#hiking

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Hiker was in distress near the summit of Mailbox Peak in the Cascade Mountains east of . SAR team used e-bikes to ascend ~3,000 feet and stabilize the hiker before ground teams arrived to help the hiker down. No paywall.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/e-bike-rescuers-reaches-stranded-hiker-mailbox-peak-cold-closes/FJXDOLVAQRGDPB7RZBV2VRJXCM/

I hiked a large sand dune for the first time yesterday. What a unique experience! Quite a slog, hiking straight up the side to reach the ridge. A surprise with the challenge of walking the ridge— didn’t expect it to be so sharp. The drop-off on each side looked steeper/scarier than it actually was. A fun time! Bruneau Sand Dunes (Idaho)— 470 feet (143m) base-to-peak elevation change.

Photo of hiker standing at peak of ridge as viewed from the ridge. View is from the ridge looking toward the sun which is also in the pic. Footprints are seen in foreground on ridge.
Photo of section of sand dunes as viewed from the base from far side of lake. The lake is seen in foreground as well as some vegetation. Blue sky overhead with white clouds.
Photo of sand dunes as viewed from the ridge. Most of the sand dunes can be seen from this view which is taken from one end of the ridge. The ridge is seen curving left and right and up and down with the sand dropping steeply from each side of ridge. A small lake is seen at the base on the left. Blue sky overhead. I took this pic looking away from the sun.
Similar type of pic as in upper right pic, but view from opposite end of sand dunes looking back into the sun. From this view the lake at the base is at the right side. The multiple peaks of the ridgeline can be seen from this view.

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this month

No complaints, even if I feel like I could’ve done better. That’s always the case, so I accept the feeling while trying to raise my game.

It was an eclectic writing month of prep before publishing Book3, Exhuming Truths, as I completed the steps prior to formatting for publication.

Photography opportunities suffered, but I managed two epic hikes, the conditions poles apart.

Beneath a clear blue sky, the sun baths brown grasses on a slope, the view open between pine trees. In the distance, a broad, wooded mountain rises, communication towers faintly visible on its summit.
The view looks between pines and larches beneath a mostly cloudy sky at wooded slopes covered in snow that rise towards a rocky peak also laden with snow, a sizable snowfield beneath its summit. Green, gold, and blue dominate the image.

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Good day!

I finished my post edit read-thru of Book3, revised the book description & blurb, & setup next month’s journal.

It’s time to double check all the elements & I’ll be able to then upload & set a release date for Exhuming Truths.

I’ll also drop off my ballot.

Be everwell.

Beyond green and gold of a dense forest, a line of snow-capped peaks stretch across the horizon beneath a hazy sky. It’s a big scene from the wilds that inspires awe.

picks of the day:

➡️ !@hiking - Hiking discussion group

➡️ @index@hikingamerica.com - Crowdsourced US hiking trail maps & guides

➡️ @trailspotting - Info on hiking in New Hampshire, California, USA

➡️ @GSteffanos - Hiking enthusiast, author of “Then the Hail Came”

➡️ @index@walkingaway.us - Hiking blog by American trying to escape rat race

➡️ @onelin - Videos of hiking in rural New Hampshire

➡️ @index@where-is-jared.com - US hiking & skiing blog

➡️ @TimKStanton - Hiking & outdoors enthusiast in Massachusetts

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There's a patch of Access Land to the south east of Rothbury. The path up to it used to have white birch railings, but these fell down a year ago. The path has now become quite overgrown to the point where an unofficial path about 100 metres further along the cutting is easier.

Selfie as I climb up from the disused railway line. Behind me a steep slope and in the distance forest covered hills
A map showing access land above a footpath in a disused rail cutting.
A view from. The access land, the village of Rothbury in the valley past bracken coloured hills and brown fields

wants to read Passeggiate nei dintorni di Verona by Fernando Broggio

Fernando Broggio: Passeggiate nei dintorni di Verona (2025, Editoriale Programma) No rating

I bought this book on a whim during our vacation in #Verona in the hopes of finding some interesting #hiking routes during our vacation. We only ended up walking along one of them, since the others were difficult to reach from our hotel. But maybe I will actually read the book one day, in order to see what I missed - or might visit during a future visit to the region.