skies of Utah.

Happy huffing and happy hiking.

-A thoroughly wiggled non-hiker

#zion national park #zion canyon #national park #hiking #hiking blog #personal blog #humor

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nurinthewoods · 9 months

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Hiking in Northern Italy, June 2022. Amazed by flowers and that little pond.

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travelsandwandering · 1 year

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Looking for Hiking inspiration from around the world... Then look no further. Check out our hiking articles brought to you by those who have first hand experience. Each of our authors love the great outdoors and share their best advice for getting the most from these hiking trails and destinations here.

#Hiking #Travel Blog #Adventure Blog #Hiking Blog #Outdoors

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travel-with-kat · 8 months

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Watkins Glen State Park

New York

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aloesthetic · 14 days

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Path through the hydrangea

Bailey Arboretum

September 14th, 2023

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valhikes · 2 years

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Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada.

Exploring the trails in little visited places. I found a pretty canyon with shear cliffs, wide sage filled valleys, then grand views at the saddle above it all. I found places I wanted to hike further, but didn't have the gas to get there. From May 2017.