Did the narrows hike at zion this week, ended up being over 10 miles in total. Little changes in elevation but very technical. First time I ever felt a walking stick felt needed as it helped to balance while walking over wet rocks almost constantly.
1/5
You pass this little waterfall right before the first deep water section (can get up to chest level a few times).

>>2780113
2/5

>>2780114
3/5
Despite being close to 100 degrees outside the narrows, inside it felt like around 65 degrees, sometimes with a strong breeze which felt great. Started at 8am, finished around 4pm and most of the time there was no direct sunlight, so by the time I was done I had hardly sweat (or used my sunglasses or hat), didn't need much water and probably could've skipped sunscreen. Temperature-wise it was the most comfortable hike I've ever been on, surface-wise the most uncomfortable.

>>2780115
4/5

>>2780116
5/5
This is what you see at the ~4.5 mile mark (not including half a mile from the shuttles to the narrows), my understanding is that to go beyond this point you need a permit, so this is the end of the normal full hike. You just turn around and go back, no loop. Overall a great experience, I can see why some people have it on their bucket lists, really beautiful the entire time and most people don't do the full hike so there's not much traffic past the beginning section. My home board is /fit/ but I wanted to stop by here and share, glad I do cardio because this was a hell of a workout, more than any other hike or trail I've done before.

>>2780007
>>2780009
Damn, where was this? I didn't get much by me, just a little thunderstorm.

From today
I would be very surprised if anyone guessed the country/location correctly

>>2780139
>>2780140
That French island, what was the name uhhhhh Reunion???

Reunion, next

>>2780143
>>2780147
correct

C'mon it was just a little prank bro

AHAHAHAHAHA

thank you for the link, Pole ruined it

It's not like there won't ever be another occasion c'mon, I had to do it once

>>2780154
There will be
Now you have to monitor this board every day for the next 3 years

>>2780156
Easy

>>2780157
No
You WILL get your life together and you WILL be happy

>>2780160
That's impossible

>>2780161
What about your """""project"""""

>>2780163
I try but I get depressed and feel like it's not worth it

>>2780165
Of course it is
Fake it till you make it
It's a process you're not gonna stop being depressed overnight

>>2780007
Bluebird fall days out west. took my kiddo camping

No flooding for us [real] mountain chads

>>2780173
>>2780175
>>2780176

10/10

>>2780118
New River

>>2780202
coolio
do you know m3/s?
Picrel is +/- 800m3/s

>>2780175
>real mountain Chad's
posts photo of a road

Spent a couple days in the Shoshone NF. Hiking and fishing.

>>2780175
Can't flood if it never rains.

>>2780204
wow that's insane look at the color you can just see how raging it is like milky

130,000 cubic feet per second

Voyageur NP

>>2780219
Where's your photo

>>2780173
that looks so comfy

>>2780007
Couple of pics from this evening. Had to come in early I got slaughtered by mosquitos.

It's not quite hot tent season, but it was fun to finally use it again.

>>2780899
oi, I even resized the pic. fml

>>2780899
Anon do you want to explain to us why you have a city in your tent?

>>2780899
Seek outside tent? Cozy setup.

>>2780905
Luxe Minipeak XL. Great 4-season tent, I've been using it for a few years now and it's held up perfect.

>>2780904
what the fuck

>>2780654
Whenever I see landscapes like this, I want to start trekking straight ahead into the middle of the mountain range. Everything looks so awe-inspiring and I just want to be in the middle of it.

I went on a 5 day hike through Sierra National Forrest, Ansel Adams, and Yosemite this last week. It was a great trip but I still get sadge seeing how burnt out SNF is now.

Not really, no

Superstition Mountains, Flatiron summit.

>>2780007
Did a camping trip with my GF but it was a little too glamping. Want to do a backpacking trip on BLM now that the weather isn’t pushing 90 in CA

>>2784339
Also been doing some hikes near my house and found a hollowed out tree some animal is using as a den. I think bobcat but might be coyote

Nope.

I did Mt. Tom, Willey and Field on Monday.
Bluebird day, I ended up being overdressed but once I stripped down it was a fantastic hike.

The tards at the Willey overlook were feeding the grey jays, which is a shame though. They were completely tamed, on the way up a few of them flew right up to me only 8 or 10 inches away.

>>2780117
cool to see your thoughts anon, been thinking about doing it sometime soon

Just got back from a trip in the balkans. A few days in a city and the rest hiking around some mountains and island hopping.
Hardly saw any other people and slept under the stars.
Will dump a few photos

>>2780007
Ye, I've unironically got a shit tone because my street washed away

>>2785082
moar?

>>2780007
no floods here

>>2781257
Only sleeps 1 with the stove though? Also have you used it in snow? Do you backpack with it?

>>2786992
Correct, one person with the stove, and yeah great in the snow. I backpacked with it a couple of times, but it's heavy as shit so I don't really recommend it.

>>2780007
Sandias yesterday

>>2783624
Is the Allegheny NF cool? I have some friends that hang around there and always thought about visiting for a little trip.

>>2787142
Its ok but its kinda a joke because most of the best hiking is to the east. If you havent seen them - check out kinzua sky walk, jakes rock (above the allegheny reservoir), and ministers creek overlook, and hearts content old growth, but the best stuff is sort of between like st marys pa and scranton - pine creek and its tributaries

pic related is a tributary of west branch susquehanna near renovo- the actual national forest just doesnt have that much its more like snowmobile trails oh but there is pigeon run falls but u can only get there from the west in marienville and then u take the spring creek horse trail north

The best stuff is in state forest and state game lands.

Took this one yesterday. The scenery was nice, but there was complete silence and I was thinking maybe a predator was nearby. I was halfway to my destination and decided to go back, I feared it would get very dark on my way back, and plus, I felt watched.

>>2787308
another pic

Valle Grande Caldera, Jemez Mountains
>>2787149
Noted, thanks for the down low. Looks beautiful.

>>2787339
2/3

>>2787340
3/3

Today

>>2780007
Just got back from my first hike.
Big Bend National Park
Chisos Basin
Lost Mines Trail

its winter in the high country

Nothing spectacular, just a walk through a natural area near the village I'm staying at in eastern Thailand. Of course, the locals use it as a garbage dump. Thailand isn't an ideal country for exploring nature overall.
>>2788031
My old backyard

Went /out/ with a buddy to check out some shelters, maybe find some mushrooms or just photograph birds

Cool svampy area

Neat fall colours

Didn't find any edible mushrooms, not even birch polypore lmao, buddy got some photos of some birds that I've already forgotten the name of, I'm the mushroom guy, he the bird guy, no harm done

>>2780007
i did! i shuffled across a raging creek via rope with two lines. very scary but a lot of fun. obviously, i was too scared to drop my phone inna water to take pictures

I did North and South Kinsman yesterday, wanted to bag Cannon as well but the weather was kinda nasty and hiking ski mountains sucks anyways.

>>2788885
>>2788886
>>2788887
hell yea, this Norway?

>>2788890
New Hampshire.
Whoever is doing trail maintenance must have been through recently, they do a great job on these little bridges. Looks like they hewed the log flat with their axe. I love these little pieces of trail infrastructure.

finally put together a massive compilation of my local areas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT5ZoMJ52Mg&t=5486s

>>2787308
>I felt watched

anon, it's time to take a break from the meth.

>>2788068
beautiful- where?

>>2783469
based pic

>>2780007
i went hiking

>october & november in central ontario
>still no snow
ted and david suzuki were right

>>2790700
We got loads in NH, come have some.

Camped outside this weekend.
We just got a snowfall, very comfy in the woods.

>>2792046
Coffee made on a campfire is the best coffee.

>>2780007
Anybody else larping by the fire today?

>>2792781
looks comfy

Did another hikes in the Whites. Picked up some snowshoes yesterday and now I'm kicking myself for not getting them sooner. What an incredible difference.

>>2793239
Snowshoe hike?
How do you like that HPG backpack?
I've been eyeing them for a while now, thinking of getting one if they are ever back in stock.

>>2793199
thanks. here is a bigger view.

>>2793315
>Snowshoe hike?
Yeah, the traction they provide is unreal even if the float is unnecessary. I got msr evo ascents so they also have a heel riser that makes uphills a breeze.
>How do you like that HPG backpack?
It's a good, solid bag and I really like it but be warned they'll nickel and dime you for ever piece of it. If I could go back in time, I'd probably get a larger pocket for the compression straps like the admin pocket or tarapocket. At a minimum you're probably going to want a belt so just factor that into the price if you do decide to purchase.

My single complaint is that the velcro panel which holds the belt in place is backed with cloth and the two layers are only glued together so with time and a lot of back sweat the glue has failed and the two layers delaminated. It doesn't really affect the function but it's annoying that in such an expensive bag they couldn't have run a line of stitching around the edge

>>2780116
thats cool. would

Sun was setting nicely today.

Third try's the charm on ammonoosuc. The trail wasn't broken in last time and I didn't have snowshoes.

Somewhere near manali, india

It's tough to access nature in Thailand as a train traveler, but yesterday I found this beautiful 4 km hiking trail across a rocky plateau within walking distance of the Khao Suan Kwang railway station. Up here it is drier than points south, so the vegetation is more woodland than jungle.

>>2796677
no bully pl0x

Happy New Year everyone

went to a nature reserve park recently

The
river boats and rafting is everywhere
Communes thrive

>>2780007
It was so calm and peaceful until that front hit us, the wind got kinda crazy after that.

>>2780117
amazing place

I hate how grayed-out the mountains are most days. I wonder if you could catch a clearer outline of the hills if you went in different lighting conditions (cloudier) or maybe just before sunrise.

Anyways, this is the Appalachian Trail.

>>2792781
Nice fire
>>2791979
Very beautiful, I guess it's far more impressive in reality
>>2793241
Congrats anon, I love that weather when I know I'll be back at the house and sit by the stove. I hope we'll get more snow here, winter is far from its end.
>>2798185
magnificent, anon
>>2798874
>almost no traces of civilisation
as a eurofag I am a bit jealous, nice hike

There was a trail there, thank you GPS...
>>2798865
best conditions are after rainfall, the first day when it's sunny.

It was a nice day, very windy and cold but I like it. "summit" is at 900m, snow should stay there for some time.

>>2799626
>best conditions are after rainfall, the first day when it's sunny.
thanks I will keep that in mind
I find the best photos I get are in conditions where it is mostly to fully cloudy, enough to block the sun directly but let some indirect rays through to highlight the colors and contrast of the terrain.

pretty amazing mid-winter day today

>>2800401
>>2800147
looks nice out there anons

2025 is the last year in my camera date/time settings. After 2025 is 2006 again.

>>2800969
Nice winter landscape, I hope winter will make a comeback here

>>2801219
Come on phone