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**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 1h

George Steffanos @GSteffanos@mstdn.social

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August 24, 1983: A 12:45 start today. I had four major mountains to climb. I would need to average two-and-a-half miles per hour, rest stops included, in order to complete this section by dark.

Standing atop Bromley's lofty summit on a late August early afternoon looking down a wide grassy ski run into a valley far below. Everything except the ski run is heavily wooded, with a few green fields and small buildings visible in the foothills and the valley. Beyond the valley are several other parallel mountain chains, with a few peaks only several hundred feet lower than ours. The sky is a bright clear blue, with one thin line of clouds visible miles away near the horizon. A handful of very small clouds are visible above that line.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors

**Maarit** @Mahotonta@pixelfed.social · 7h

Maarit @Mahotonta@pixelfed.social

USA (October 2016)

Woods in Erie.

#usa #pennsylvania #Erie #forest #nature #metsä #travel #backpacking #wanderlust

#wanderlust

**Tim Stanton** @TimKStanton@mstdn.social · 13h

13h

Tim Stanton @TimKStanton@mstdn.social

In the spirit of #WaterfallWednesday, I hiked to this magnificent #waterfall today in the White #Mountains, #NewHampshire. It felt impossible to fully capture the beauty of this 140 foot (43 m) waterfall in a single image. Here is a pic looking up at the upper portion with the sun setting behind the top. Enjoy! #nature #winter #hiking

Photo looking up at waterfall from base. There are ice and snow features within the waterfall and on each side. Evergreen trees at top of falls. The glow of the sun that is behind the top can be seen and a blue sky is overhead.

Arethusa Falls.

#snow #ice #waterfalls

**Jason Oregon Coast Trail** @killyourfm@layer8.space · 17h *

17h *

Jason Oregon Coast Trail @killyourfm@layer8.space

The enormity of what I’m about to do feels so daunting. The anxiety of the unknown mixes with the excitement of adventure, and it’s hard not to start spiraling.

Maybe it’s biting off way more than I can chew, but I feel driven to at least take this journey as far as I can.

I hit the trailhead tomorrow.

A person in silhouette leans against a railing, watching a sunset over the ocean. Waves can be seen in the foreground, and a bottle is placed on the railing next to them. The sky is illuminated with warm hues of orange and yellow.

#thruhiking #backpacking #oregon

**Andrew Briscoe** @andrewbriscoe@mastodon.social · 1d

Andrew Briscoe @andrewbriscoe@mastodon.social

I decided to send my hiking clothes to Insect Shield to be treated. The truth is, I couldn’t bear the thought of having to treat them myself again two or three times this year. Just got them back and so far happy. The effectiveness is supposed to last at least 70 washings. Did the bulk option and sent two pants, two shirts, three sun hoodies, and five pairs of socks. It did take 29 days from the initial order to receiving the clothes back, so plan ahead.

Prepaid Insect Shield bag full on hiking clothes to be sent off for treatment.

Two pants, two shirts, three sun hoodies, and five pair of socks sitting on a table. The clothes were treated with Insect Shield to repel mosquitoes and kill ticks.

#Backpacking

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 1d

George Steffanos @GSteffanos@mstdn.social

1/5
June 3, 1983: Of all the mountains I have seen on this hike, Hump is now my favorite.

Standing in a grassy meadow far up the mountainside of lofty Hump Mountain beneath a soft blue sky with hazy clouds. The lush green grass just ahead is interspersed with stalky plants. A handful of shrubs and rock outcrops also break up the green carpet. There are some dark gray rock outcrops to our right as the crest descends into a sag and then climbs over several summits. The crest remains grassy and open most of the way, but the flank of the mountains are wooded.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography

**El Perro Negro** @elperronegro@shmg.online · 1d

El Perro Negro @elperronegro@shmg.online

Been filling up an old gas cannister with gas from half empty ones and making sure weight compares well with a newly bought full one. The FlipFuel really does an excellent job at recycling gas and it is easy to accomplish.

https://www.flipfuel.co/

Weighing an old green gas cannister thats fiilled with recycled fuel

A newly bought gas cannister on the scales

A red FlipFuel gadget that transfers gas between cannisters

#Hiking #Backpacking #Walking

**Tim Stanton** @TimKStanton@mstdn.social · 1d

Tim Stanton @TimKStanton@mstdn.social

It snowed all day today while I was #hiking up to a summit in the White #Mountains, #NewHampshire. Who says it’s spring? My crampons got a workout with all of the ice under the fresh layer of powder. Didn’t see another person the entire day. So amazing having a mountain to myself! #backpacking #nature

Photo of mountain summit as I made my final approach. This was my first view after getting above the treeline. The summit is rocky and covered with patches of snow. Because it is snowing, the image of the valley is dark and blurry. The sky is gray.

Mt Flume, as seen from the Osseo Trail.

Photo of my boots with crampons attached to them, as viewed from above. I have brushed away the top layer of powder snow to show the ice beneath the snow.

Osseo Trail.

Photo of distant mountain as viewed from a high elevation during my hike. Because it is snowing, the mountain is dark and ghost-like.
Snow-covered ground in foreground, evergreen trees at mid range.

Photo taken of Owls Head Mountain as viewed from high up on Osseo Trail.

Photo of snow-covered trail in forest. My footprints can be seen in the fresh covering of snow. Evergreen trees on each side of trail.

Osseo Trail.

#snow #ice #NaturePhotography

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 2d

George Steffanos @GSteffanos@mstdn.social

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May 13, 1983: Heading north from Springer Mountain, the tiny unincorporated community of Wesser, North Carolina is the first trail town through which the #AppalachianTrail physically passes. This corner of Wesser is a narrow strip along the floor of the deep, heavily-wooded, steep-walled gorge which the Nantahala River has gouged through the mountains.

A bright sunny day on a slope just above the bank of a river which is creating a series of whitewater rapids. There are some trees to our left. A rustic wooden building on the far bank has a big hand-painted sign that reads "Nantahala Outdoor Center Outfitters Restaurant". Some steps lead down from this building to the river. A narrow two-lane road is glimpsed just past the outfitters building. Beyond that a densely-forested slope climbs steeply up a mountainside.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography

**Dan** @Event_Horizon@pixelfed.social · 2d

Dan @Event_Horizon@pixelfed.social

Bhutan part 3

#travel #bhutan #travelphotography #backpacking

#backpacking

**Jason Oregon Coast Trail** @killyourfm@layer8.space · 2d

Jason Oregon Coast Trail @killyourfm@layer8.space

Time for adventure! I’m headed to Astoria for the beginning of the Oregon Coast Trail.
#Backpacking

A man wearing glasses and a sun hat walks with a large orange backpack.

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 3d

George Steffanos @GSteffanos@mstdn.social

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July 3, 1983: My final twelve miles today were in Shenandoah. The trail inside the park was well-graded and almost completely cleared of overgrowth. I hiked through dignified old forests of stately trees, following the ridgeline for most of the distance. There were a number of good viewpoints.

A trail through a forest. The ground is covered with grass and dense leafy undergrowth. A small reddish-brown male deer with budding horns a few inches long is standing in the trail a few feet away facing us. His head is turned to his left so he can watch us with his right eye.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors

**Shantara** @shantara@mastodon.social · 3d

Shantara @shantara@mastodon.social

Coming out of winter hibernation, I’ve opened the long distance hiking season with a 40km hike of my favorite section of Skåneleden trail in Sweden. The taller trees are still bare, but there were a lot of delightful spring flowers and moss on the ground!

A forest floor covered with a carpet of white wildflowers

A rocky hill covered in mossy boulders. There are a lot of last year’s leaves still lying around.

Two large white birds looking at one another on the lake shore.

A long distance panoramic view of the forested landscape. The sky above is bright blue, but the trees are still wearing their winter colors

#Backpacking #Sweden #Photography

**musari** @musari@troet.cafe · 3d

musari @musari@troet.cafe

auf dem Altmühltalpanoramaweg
#fotomontag #weitwandern #hiking #backpacking

Brunnensäule mit Wolfskopf und Schild "Trinkwasser"

**Jason Oregon Coast Trail** @killyourfm@layer8.space · 3d *

3d *

Jason Oregon Coast Trail @killyourfm@layer8.space

Endless creek crossings and endless steep climbing bring my positive mood to a screeching halt during Day 2. But as ever, there are valuable lessons, and beauty all around me.
https://seasonsofjason.com/backpacking-henry-coe-state-park-day-2-2/
#Hiking #Backpacking

Seasons of Jason · 3dBackpacking Henry Coe State Park (Day 2): Creeks And ClimbsEndless creek crossings and endless steep climbing bring my positive mood to a screeching halt during Day 2. But as ever, there were valuable lessons, and beauty all around me.

**George Steffanos** @GSteffanos@mstdn.social · 4d

George Steffanos @GSteffanos@mstdn.social

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September 13, 1983: After Page Pond, the AT scaled steeply up to Wocket Ledge, where open rock faces just off the trail provided the best southward views I had yet seen in the Mahoosucs.