Walking nature trails is my FAVORITE exercise!
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@moonangel12 That's so awesome! I'm super jealous. I live in flat, hot Florida. (I do enjoy it here, but it's a totally different kind of fun.) We took our Shenandoah trip early this month, and we stopped by Luray Caverns on the way out- touristy but still amazing. (Pic attached)
@NorthCascades I highly recommend it. Watch out for bears!
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That cave pic is AWESOME!2
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Potato-quality image from one of my hikes this summer in western Norway. There's not much that beats being up in the mountains here on a nice day.
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Roosevelt Lake from the ruins at Tonto Natl Monument, AZ
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I like running through the trails. Got together with some friends last night and ran through trails with our headlamps on.
Sometimes we also carry heavy stuff through the trails for a more vigorous workout.3 -
jim_pipkin wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »jim_pipkin wrote: »Sycamore Point, outside Williams AZ
What a deep, wide canyon! People don't understand that the Grand Canyon is awesome and all, but there are so many other fantastic ones too.
There's a whole Spanish town lost in Sycamore Canyon somewhere, no joke! Spanish Crown settlers lived there in the mid-1700s, now nobody can find it...
You're making me want to get out of heaven's waiting line (North Tucson) and do some three day trips to Northern AZ with your pics. I hope to have a lot more around Tucson this Fall and Winter. Sabino and Madeira Canyon are on the list soon. I'm trying to talk the wife into Bear Wallow up near Mt Lemmon this weekend to see the Fall foliage.3 -
This seems like a safe place to put these pix. This sweet little owl lost its way and was found on the sidewalk. Game and fish were called but it did fly up into a tree when they tried to help it. The magpies were bullying it and pecking at it on the sidewalk. As it was shielded and protected until the G & F arrived it looks like it literally smiled at the favor. Sometimes, nature will find you right where you're at. Critters make everything better.
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Diatonic12 wrote: »This seems like a safe place to put these pix. This sweet little owl lost its way and was found on the sidewalk. Game and fish were called but it did fly up into a tree when they tried to help it. The magpies were bullying it and pecking at it on the sidewalk. As it was shielded and protected until the G & F arrived it looks like it literally smiled at the favor. Sometimes, nature will find you right where you're at. Critters make everything better.
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Diatonic12 wrote: »This seems like a safe place to put these pix. This sweet little owl lost its way and was found on the sidewalk. Game and fish were called but it did fly up into a tree when they tried to help it. The magpies were bullying it and pecking at it on the sidewalk. As it was shielded and protected until the G & F arrived it looks like it literally smiled at the favor. Sometimes, nature will find you right where you're at. Critters make everything better.
Awww!
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We did a cross country trip for the first time this summer (sadly my husband had to work so it was myself and the kiddos with my dad) - it was so exciting to see them exploring so many new things, and seeing areas of the country that they had only read about in books (we essentially followed the Lewis and Clark Trail through most of it). I grew up traveling all over the US, so I took it for granted... born in AZ, family coast to coast, north to south, moved to VA, then NC, now WV). I LOVE seeing all the different pics! Not sure if the OP intended for his thread to go that direction, but it is beautiful!3
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Same trail, different seasons:
Northern California in the summer
Northern California in the winter
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Diatonic12 wrote: »This seems like a safe place to put these pix. This sweet little owl lost its way and was found on the sidewalk. Game and fish were called but it did fly up into a tree when they tried to help it. The magpies were bullying it and pecking at it on the sidewalk. As it was shielded and protected until the G & F arrived it looks like it literally smiled at the favor. Sometimes, nature will find you right where you're at. Critters make everything better.
This is fantastic!! The owlet looks adorable, and you probably saved him or her. Sounds like an incredible experience, too.
It looks a little nervous in the first one and happy in the second.
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I adore hiking. Try to go on one of the many trails around my place at least once every fortnight and to do a longer hike in the Drakensberg at least once every three months. Such a lovely way to get/stay fit and get closer to nature.
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i love the trails too. and my dogs. definitely my happy place.
easy path
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I love it! You are my people!
I travel for work and use All Trails to find something local. This week I was in Phoenix for work. Not being used to the desert I did get dehydrated but another trail walker helped me out. I walked along the beach in Mississippi, up mountains in Colorado, and now in the desert in Az. I also like to take pics of friends I find along the way.
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Cannot WAIT for Springtime here! So many great wildflower trails!
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Here are a few more photos from this summer. (I'm getting over an injury, and living vicariously through this thread!)
I did White Chuck with some friends in July. We had been looking forward to it for about six months, it's not a mountain that's done often, and we expected a walk in the park, which was not at all how it turned out. It's a magnificient view peak, but it's like a marble table turned on its side, covered in ball bearings.
Thornton Lakes, outside Newhalem ("goat trapping place").
Speaking of goats ... I'm the one in blue.
This is a nasty climb known as Aasgard. I've gone up twice, never down, don't want to. Can't believe people do it in snow and ice.
Enchantments.
Hidden Lake. A hiker died here a week ago in a blizzard. They haven't found her body yet, too much snow. Everybody was hoping she'd turn up alive in the lookout, but no. This is day 7 of the search.
Ross Lake from Desolation Peak.
Desolation Lookout - a room with a view!
This is how you get to the trail. You just tie the boat up to a stump, and it'll still be there when you get back. Living in Seattle, that's mind blowing! (Pyramid and Colonial in the background, plus the Ross Dam where most of our electricity comes from.)
Cascade Pass - one of my all time favorite places.
A sooty grouse on the trail. I shot all of these with my phone, to give you an idea how close it let me get.
Somebody fell through a snow bridge while I was up there and perished. Here's search and rescue looking for them.
Evening light coming down from Mount Forgotten. The nearest "town" to this trail is Verlot, population 23 or something like that, so the trail got the nickname "What Verlot Forgot." Long day, fun peak.
Morning light in the Pasayten. But this is what the beginning of pretty much every hike in the Cascades looks like.
Getting disenchanted.
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@NorthCascades - how stunning and beautiful! I seriously think my heart rate rose just looking at the gorgeous scenery! Oh, to experience it all!4
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La Luz Trail in Albuquerque is one of my favorite local hikes.
It's about 7.5 miles up with 3200 ft of elevation gain and then another 7.5 miles down though many, including myself often opt to take the Tram down from the crest.
Unfortunately, as one of the most popular trails in the area, it is often frequented by tourists who are not accustomed to the elevation as you start at a little over 7,000 feet and end at the crest at over 10,000 feet. Rescues are pretty regular occurrences. A lot of times people aren't dressed or prepared with proper clothing...it can be quite warm and comfortable in the foothills with lots of sunshine in the high desert portion, but it gets colder and more shaded by forest as you climb. It can easily be 60*F at the bottom and below freezing on the crest with ripping winds.
It's actually a great hike to do in mid summer if you start early when it's still cool out...you can stay comfortable most of the day. We've done it in May and had to turn around with the last 3 miles or so in front of us because it was getting too snow packed and icy to continue safely. Turns out there were three rescues that day due to people trying to get through the snow.5 -
@NorthCascades hope you heal well and fast - I hate injuries, had a few over the years, and they all seemed to take FOREVER to heal!3
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I found out the owl is a Northern Saw-whet. Sadly, they have many predators.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Saw-whet_Owl/overview
A tiny owl with a catlike face, oversized head, and bright yellow eyes, the Northern Saw-whet Owl is practically bursting with attitude. Where mice and other small mammals are concerned this fierce, silent owl is anything but cute. One of the most common owls in forests across northern North America (and across the U.S. in winter), saw-whets are highly nocturnal and seldom seen. Their high-pitched too-too-too call is a common evening sound in evergreen mountain forests from January through May.
They're so darned cute, too cute for words.3 -
Hoping for more snow like this...we really need that water!
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That's moody and dramatic! 👍2
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Love everybody’s photos, I thought I’d add a few of somewhere very different, Mt Gingera in the Namagi National Park, Australian Capital Territory
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Couldn’t agree more! 😊 We have a lot of parks and trails around our city that I’m gradually getting to know. On a non-workday I’m usually out 3-5 hours.5
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Love it! Doesn’t even feel like work.1
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cwolfman13 wrote: »La Luz Trail in Albuquerque is one of my favorite local hikes.
It's about 7.5 miles up with 3200 ft of elevation gain and then another 7.5 miles down though many, including myself often opt to take the Tram down from the crest.
Unfortunately, as one of the most popular trails in the area, it is often frequented by tourists who are not accustomed to the elevation as you start at a little over 7,000 feet and end at the crest at over 10,000 feet. Rescues are pretty regular occurrences. A lot of times people aren't dressed or prepared with proper clothing...it can be quite warm and comfortable in the foothills with lots of sunshine in the high desert portion, but it gets colder and more shaded by forest as you climb. It can easily be 60*F at the bottom and below freezing on the crest with ripping winds.
It's actually a great hike to do in mid summer if you start early when it's still cool out...you can stay comfortable most of the day. We've done it in May and had to turn around with the last 3 miles or so in front of us because it was getting too snow packed and icy to continue safely. Turns out there were three rescues that day due to people trying to get through the snow.
Being very new to SW hiking, it's quite remarkable, to me, how hard it can be walking on totally rocky trails. Looking at that picture, it shows how rocky the trails can be. It's just a totally different type of trail. I can't imagine doing 15 miles on that stuff.3 -
You're making me want to get out of heaven's waiting line (North Tucson) and do some three day trips to Northern AZ with your pics. I hope to have a lot more around Tucson this Fall and Winter. Sabino and Madeira Canyon are on the list soon. I'm trying to talk the wife into Bear Wallow up near Mt Lemmon this weekend to see the Fall foliage.
I grew up in Tucson and did my first hiking and backpacking there. I used to do a really nice loop hike up Sabino and down through Bear Canyon. If you hike the Telephone Trail you avoid the shuttle and all the people. Saguaro NP has some very nice hikes as well.3
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