Just donated $100 to the amazing Organic Maps project: Trackerless, fully offline, OSM based, open source mapping for Android/iOS. Great UX & routing, super fast & good coverage even of hiking paths, elevation lines & public transport layers...
From their website: "Organic Maps is one of a few applications nowadays that supports 100% of features without an active Internet connection. Install Organic Maps, download maps, throw away your SIM card (by the way, your operator constantly tracks you), and go for a weeklong trip on a single battery charge without any byte sent to the network."
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This is how you buy some of the best Alpine cheese: there is a small fortune in cheese (and some butter and yoghurt) in this fridge with payment based on just trusting your customers to leave the money in a post box 🤩🧀
It’s larch season in the mountains of Washington State. These conifers have needles that turn yellow and fall off in autumn. Makes for some unreal landscapes.
Rainbows Over the Athabasca River - Jasper National Park
It was on this walk that I believe the most inspired photography at the day occurred. It was partly because of the incredibly gorgeous scene and secondarily it was because of the great light.
The area around Silver Star Mountain is incredible. I needed this trip so badly, both physically and mentally. I slept at the trailhead and got up bright and early to check out the Chinook Trail. I only learned about this trail a couple days ago. Apparently an effort to build a loop trail around Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR.
The first photo is the view from near my camp on Cloudy Pass. Today has been incredible but tough. Hiked 20 miles with 6400’ elevation gain. This is not like the PCT, it’s rough trails that go straight up for hours. But i’m so happy, I wanted an epic long weekend and Glacier Peak Wilderness is providing that in spades so far.
J'ai refais une petite randonnée du côté de la station géothermale de Seltún parce que j'avais envie de faire mon Jésus en marchant sur l'Arnarvatn gelé (environ 20 à 30 cm de glace).
Température : environ -20°C. J'ai jamais eu froid (sauf aux mains quand il fallait prendre des photos et des vidéos).
Vent : 10m/sec. résister face aux bourrasques était parfois compliqué mais ça m'a permis de faire de belles images !
I apologise if my timeline for the next week is filled with landscapes and scenes from the mountains of the Picos de Europa. I have only just been able to get the images off camera (I know, I'm a bit old school that way!).
The mountains here completely blew me away! Anyway, here's a sample from the week to come. Dramatic peaks, cloud inversions, narrow gorges and beautiful alpine meadows.
Bryce Canyon in Utah is known for its stunning geological formations. Towering, colorful spires known as hoodoos have been carved over time. The otherworldly landscape is a maze of canyons and breathtaking vistas. Early morning sunrise.
As many of you know, I bailed from my trip early due to stomach issues. Still saw some beautiful scenery in the Three Sisters Wilderness on my very long day. I’m feeling much better so far this morning so it might have just been a 24-hour bug.🤞🏼Very happy to be home. Drinking lots of electrolytes and resting.
How do you maintain walking / biking trails in the woods? Recently purchased a home with more than 4 acres of property. The majority of that is fairly dense woods.