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Group Hike and Gather: Madison Falls, Port Angeles

Disabled Hikers Group Hike and Gather: Tuesday August 21, Madison Falls

August 6, 2018 0

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An injury has hit pause on my hiking adventures and pushed my return trip to Washington back several days. I have a tendency to push myself too hard, especially when trying to help others; I've been helping my disabled parents with stuff because there is no one else to do it, when I really shouldn't be doing it either. I get so angry at the isolation disabled people experience. While disabled folx showing up for each other is a beautiful thing, it shouldn't be the only source of support. Crips and femmes are not an endless well of care work. Ableds need to step it up. [Selfie image of Syren, a white person wearing a brown cap, sunglasses, grey top, and purple pack] #morningrant #disabledhikers #disability #carework #solidarity #support

Sometimes we retreat. We pull back. We sink into our protective shell. We still have claws and powerful bites and the ability to thrive in multiple elements, but sometimes we need to stop, look, assess, and find our place again. 🐢 I've had a lot going on - housing insecurity has had me away from "home" for two months, staying with my folks in Florida. But it has given me time to reflect, reorient, and make some plans while knowing that plans can easily disappear in a culture that offers no security for marginalized people. • I'll be heading back to Washington next week, reminded that my home is wherever I am, and eager to jump back into the work - write ups and group hikes forthcoming. I'm also eager to greet my beloved Place again. : : [Images: a close-up of a Snapping Turtle, as surprised by me as I was by this kin. Video of the turtle walking down the trail. Video of the turtle sliding back into the water on a flooded trail.] Ancestral lands of the Seminole and Tocobaga. #DisabledHikers #DisabledAndOutdoors #Rest #Retreat #Disability #HousingInsecurity #HomeIsWhereYourShellIs

Healing isn't linear. Trauma doesn't mean you're damaged. Being triggered doesn't mean you've given you're power away. It's ok to let yourself live as if everything is ok, And then live like it isn't. It's ok that you're not ok. It's ok that you are. You haven't failed by "letting it get to you." • I wrote these words to myself a year ago, and they came back to me today when I needed them. Perhaps you need them too. • [Image of spiny, vaguely heart shaped seed pods cracked open to reveal large seeds on the inside. I think the tree is a type of mimosa? Not sure] #trauma #mentalhealth #ableism #survivor #metoo

As we stretch into spring, do you have any outdoor goals this year? Anything new that you want to try, whether that is trying hiking for the first time, learning a new plant or skill, or attempting a more challenging trail? Feel free to share; lets witness and support one another! [Image of a mated pair of sandhill cranes and their baby. The adults are a few feet tall, grey and white with a red cap on their heads. The youth is about two feet tall, light brown, fluffy, and adorable. The Florida Sandhill Crane is a threatened species. They mate for life, and have always been present and wandering freely in the place I grew up. But with increases in development their habitat is threatened and they are regularly killed by people with cars and guns.] Ancestral lands of the Seminole. #DisabledHikers #DisabledAndOutdoors #Spring #Goals #SandhillCrane #Florida #Stewardship

Prank the banks. Prank the police, the politicians. Prank the CEOs of multinational corporations. Prank the power structure. Prank up. April Fools Day is not an excuse to be cruel. It is not an excuse to traumatize your friends. Please remember that many people carry trauma and you may not know what their triggers are. Pranking people with anxiety and other mental illness may trigger a episode. Its not worth it. But we can use the energy of April Fools to prank up. [Image of a tiny cactus growing in the sand of a Florida Scrub. This tiny cactus believes in you] #TricksterEnergy #AprilFools #AnnualRant

Relationship with place can be complicated, especially in consideration of historical and ongoing oppression, which leaves marks on the land as well. • Visiting my place of birth for the first time since my sister's death, the first time in several years I've been able to really be with the land, has been a mix of emotions. My formerly rural town has been entirely paved under by development. The "line in the sand" is so clear where I grew up; one side of the road is brand new development as far as you can see and the other side remains old trailers on acre lots. • It breaks my heart. 💔 But when I lived here, I didn't hold a lot of love for Florida. It was/is hot, conservative, and I spent only a little time in parks. Revisiting a couple of my old spots with new eyes has been it's own process of appreciation and healing, as I reorient my perspective. • I sure have missed the Cypress and their knobby knees though. 😊 Ancestral lands of the Seminole and Tocobaga. #DisabledHikers #DisabledAndOutdoors #ThoughtsOnPlace #LoveWhereYouLive #Florida #FloridaTrails #HillsboroughRiver #Gentrification #Grief #NatureConnection #52NatureAwarenessChallenge