#Trail guides

[rebeccathenaturalist]

It's Disability Book Week, and I wanted to bring to your attention to one of my favorite trail guides, The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Western Washington and Oregon! While I am not currently disabled, I likely will be as I age, and most of us will end up disabled at some point in our lives whether due to health, age, or circumstance. Also, as a tour guide taking people out onto trails, it's really important for me to remember that not everyone has the same physical capabilities that I take for granted, so I need to take everyone's abilities and limitations into account when planning a tour.

This, then, is an excellent resource, whether you're currently disabled or not. Syren Nagakyrie has written a thorough guide to several dozen trails throughout western Washington and Oregon. Each entry has an exceptionally detailed description of what to expect along the way, as well as important information like whether there's cell phone reception, are dogs allowed, what the trail surface is like, etc. There's also a spoon rating, which gives disabled folks a heads-up as to what challenges may face someone using mobility aids, dealing with chronic illness, etc. And it's a great ways for those of us who are not disabled to understand that what may be an "easy" trail for us isn't necessarily going to be "easy" for many disabled people.

You can get the book directly from the author at https://www.disabledhikers.com/2020/03/19/the-disabled-hikers-guidebook or pick it up from your local indie bookstore!

#disability #disabled hikers #Disability Book Week #Syren Nagakyrie #PNW #Pacific Northwest #Washington #Washington State #Oregon #hiking #outdoors #outdoor recreation #accessibility #books #nonfiction books #trail guides

[wanderguidehub]

Unleash Your Adventurous Spirit: The Ultimate Hiking Guide to Pinnacles National Park, California

Welcome to the magnificent Pinnacles National Park, the hidden gem of California! Discover the thrill of hiking through untouched wilderness, climbing steep terrains, and immersing yourself in mesmerizing landscapes that leave you breathless. This comprehensive guide will equip you with all the information you need to make your hiking experience unforgettable. From trails that challenge seasoned…

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#California hiking #California landscapes #California travel #Hiking essentials #hiking guide #National Park tours #Nature trips #outdoor adventure #Pinnacles National Park #Pinnacles trails #Scenic hikes #Trail guides #wilderness exploration #Wildlife discovery

[nabwastaken]

#starkid #hatchetverse #team starkid #tin can bros #shipwrecked comedy #the trail to oregon #spies are forever #wayward guide #poe party #<- btw I have only seen one episode of poe party I just wanted to include it #fandom polls #nab's asks

[gideonisms]

Ianthe nature trail guide she shows up in boots with a 6 inch heel takes you 5 minutes into the forest to a big rock and tells you it's famous and you should just stay there to appreciate it. then she leaves

#alectopause #was thinking about pyrrha as a nature trail guide then started imagining the outfit she would wear THEN started thinking what if #coronabeth was there too and started mentally putting HER in outfits #then decided if coronabeth was there ianthe would also be there #and that's how we arrived here folks tune in later for more stream of consciousness nonsense from me abi the main character of life

[puppyeared]

lucky!!!

#redesigned him!!! hes augustas littermate. theyre about the same age methinks #hes a trail guide and really outdoorsy. also a little airheaded like augusta but hes more easygoing #auggies hair used to be brown like his before the whole star swallowing incident lol #the thing around his neck is a radio collar to stay in contact with his coworkers #i think he looks more doglike than augusta who looks more catlike lol #my art #myart #my oc #oc #oc lucky #reference sheet #oc ref #fur #? #kemonomimi

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Beyond surface appeal, what makes Ganon a compelling antagonist

I think cruising my blog would provide a good number of possible answers, but I guess my tl:dr would be (otherwise I could probably make a full 24h conference about it at this point): because he does reveal (if one is willing to look) the brutality of a world in which gods uphold a natural order through a given kingdom that will not budge on its god-given right to rule, and him as both a rebellious disorder to that status quo which also ends up devoured by said status quo as just one natural part of a cycle of creation and destruction that ultimately always kind of stays the same.

Also, I find the setup of a man born to a tribe of outcast women, considered exceptional by birth while also having to figure himself out + the role he needs to play in that kind of structure and in a very difficult context, someone who both is being granted a lot of natural power while also still being sneered at and considered lesser and/or inherently evil by those blessed by the gods (while also carrying a lot of unexamined baggage of their own), is just so juicy and interesting and brimming with potential psychologically speaking (especially when applied to his motivations of: why does he want power, why does he always alter his own body, his uncanny resilience, etc). It does come with a lot of baggage, as "the evil man from the desert" is far from being a neutral concept coming from a neutral historical place --but examining what kind of world would come to such conclusions is also deeply revealing of said world.

And then, Wind Waker gives him even more of a window to reflect on his own rage while also never apologizing for the horrors he commited, mourning what he wanted and what he became while also being the only one calling the gods of Hyrule out for being terrifyingly cold entities --far more than he could ever hope to become.

Yeah, I think Nintendo has been sleeping on Ganondorf ever since (even if I defend his TP appearance). But he has a fascinating cross-game story(ies), and I find him to be a deeply tragic --if horrendously flawed-- figure, which is partially why TotK was so disappointing to me, because TotK saw nothing but the surface level + the fact that putting him in a game sells and makes people horny.

(you'll notice I didn't mention Demise, because I think that, while the whole cycle thing wasn't bad or not that interesting, fans really overly simplify this concept in a way that has contributed to make Ganondorf extremely flat, which I am not here for.)

#asks #thoughts #ganondorf #there's much more than this obviously #his weird contradiction of both wanting power and self-definition while also being desperate for the gods' approval in a way #his relationship to beasts and monsters and demons and his own humanity #his relationship to his mothers and his gerudo heritage #the way he's a foil to link and zelda #and from a game design perspective there's a ton of things too #like how he's a very proactive antagonist in most games which helps guiding the storytelling from one setpiece to the next #he's kind of having his own adventures in a way and you must follow his trail and/or foil his plans and/or survive his trickeries #and thematically when done well he can be a great foil too #anyway love this weird sad angry boar-man #great hair too

[portraitoftheoddity]

Beginner Hiking Guide Part One: Find Where You Want to Hike

Access to wilderness and trail systems varies a lot depending on where you live. And while there are trails and places to walk all across the country, knowing where to go and look for them when you’re new to hiking can be tricky. So here’s some tips for getting started! (Note: this guide will be US-centric, since that’s where I live and hike)

Places to Hike:

National Parks If you already live near a national park, you live near Hiking Nirvana and we’re all jealous of you. Congrats! If you’re traveling to a National Park, check out the park’s website with the National Park Service and research the trails to find one whose length and challenge level is a good fit for your ability and comfort. 

State Parks There are a lot of State Parks throughout the US with well-maintained trail systems. Check out your state’s Parks Department and see if there are parks, preserves, or trails near you!

Conservation Trusts These are nonprofit organizations that acquire and steward land for the purposes of conservation. That aren't state-run, but a lot of them have wonderful volunteer-maintained trail systems. See if there are any conservation trusts in your area, and if they have maps of trail systems online!

National Forests Oddly enough, National Forests aren’t actually parks, as the Forest Service is part of the Department of Agriculture and not the National Parks Service. So while there’s big swathes of National Forest out there with a lot of great trails, maintaining them for visitors isn’t the Forest Service’s priority, so you might need to use other trail finding tools rather than their websites. That said, there are a lot of awesome Forest Service volunteers out there doing great work! 

Town Forests There may be areas of state-owned or town-owned forest near you! Look online, check out your town’s (or neighboring town’s) website, or ask around -- there may be some nice woodland walking trails if you live in an area that isn’t highly urbanized. Your local library is a great resource for information on the local area. 

Where to Find Trail Information:

It can be tempting, if there’s a park with hiking trails nearby, to give in to the temptation of impulsive wanderlust by just driving out, picking a trail, and setting out to explore.

Please do not do this.

I get it, I have lousy impulse control and love the romance of simply walking off into the woods too! But the romance wears off quickly once you realize you’re lost and it’s getting dark, or that you’re in way over your head on a trail that seems to have something against you personally and is determined to break your ankles. Take some time to look up info on a trail ahead of your hike so you know what to expect in terms of length and difficulty (and can pack appropriately), and get a map so you know where you’re going and how to get back. There’s a lot of resources for finding trail information out there!

Parks / Conservation Trust / Town Forest Websites As mentioned above, most of these national, state, municipal or nonprofit orgs will have their own websites, and will often have detailed trail maps you can view or download!

Guidebooks & Published Maps You’d be surprised how many published hiking trail guides (many with included maps) there are out there! Look up hiking guides for your state or region, and see what books come up. Ask around at your local library, or locally-owned book stores! You’ll want to check to see what the most recent edition is to make sure any copy you find isn’t a few decades out of date (trails change), but printed trail guides tend to be reviewed more rigorously than a lot of online resources, and contain more detailed information on terrain, difficulty, etc. 

AllTrails AllTrails is a useful starting point for finding hikes and popular trails near you! That said, I emphatically do not recommend relying exclusively on AllTrails for trail info. It can be a great tool to look up hikes in your area and their general length and elevation gain (the difficulty ranking system on AllTrails is nonsensical though -- ‘Moderate’ can mean anything from ‘it isn’t paved’ to ‘not a sheer vertical rock face’). The comments section can also be useful for recent reports of trail conditions. But it crowd-sources information and some people are dinguses and will upload their crazy bushwhacking or simply provide inaccurate data, and the app isn’t great about indicating what blazes to follow when you’re on interconnecting trail systems, so you can get a lot of inaccurate or incomplete information on there that can get you lost. I highly recommend that you always verify trail maps and data you get from AllTrails with other sources, especially as you get further into backcountry! 

Other Hiking Apps to check out:

FarOut (formerly Guthooks)

GaiaGPS

Hiking Project

(Safety Tip: If you’re going to be anywhere remote and you’re using virtual sources, Print Your Maps. Many apps only work in their free version if you have internet service, and may not function once out in the wilderness. Even if you screenshot things and have them saved offline, your phone battery may die or your phone might get wet and decide not to work. Have an analog backup in a ziploc bag to keep it dry!)

Next Part: Knowledge is Power >>

#beginner hiking guide #hiking #lena hikes #trails #where to hike

[hatchetfieldtheories]

I call this collection:

"I made this for a Rewatchers post but they still make me giggle"

#starkid #team starkid #tin can bros #avpm #a very potter musical #the trail to oregon #wayward guide #wayward guide for the untrained eye #ani #mamd #spies are forever

[shima-draws]

So I'm going to see Shrek the Musical on Friday which is exciting for a multitude of reasons. 1. It's one of my favorite musicals ever and I've never seen it live and 2. One of the kids I grew up doing theater with is playing Shrek. On the national tour!! Which is insane to me tbh!! It's crazy when I hear news of someone I knew as a kid becoming a Broadway star lol

#Shima speaks #I'm so EXCITEDDDD I love Shrek the Musical so much it's so good!! #One of my go-to feel good musicals. The other being Spongebob #Hopefully the weather behaves bc we're supposed to have a huge snowstorm tomorrow;; #Hope it clears up by Friday wheeze #Anyway. SING A SONG YES A TRAVEL SONG WHEN YOU GOTTA GO SOMEWHERE. 'CAUSE THE FUN IS GETTING THERE. YEAH!! #Oh what the heck I must confess I LOVE A ROAD TRIP #Sing a song hit the trail. Forget the maps forget the guides. Before you know it you've made strides with meeee!!

[mourningmaybells]

oh you know i just realized why I thought Exorcistic: The Unofficial Rock Musical feels incomplete. A lot of comedy musicals, despite the riffing and or parodying, at some point drop the act and do something sincere ("Not Your Seed" from The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, the romantic subplot in Peter Pan Goes Wrong, "When The World's at Stake" from The Trail To Oregon, "To Thine Own Self (reprise)" from Something Rotten!, "Amanda's Song" from Saw The Musical).

it never does that, which i guess is fine, but feels incomplete to me since there's usually a moment where the laughs stop and you get a breather. Like that love scene in The Velocipastor. That one's not a musical, but you get it

#i'm revealing myself as someone who didn't really like Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.... I'm sorry #exorcistic #tgwdlm #saw the musical #peter pan goes wrong #the velocipastor #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #exorcistic the unofficial rock musical #starkid #the oregon trail #the trail to oregon

[bunnies-and-sunshine]

Trail guide.

Okay Mr. Giraffe, where to next?

#bunny #elder bun playtime #trail guide #mr giraffe #river the bunny

[restinthewest]

Easy hike at a trail I used to do with Hank all the time. Hallow did it a couple times as a puppy. It’s an off leash trail close to the city so it’s typically busy- hallow hasn’t been there in years. Wasn’t too busy today and she had a great time.

#four dog interactions which were… ok #as I recalled people just kind of assume it’s ok to let their dog greet #I was encouraged to see that hallow didn’t appear stressed or overly vigilant once the interactions started happening #so I’ll be interested to see how she’s doing in a few days #and let that guide my decision making on if we will continue doing trails like this

[legendling]

Get ported to PC idiot!!!!!

(original post here)

#yeah i caved (I have a test tomorrow) #leading my followers into a box (my oc lore) with a trail of breadcrumbs (art) #terraria #terraria fanart #terraria oc #terraria the guide #the guide terraria #fanart #legend's art #blood cw

[kithj]

i like this style i used for blood4blood i think i want to make these little icon portraits for my halloween game too..

potential player characters 🤔

i wanted to do something similar to birdland & i also liked the portraits in my brother the parasite, where the character portraits appear alongside the text, but i wasn't really sure how to do that, and while searching around i actually ended up liking the look of chapel's speechboxes better... not sure i would use them again for this, or actually try to do what i wanted to originally.

there will be at least 4 (maybe 5, i haven't decided yet) player characters, i think it would be cool to have a screen with all their portraits and maybe even a selection screen at the start and on the menu... that might be too ambitious, my original plan is just assigning a chapter to each girl, but if i could pull off big branches by letting the player choose who to start with that could be fun... 🤔 and if you get them killed, they get blacked out on the menu screen.

#originally the game started off with you playing as naomi (that's naomi on the left) #and then from there would jump perspectives as the night progressed #again similar to until dawn how you have to guide the characters through certain sections #but i also think doing an alternating perspective of the same events (and potentially changing those events) could be interesting #sorry already posting abt this cus i plan for it to be a pretty big undertaking... going to be the game-iest game ive made i think #im mainly just planning characters rn tho #4 or 5... its a small trail crew. the crews i worked on were always pretty small #but i want there to be a crew lead and an assistant lead #also most trail crews are co-ed but i love women so #halloween game

[fjordfolk]

roundup while i remember it:

sparta is getting better with river and stream crossings after her little dip last year, and from having to carry her across a (wide!) bridge on Thursday, to her doubting and having 2nd and 3rd thoughts but ultimately crossing a *bunch* of them today, she's really getting her confidence back. she's still cautious re: crossing water (as she always has been) which i honestly appreciate, but it's nice to see her get over this particular thing.

troja did amazing picking and following the trail today! she's never done that seriously enough for me to rely on, but tonight she went ahead a couple of times and once even picked a better route than sparty did (heresy, i know.) these are skills i value, because of hikes like these ones where we didn't get back until 2am and for almost two hours i trusted my dogs fully, because it was too dark to really see the path.

for that last bit it is also helpful to have a light colour dog because sparty? love her. adore her. can not fucking see her.

#they both did awesome although i could tell some ~15km in troja was getting a little tired #sparty was holding up but judging by how she was getting further and further ahead of me on the trail she was ready to get home lol #im glad to see troj picking that skill up though - shes been more attentive to her nose recently #its something that ive never trained but sparty nails it and honestly #ive wondered what to do when spart isnt hiking capable anymore because i rely on it a lot and #shes kept me from walking straight off more than one cliff #and shes fantastic to have in the dark or in unfamiliar territory #but shes the only of our dogs that do it - troj only starting to show signs of it now and lunert? #God forbid you let lunert guide you Anywhere

[mortemcatabasis]

Unused Walleye from a comm

#digital art #doodle #walleye #fish #going unused bc its getting replaced by a fantasy snakehead fish bc fr dragon comm #i drew this as a little treat for me mainly ngl. its been my emotional support throughout the process #not because the commission is hard but ive been putting up w a family member and her very large and loud dog in my house for the past week #its been my guiding moonlight. my ludwigs holy blade thru the trails and tribulations of. constant sensory overload.