Just keep hiking

TamiVsTheTrail · February 2023

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 · February 2023

Beautiful Pictures!!

nay0m3 · February 2023

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

SuzanneC1l9zz · February 2023

Last weekend:

putotherpeoplefirst · February 2023

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

TamiVsTheTrail · February 2023

@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 · February 2023

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 · February 2023

@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 · February 2023

This makes me so happy for you!

Jthanmyfitnesspal · February 2023

@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 · February 2023

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 · February 2023

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

TamiVsTheTrail · February 2023

@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 · February 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

@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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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.)

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