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lauraepartain · 4 months

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On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond | Scotland | April 2023 This was one of the first especially intimidating munros I saw while walking north into the Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately, our route would not have us climb this fabled mountain. This view however, amazed me nonetheless. Upon nearing the base where the mountain paths lay, I observed two very much windswept hillwalkers shuffle down the trail. “Did you climb Lomond today?” I asked. “Oh yes”, they reply in a Scottish accent. “Incredibly windy up there. I felt like I was going to be blown off the hill at any moment!” Scottish Hillwalking aint for babies. While I had a monumental ascent up the north face of Ben Nevis, Scotland left me wanting more. Another trip, perhaps. I’ll be doing a print and post card sale soon, y’all! What images should I add back to my shop? Everything will be printed in advance this time, so if you have any suggestions as to what should go to print, add a comment!

#ben lomond #loch lomond #scottish highlands #west highland way #the west highland way #hill walking #thru hike #thru hiking #delta 400 #ilford #ilford photo #ilford delta 400 #fuji tx1 #hasselblad xpan

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just-anka · 2 years

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Day 2 of my hike is up on the blog! :)

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whatsy0urdream · 1 year

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Pacific Crest Trail, Days 141 - 144

Pacific Crest Trail, Days 141 – 144

September 14, Day 141, Miles 27.3, Mile Marker 2605.1 Back story time! When I lived in West Valley City, Salt Lake City area, for a while I worked in Park City and would drive up the mountain pass every day for work. I was going through an especially hard time as I had just lost my dream job and I wasn’t handling it well. But then I started seeing moose every day on the way to work, and I mean…

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valhikes · 2 years

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Los Padres National Forest, California.

The road was closed and I wanted to be at the far end of Romero, so I just had to hike it from end to end. It's only a little long for this, but most don't do it. Ocean views up one side, long views over increasingly large mountains on the other. It felt good to do this one in its complete form. I even went on to Cottam Camp after reaching the end of the trail. From April 2015.

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travelnshit · 2 years

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Day 3 - Pyecombe to Storrington

Day 3 – Pyecombe to Storrington

I don’t think I’ve ever woken up in a church on Good Friday before. I’m surprised a godless heathen like myself didn’t burn up as soon as I laid out my sleeping bag. I slept so bloody well though, probably a bit too well, we slept through our alarm and I woke up with a start at 5.30 wondering why it was so light already. We stabbed a fiver to the pin board to say thanks for the shelter but we…

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#Backpacking #Hiking #LEJOG Plus #LEJOG+#LEJOG+ Plus #Long Distance Hiking #Long Distance Trail #South Downs Way #South Downs Way 2022 #Thru Hike #Thru Hiking #Travel #Wanderlust

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danvswild · 2 months

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"Have you ever read Wild?"

Okay this is a question I got all the time when I told anyone that I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. And the answer is yes. I also saw a Tik Tok on how to annoy thru-hikers and this question was on the list lol

Well I personally don't mind the question and I bring up this book now because this next part is where Cheryl Strayed began her journey on the PCT. From Mojave/Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows. This stretch lasts for roughly 150 miles and it took me about 6 days to complete.

After my well earned rest in Tehachapi, I headed back out on the trail to go through one of the most beautiful sections of the trail so far.

This is the foothills of the Sierra so naturally, the terrain changes into a more lush landscape and we began to gain some elevation. The campsites between Tehachapi and Kennedy Meadows were all stunning and at night I could see SO MANY STARS it was unreal.

I also need to note that the water carry out of Tehachapi was the longest by far! I want to say it was close to 40 miles? but don't quote me on this. I was very mindful of my water consumption in this part and hiked FAST trying to catch up to some hikers who left a day before me.

I also want to note I cried the most on this stretch of the trail. Not because of sadness but more so because I was in awe of my surroundings and felt surreal and blessed. This is definitely why I love to be outdoors immersed in nature. The sheer magnitude and beauty of the landscape evokes a certain feeling in you (◕‿◕✿)

^That was where I bawled lol

Anyways, I was able to catch up to my fellow hiker Strider in the next stretch and I made it to Walker Pass. We hitched a ride into Ridgewood and stocked up on some supply to push to Kennedy Meadows!

Fast forwarding a little bit, this next section was very hilly and I witnessed some of the most striking sunsets here. I can't stop recalling how beautiful it was and I keep thinking I need to use the word "beautiful" a bit less lol

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And there I was, in Kennedy Meadows!

Aw man, you wouldn't believe what I felt there. PURE ECSTASY

The fact that I had hiked 700 miles was mindblowing and seeing others who had walked the same journey melded a sense of solidarity and unity in this community.

The common topic of this hiker haven was where to go next. Because of the high snow fall in the Sierras, many decided to bypass and go up north. As for my trail family, we decided to head up to Mammoth Lakes to go skiing for a day and jump up north.

As for me, I had decided to get off the trail to attend Electric Forest and skip up to the Canadian border to hike down lol In retrospect, this was not a good decision.. but I have no regrets! I'll try to talk more about this process in the next post ＼(*T▽T*)／

#backpacking #hiking #pacific crest trail #pct #thru hiking #nature #camping #pct2023 #wild #kennedy meadows

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vintagecamping · 2 years

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Hilda, Kathleen and Catherine, aka The Three Muskateers. The first female thu-hikers to traverse The Long Trail. 300 miles in 30 days. Vermont 1927

#vintage camping #campfire light #vermont #the long trail #hiking #thru hiking #history #camping #outdoors #travel

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ripleylacross · 4 months

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Most people who follow me these days don't know that from 2018 to 2020 I had a webcomic.

It was a memoir following the events of my first long-distance backpacking trip with my husband. One hundred miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon, from Sisters, OR to Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.

It focused a lot on my insecurities as a new backpacker as compared to the thru-hikers we encountered on that adventure... and the difficulties present in my marriage at the time.

Honestly, the longer I worked on it the more beautiful the pages became, and the faster I got at making them! I learned so much working on this project.

Each day on that trip was formatted as a chapter in the 'story' I was telling. Thus, the longer I worked on it, the longer each day became. Chapter 1 was only 29 pages, while Chapter 2 (above) was 37.

What ended up going online was only chapter 1 and 2. I intended on completing all of chapter 3 before posting it two pages per week so I'd have ample buffer to work on subsequent chapters. But... life kind of happened and production slowed down.

And, well, I realized in the end I was airing my dirty laundry for the world to see and painting my husband in a really shitty light.

The first nine pages of chapter 3 were finished, with a few more after that flatted and inked. The whole chapter was penciled save for a handful at the very end that I at least got roughed out. I loved how this chapter was looking and reading. I got creative with panels and compositions and felt so confident in my ability to make a good graphic memoir.

It was hard for me to let it go, but as the chapter progressed and the story got into the nitty gritty of it all, it was just too much. What had started as a desire to make a comic about a dramatic backpacking trip that left me with a sprained ankle and a newfound appreciation for my body had become... one-sided couples therapy.

This is the first time a lot of these pages have ever seen the Internet.

There's "doing the work" and then there's "Doing the WORK", and that's what this comic became. Seeing my actual faults. Not just my insecurities and anxieties, but how I saw myself in relation to my own partner and how I saw him. It was thoughtless to paint him in that light for other people to see and make their own assumptions.

So, a strong note to be made now: This comic is, technically, fictitious. Characterizations were exaggerated so much that the characters I made of myself and my husband didn't resemble us anymore.

I took the whole thing off the internet when came to these uncomfortable realizations. There are far, far worse pages already drawn that will never see the light of day.

Memoirs are tricky things. They can be healing, but they can also be harmful. The people in your memories are still people, and that has to be understood throughout the entire process. No matter what kind of imagined 'redemption arc' you create in your narrative to make up for it.

Anyway, if you got this far, thanks for reading about my experience making a webcomic/graphic memoir.

#long post #image heavy #plz ignore the fact I forgot the LA in my last name for much of these pages #They had to be updated from my deadname #graphic memoir #comics #digital art #artists on tumblr #ripley lacross #artwork #digital sketch #Backpacking #Thru hiking #Pacific Crest Trail #Long distance backpacking

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shopwitchvamp · 2 months

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Me and my bf have been on a Survivor kick again, and everytime there's a little pre-commercial break thing where Jeff Probst is like "We want YOU to apply! Go online now and send us your application!" I turn to my boy and go 👀!! And he just says "Nooo! Stop ☹️"

So anyway, Witch Vamp on Survivor when?

#no one has ever stopped me from doing a thing ever #he also needs to get over me wanting to thru hike the Appalachian trail which gets the same reaction #at least survivor is only 26 days now #so short compared to the AT which is like a half year venture lol #irl #text post

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songsintheattic · 4 months

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less interested in ever completing the arizona trail now that i know there are sections where i can't bring my little doggy

#maybe I'll just eventually thru hike the one i am going to do in segments first #although who knows he'll be kinda old by the time that could happen #:(

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lauraepartain · 5 months

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Self Portrait on the old Appalachian Trail | Oct. 2023 After a few years of toying with the idea, more days spent objected to it than not, I’ve decided to commit to a classic, albeit crazy, bucket list adventure in 2024- thru hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, a 2,200 mile bipedal epic. My reasons to not thru hike it have always been longer than my reasons for wanting to do so. However, my reasons for wanting to thru hike the AT were compelling enough to lead me to this decision. So here we are.

I’ve had a gut feeling for a few years now to walk it with a camera. What that walk will be like has yet to be written. That’s part of the reason I’m doing it. There’s underlying mystery that I don’t fully appreciate just yet. Creatively, and especially physically, I know this will challenge and humble me on a level I’ve probably never known. After making this decision a few months back, I struggled with the intense emotions - sadness for leaving Alec and the cats, crippling fear of failure or going broke, missing out on photoshoots and “being forgotten” and so on. I know however that on my death bed, there’s nothing regrettable here; and if I don’t try, I will forever regret that I gave up before I started. It’s alright to be intimidated by an idea - what’s important is that you chase that wild goose before it’s out of reach. If you’ve ever wanted to work with me, NOW IS THE TIME. I’m closing off bookings Feb 5th 2024, and won’t be booking again until late Sept 2024. I’ll also be doing a flash print sale in Jan/Feb to help make extra funds prior to the journey. More on that later. Life is short, be true to yourself - AT Class of 2024 baby!

#the appalachian trail #appalachian trail #thru hiking #hiking with cameras #ilford #ilford photo #delta 400 #laura e partain #hasselblad xpan #fuji tx1

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drumlincountry · 9 months

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sometimes I feel like i'm Not Doing Enough but that's only because i'm dumb and forgetful

#First: anything is enough. Living and breathing is enough #Going to a seaside market with my favourite person on a Sunday afternoon is enough #Taking care of my very very drunk friend after they downed a whole bottle of wine at a party is enough.#As well as these things! I'm organising like. 4 Union things in the next month or so #I am facilitating a community group this weekend and if all goes well they'll multiply the area they represent 5 fold #I am going on fucking. Day long hikes thru waist high heather. For the good of the ecosystem.#And i'm wearing gay tshirts while I do it #I'm good. I'm doing so fucking much #Anyway. If anyone needs me i'll be eating cheesecake in the bath #Me Fein

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whatsy0urdream · 1 year

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Pacific Crest Trail, Days 134 - 140

Pacific Crest Trail, Days 134 – 140

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blessphemy · 5 months

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shoulder angel: wet foot fungus. frozen socks and shoes. soaked from rain and no way to dry off for 100 miles. blasted with sun. drinking out of mud puddles. body strain and injury. poor food. eating only pop tarts from the gas station for a week. freezing wind. getting trapped in a blizzard. feral dogs. coming across other people’s unburied turds. bone deep exhaustion. the horror that there’s 1500 miles behind you and 1000 ahead. being sick of this. dearly missing plumbing and chairs and climate control and having hobbies and feeling connected and contributing to society. missing hanging out with friends. did I mention foot fungus.

shoulder devil: go walk 3 thousand miles lol. no email. you agree.

#cyborg lifeblogging #every winter I apparently have to beat off thoughts if thru hiking with a stick #nobody warned me about this.#I SWORE last time that NEVER AGAIN #and yet. god dammit

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idfkwhydoigottabenamed · 4 months

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Going for a dip.. '22

#mt washington #thru hiking #new hampshire #backpacking

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hoofpeet · 2 years

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But at the same time, there's a whole event where the submas bois set out to make trains a thing in Pasio and they like, clear out tunnels and stuff so like... submas pasio train definitely a thing.

mayhaps instead of spawning near trainyards and assuming the role of train bosses, Ingo&Emmet pairs spawn in the wild in various points around each region and take it upon themselves to build and run a train station there

#mailbox #like an ant hill.#imagine hiking around the wild and you stumble across the subway bosses halfway thru single-handendly constructing a subway station

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