Just keep hiking

TamiVsTheTrail

Still keeping my hike going. I've completed 27/150 hikes this year and lost 21 pounds.
Its been cold, rainy, sunny, and so much fu


n. I've hiked alone, with friends and family. Yesterday a friend and I attempted to hike to a glacier but fresh know held us back but we still completed 14 out of the 20KM.
My husband joined for his first snow hike, he did great!

pennysob

Beautiful Pictures!!

nay0m3

I love this thread so much!!! Thank you for sharing your hiking photos! I am also an avid hiker!

SuzanneC1l9zz

Last weekend:

putotherpeoplefirst

What fabulous photos! I especially love the photo of Blondie the dog! She is super gorgeous!

TamiVsTheTrail

@SuzanneC1l9zz Great pictures! What a great place to unclear your mind. I love including nature in my workouts, it does so much for both mind and body. ❤️

celestialsecrets7232

Please, be careful. So many hikers have "disappeared" Shouldn't hike alone. People don't realize how very dangerous the wilderness is. If you don't believe me, search on youtube videos about all of the hikers who have gone missing..all of them went hiking alone in national parks and even close to their homes. Without a trace. (I myself think some of them are human trafficking)

TamiVsTheTrail

@celestialseeker thanks for your concerns and I agree you should always take caution when hiking alone but you also shouldn't fear it. I have been hiking since I was a kid and couldn't imagine not being out there. I've traveled all over the world and have had the opportunity to hike in Ireland and India. If you are not comfortable alone absolutely go in a group but don't let the fear of the unknown keep you inside. ❤️

VryIrishGirl76

This makes me so happy for you!

Jthanmyfitnesspal

@celestialsecrets7232 : Life is full of risks and every individual has to decide which ones to take or not. When I wake up at the crack of dawn to drive up to the White mountains to hike, I ponder which is more dangerous: the drive or the hiking? It's hard to say.

Looking at a couple of web pages, the White Mountains get millions of visitors every year and out of that they have ~200 rescues per year and a handful of deaths (almost all on Mount Washington in the winter). The crime rates on the trails seems to be near zero. Car break-ins are very rare. Now that I look all that up, I feel even better about it! Yay hiking!

TamiVsTheTrail

Hike 34/150 was a short one but one of my favourite icy places.
I'm really start feeling the changes in my body. Not just the 25 pounds I've lost but my agility, my mood, my mind. I'm down one size that feels great!

jenny_ormson1

I think I would be too scared to hike alone... are there any tips for going it alone?

TamiVsTheTrail

@jenny_ormson1 start by downloading Alltrails so you can see where you will be and read reviews. Pick popular trails so even though you're alone there's lots of people around. I always have my pack on me if I'm back country loaded with survival and first aid should I get stuck. Don't start with those trails. Join a beginner hiking chat group, they will be filled with lots of people at different levels who will give advice on trails in your area. I take lots of beginners out with me, I never care about speed when I'm with ither people, I love to take in my surroundings. Once you start hiking by yourself you'll fall in love with the peace and quiet. 🙂

sargemarcori

My biggest one is to take a well-traveled trail, then you're not ACTUALLY alone. if you get into trouble somehow, someone will be along shortly to help. Every time I go hiking, I am amazed anew at how friendly everyone on the trail is. We all share something, after all--a love of nature and a joy to be out there. It's more of a connection than I expect, but it's lovely.

Need to post some of my pictures. Love this thread.

geodrone

Gosh, it must be very difficult for you to go hiking in such a hideous urban setting! Pacific Northwst, I'm guessing? Anywhere near the Hoh Rainforest on the peninsula? Wow. I'm so envious!

Bentforkx

TamiVsTheTrail wrote: »

Hike 34/150 was a short one but one of my favourite icy places.
I'm really start feeling the changes in my body. Not just the 25 pounds I've lost but my agility, my mood, my mind. I'm down one size that feels great!

May I ask where this is??
It looks so familiar (except without ice....)
I'm on Van Isle....

TamiVsTheTrail

@geodrone close, but more north. I'm up in Canada on the west coast.
@Bentforkx closer! I'm on the mainland, about an hour east of Vancouver.

Sandie2102

Love this group. So happy that I stumbled upon it. I'm so lucky to be located in the Niagara Region, so I have lots of hiking access...the Bruce Trail, a million conservation areas and literally hundreds of waterfalls (other that that over famous over achiever). I vowed to get back out to the trails this year. I had stopped because of the red-alerts with the Ticks, but found some good tick spray and I'm tired of waiting for them to die off...I want my trails back (and the amazing glutes that come from hiking up and down the Escarpment trails). I'll post pics as I get back out there!!!

Hopeitschips

Hello from England. I'm loving the pictures and hiking stories on this thread. Hiking is my number one activity too, sometimes just me and my dog, sometimes with a couple of friends.
At least hiking in the UK I don't have to worry about dangerous wildlife, although cows can be a bit feisty when you are crossing farmland!
I've added a couple of pictures from my walks



English Lake District June 2022



South West Coast Path near Newquay, Cornwall November 2022

Jthanmyfitnesspal

About hiking alone: AllTrails is very helpful, but it has some limitations. One of the main dangers of hiking is getting lost, dehydrated, and disoriented. It's amazing how many stories are about people who go a short way off the trail to take a pee and then become lost. AllTrails should make that a thing of the past, but

It's always good to plan your hike and stay on the chosen path. Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back. Don't assume you will have cell connectivity on the trail: use the "download map feature." Bring an external battery AND buy a laminated trail map for your area as a backup. (Generally, your laminated map can be a big picture map, which complements the zoomed in map of AllTrails perfectly.) I also track myself with my Garmin Watch, which has a compass. You can upload your trail to it and use it for navigation, but it's more of a pain than it's worth.

My kit always includes (off the top of my head) windbreaker/rain coat, phone, battery, laminated map, 1.5 or 3L Camelback, lunch, snacks, butane lighter, Leatherman, band aids, paper towels, and duct tape. Most of that is self-explanatory. You can make a nice ankle or other brace using paper towels and duct tape, if necessary. (I've not yet needed to actually do it, but it's nice to prepare for.)

TamiVsTheTrail

@Hopeitschips Thanks for posting the photos, I love seeing other parts of the world. Cornwall looks beautiful. I've hiked all over Ireland, I was there for work for a few months and got to do a lot of exploring. Your right about the wildlife, sometimes a stubborn sheep now and then but nothing like what I get here. I'm planning a trip to London in the early fall and looking for places I can hike. I love the city, can't wait to go back but I also need my nature therapy.

TamiVsTheTrail

@Sandie2102 I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures! Ticks are always on my mind, especially in May and June. I tend to avoid tall grassy areas and areas with a lot of Arbutus trees, so far so good. As much as I've enjoyed my winter hikes I am looking forward to a little less snow on the mountains.

TamiVsTheTrail

Hike 40/150!

I'm going to be pushing hard this month, I realized I was going to finish the month most likely at 48 hikes and decided I need to get to 50.

I headed out for a technical hike, nothing too long was mostly interested in getting out of the snow and something a bit more challenging. For the most part there wasn't any snow and this is one of my favourite hikes. My friend and I didn't run into anyone else out on the trails and figured our laughing would keep wildlife at bay. There's no trail carved out and you have to rely on finding the tags on trees and rely on your map, I love these types of hikes. Lots of scrambling up rocks and of course an amazing view of the bay.

As far as solo hikes, I've been doing them for almost 40 years and I can't see myself stopping. My husband and at least one of my kids always know where I am and my pack is always well stocked for any emergencies, along with supplies my watch has an SOS option so I can send my husband my GPS location should I ever get lost, I leave my navigation open and it warns me if I'm off the trail I programmed in. My watch is solar powered and I have a solar powered charger on my phone. I raised three kids to be outdoors people and I think they would have my neck if I ever went out unprepared.

On another topic, I'm now down 30 pounds for the year. Woot!

TamiVsTheTrail

Back out today, heading up Cypress Mountain for an early morning hike. We were the first people on the trail today and had it completely to ourselves the entire hike. It was a great way to start the day, albeit freaking cold! Since we were the first up there were no footprints yet on the trails except for deer and bunnies. Finally saw the deer after a couple of hours but they didn't hang around to get their picture taken.

TamiVsTheTrail

Finally got a couple of days of sun! Got out for a couple of different hikes, love that my husband is joining me on more of them. He's also pretty pleased with his weight coming down and how much stronger he's getting and more confident. I have a bigger 15K hike planned for tomorrow to mark number 50! Next three months are going to be crazy busy with my business and I know I need to get ahead of my goal to keep up the pace. Apparently I still need to work, no one wants to pay me to be the pretty pretty princess I strive to be.

Hike 48/150

TamiVsTheTrail

Hike #50 is in the books!
I pushed hard to get this done before the end of the month knowing that for a few weeks I'm going to have to do late afternoon or shorter hikes while my busy season ramps up with my business. I'm down 32 pounds, wearing smaller sizes and feeling stronger and more excited about reaching my goal. I'm going to get the next 50 done by July and want my 100th hike to by my longest solo hike to Panarama Ridge, a 30K trek. Thanks for all the comments and sharing your photos, I've loved seeing everyone's adventures. Gotta love my friend's bright coat, I've yet to lose her on the trails!

mrschwarten

Wow!!! These pics and your stories are so awesome! I am feeling inspired! I did a 40K in July of 2018, The 4Days Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands (https://www.4daagse.nl/en ). Add up all the training and other leisure hikes I did that year, my mileage was through the roof! I've done many other shorter hikes, including a 30K in the German Alps for the Edelweiss Ruck March. Both made me realize that I am capable of so much and am so strong, and that I can persevere through so much. I draw on that strength a lot lately!
You've inspired me to look up some local trails. I've recently moved and am having a hard time calibrating to the my new area, and my heart is calling for time in nature. Thank you for sharing!! I will be bookmarking this thread and I look forward to celebrating your milestones!

TamiVsTheTrail

@mrschwarten it sounds like you've done some pretty amazing hikes! I'd love to see some pictures of them!
It's been wet and my busy season has started so my hiking had to slow down. I'm missing my daily adventures and decided to put my business on the backburner today and headed out into the rain. Tons of plunge pools, flooded trails and swollen rapids. Finally the creek won and there was no way I was getting across to the other side of the trail. It was a great morning and day off. Hike 56/150

celestialsecrets7232

Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

@celestialsecrets7232 : Life is full of risks and every individual has to decide which ones to take or not. Yay hiking!

Hey, thanks. I hope you carry a gun, whistle, bear repellant, etc. Maybe because I'm a senior, I'll stick to municipal parks. LOL. I never realized how dangerous hiking was until I saw all those videos on youtube showcasing disappearances, attacks, accidents. etc. But I am a mom so...and both of my sons like to hike on occasion and they are in their 30's. I give them the same lecture.

Antiopelle

celestialsecrets7232 wrote: »

Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

@celestialsecrets7232 : Life is full of risks and every individual has to decide which ones to take or not. Yay hiking!

Hey, thanks. I hope you carry a gun, whistle, bear repellant, etc. Maybe because I'm a senior, I'll stick to municipal parks. LOL. I never realized how dangerous hiking was until I saw all those videos on youtube showcasing disappearances, attacks, accidents. etc. But I am a mom so...and both of my sons like to hike on occasion and they are in their 30's. I give them the same lecture.

Youtube videos are just scaremongering. Millions of people are hiking and never disappear. I've been hiking all over the world and when in Canada we had a bear bell to scare off the animal. After a few days, we decided to put it away or we never would have seen one
In life, you'll have to assess risks all the time. Getting into a car to drive to the store is probably much more dangerous. Mosquitos are killing way more people than bears and sharks combined.