This is your erratically scheduled reminder that building rock #cairns when you’re out #hiking is not a way to show your love of #wilderness, or a cute little addition to the #scenery. It’s #vandalism at best, and gets much worse from there. Please stop.
This mountain probably hardly needs an introduction: the Matterhorn (or Cervino in Italian, as it lies in the Swiss/Italian border) seen from the ascent to the Allalinhorn. With a height of 4'478 m / 14'692 ft it is the 10th highest mountain of Switzerland and was first climbed in 1865.
On the 150th anniversary of the first ascent, the mountain was given a day of silence, in remembrance and honor of the over 500 climbers who lost their lives trying to climb the Matterhorn. Anyone who was climbing the Matterhorn that day anyway, would get a fine of 5'000 CHF (5'500 USD).
I read an article years ago on how the maps we use shape the way we see the world, the choices we make and our relationship with our environment. I believe this is entirely true.
When I'm out #walking I like to use a mix of Google satellite view and a good old OS and this because as great as OS is, it doesn't paint the entire picture. Likewise Google is flawed. But together I get a good overview.
The settlement is amongst newer drystone wall enclosures, many with tinners pits in them. But this ring of stone wall contains small stone rings amongst it, clearly marking where dwellings stood.
I spot 2 cuckoos strutting in and out the blackthorn, calling loudly.
I stand and admire the settlement a while and try and imagine what the landscape looked like.
One of my favorite hikes from last year. The panoramic views from Hawksbill Mountain summit overlooking Linville Gorge are pretty special. Pisgah National Forest, NC
Yesterday Jewels and I hiked a fun trail at Avalanche Preserve in Boyne City, Michigan. This photo was taken at a relatively flat section, but there were lots of elevation changes with an overlook at the top.
As expected, it was a cloudy #mountain day but I was able to avoid rain. Three tops of Serpentera are a beautiful #hiking trail in Ligurian #Alps . I also had a very close encounter with one marmot that probably got wrong exit 😂 (no photo, it was super fast to hide again). My legs are destroyed, my soul is regenerated.
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40 years ago today: Cowrock Mountain was the star of the show today, with many views from the open, rocky ledges and terraces around the summit. There were more great views of that maze of mountains and narrow valleys threading west and northwest towards the Western fork of the Blue Ridge. #backpacking#landscapephotography#hiking#hikingadventures#georgia#mountains#nature#forest
Two more pictures of last weekends overnight stay in the mountains! This time the view from my sleeping bag before going to sleep and when waking up in the night.
It got down to -7°C, but the sleeping bag was quite warm. Especially the view in the night was amazing!
Mood Photo of today is of Malham Cove in our home county of Yorkshire (yes, I know that Yorkshire is 4 counties, but I preferred it when Yorkshire was 3 Ridings). I set a scene of 'The Shires of York' fantasy series here. It's a popular area for walking with the limestone pavements atop the long extinct waterfall.
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40 years ago today: I went to bed right after dinner but was not destined to get much sleep. Somewhere around 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning, the stillness of the mountain night was broken by the long, eerie shrieks of mortars plummeting to earth and subsequent loud explosions. #backpacking#hiking#outdoors#landscapephotography#Georgia#nature#forests#mountains
Since I moved to this account I've done a pretty bad job of posting nature photos, which was my original intent. So here is Fall Creek Falls, highest waterfall east of the Rockies. From a hike earlier this spring.