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Blue Mound State Park, Wisconsin

Tales from the Trails: Blue Mound State Park near Madison, Wisconsin offers accessible camping and swimming.

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OLYMPIA Disabled Hikers is coming back to you! . RSVP on the website so you don't miss important information! . Where: McLane Creek Nature Trail, Capitol State Forest When: Saturday, February 29, 11:00am . Trail Description: There is an option for a 1.1 mile loop or a 0.6 mile loop. The trail is partially wheelchair accessible on boardwalks and crushed gravel - much of the boardwalk has been covered in skid resistant tread. It is level with a max gradual elevation gain of 50 feet on the longer route. There are many benches and viewpoints along the way. Please note: I haven't personally assessed this trail in two years and I believe some improvements have been made. As always, we will adapt the hike to meet the needs of the group. . Pets: Service animals always welcome. Leashed pets who are comfortable in group settings are welcome on this hike. . Cost: Suggested donation of $5 - $20 to cover travel costs . Parking: Gravel parking area with a couple of accessible parking spots. There are accessible restrooms and a pavilion. . Passes: Washington Discover Pass (Disability placards are not eligible for exemption on DNR land) . We welcome anyone who needs a group of supportive, slow moving hikers. We also welcome those who are new to hiking and supportive friends and family. The group hikes together; we match the pace of the 'slowest' hiker, rest when needed, and make decisions about when to turn back as a group.

Love Your Self ~ Love Your Place . This is Disabled Hikers motto. But we're not talking about a superficial love, a simple love, an inspo-love. . We're talking the radical love that resists the narrative that disabled folks are unworthy. The radical love that opens hearts and motivates action. The love that recognizes that loving yourself means loving others, and this is one of the greatest powers that we have. . It also means loving the land that made/makes you. It is the love that recognizes that we are all intimately connected with nature, that being in love with Place is one movement towards ending the isolation that is the hallmark of colonialist-capitalist- ableism. It recognizes that many of us have a long way to go towards developing a long-lasting reciprocal love with the land, that our reparations are needed. This love too must motivate action. . It recognizes that sometimes, loving ourselves, or loving our place, is hard. That sometimes we can do one but not the other. That sometimes we must turn to others or to Place to mirror that love back to us. That sometimes love asks difficult things of us. . So, on this complicated day, I wish all of you the love that feels best for you. You are worthy of love. Loving is a radical act.

Want to support Disabled Hikers? Become a member! Joining my Patreon is a great way to help this work grow. There are monthly membership levels starting at $1. You get special bonuses, behind-the-scenes access, and the knowledge that you are directly making a difference. I'd love to reach my "nourishment" goal, which will ensure I have access to food! Patreon.com/Syren or link on bio! . [Images: three screenshots of the Patreon page - the heading, an excerpt from the about section, and a goal labeled "nourishment"]

When you have clinical anxiety/an anxiety disorder or PTSD, even good things can trigger an anxiety attack. . I have had a string of really exciting things in the past couple of months. And I'm so happy about it! But it also provides ample opportunity for the brain weasels to play, picking at all the things that could go wrong, all the mistakes I could make, all the reasons I shouldn't trust a good thing. And when life frequently reminds you that in fact, the Worst Thing can and does happen, it's hard to quiet those rascally weasels down. . So, it's really important to remember that just because it seems like things are going well for someone and they should have every reason to be happy and excited, that it may not be their inner experience at all. Congratulating people on their success and good things is so important, but so is going a little deeper to check how those things land for someone. . For me, I'm managing well enough and am negotiating an anxiety hangover (I've written other posts about that if you're unfamiliar). More updates soon. . Image: bright green background with a starburst shape in yellow and pink. Grey text overlaid reads anxiety hangover

New article about Disabled Hikers and creating an inclusive, accessible outdoors movement, written by Ali Berman at @portlandaudubon . I talk about how Disabled Hikers takes an intersectional approach to building community and access, and offer suggestions. . Also mentioned is @unlikelyhikers @wilddiversity @latinooutdoors and @outdoorafro - orgs I'm always honored to be included with. . Article on bio! It's the first link on our Linktree. . [Images: screenshots from an article titled Disabled Hikers: outdoor guides and hikes made by and for people with disabilities. I can't transcribe all of them unfortunately]

It has always been other crips, sicks, and mad folx who most often show up during the most difficult periods of my life. The love that is a group of disabled folx figuring out how best to support another disabled person, the creativity and ingenuity of figuring out who can do what, the compassion of knowing exactly what another person is dealing with, is honestly pure magic - it is the best of who we are and should be a shining light for others to follow. . But all too often, non-disabled people don't follow it. They don't show up. Requests for help and support are met with excuses, or silence. They may throw a few dollars at the problem - and that is very much needed - but it isn't the only thing that's needed. . We need you to show up. We need you to do the work, to lend YOUR skills and abilities, to fight for justice alongside us. . Sick and disabled, queer and femme folx, aren't endless wells of care work. We shouldn't have to fight for our lives while trying to make it through each day alone. . I love the disability community. You support and encourage me every day, even on the darkest days. 💖 . [Image description: text on a pink, purple, and blue background reads: struggling disabled people shouldn't only be supported by other struggling disabled people. Source unknown]

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