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Elk Creek Conservation Area

Elk Creek Conservation Area is rated a three spoon hike along a creek in quiet temperate rainforest in Forks, Washington.

April 5, 2018 0

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Recently I attempted a trail that was on my stretch list - my I think I can do this but I'm a bit frightened and there's little information out there list. I hiked 4.5 of the 7 mile South Fork Hoh to Big Flat trail. 🌲 While it is one of the easier backcountry trails with a few short elevation changes, there are obstacles and loose footing, a couple of stream crossings and one creek crossing over cascading water. The trail starts out with a steep descent into second growth, and then enters old growth forest in the #onp #wilderness. The trees are massive and I even heard (I believe) a Northern Spotted Owl! I also saw a bear on the drive up, and only two pairs of hikers. 🦉 A very rewarding hike, but definitely a 5-spoon difficulty. I sure was sore! 😅 Located on ancestral lands of the Hoh and Quinault people. [Image descriptions: sweeping valley and mountain views from a gravel road, two photos of a cascading creek, wildflowers, the Hoh river and surrounding hills] #disabledhikers #disabledandoutdoors #hikinglife #hikingguide #hikersofinstagram #unlikelyhikers #hohriver #southforkhoh #bigflat #olympicpeninsula #olympicnationalpark #gooutside #optoutside #explorewashington #washingtonexplored #washingtontrails #backcountry #pnwonderland #oldgrowth #northernspottedowl

When someone gives unsolicited medical advice the intention may be to express care and concern, but the impact is often a sense of disempowerment. You are telling the person that you do not think the expression of their pain is valid on its own - that it must be fixed. You are saying that you do not trust the person to know their own bodies and how to manage their pain. This can be very triggering, as many disabled people have also experienced abuse and gaslighting of this nature. People who live with chronic pain and illness know their bodies very well. We know what works and what doesn't, we know the symptoms to watch for, we know what kinds of interventions and treatments we need. If we don't, we will ask qualified professionals or our friends and other spoonies. Better ways to express your concern may include: asking how you can help, offering to help with tasks, doing research on care providers or other resources, or holding space for the person and listening to their experience. [Image: patch reading no more spoons only knives left with a variety of knives, created by Gargantuan on Store Envy] #chronicpain #chronicillness #disability #disabilityvisibility #disabilityawareness #awareness #unsolicitedmedicaladvice #stoptryingtofixme #weareembodied #abuse #gaslighting #survivor #spoonie #spoontheory #nomorespoons #bebetter #allies

The wheelchair ramp has been installed for the season at Rialto Beach! The turns are tight, and there is no place to turn around at the end. But it is well constructed and gives a partial view of the ocean. The guide on disabledhikers.com will be updated. [Image description: three photos of a rubber-material wheelchair ramp on the beach, bordered by drift logs for barriers] #disabledhikers #disabledandoutdoors #wheelchairaccessible #wheelchair #accessibility #accessibleoutdoors #rialtobeach #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #nps #explorewashington #washingtonexplored #pnwexplored #gooutside #ocean #beach #sunset

The Lake Aldwell Overlook trail to the old Elwha River dam site and former lake is a beautiful experience of renewal. While listed as an ADA accessible trail, the paved roadway is blocked by a gate that would be difficult to go under if you can't bend over in a chair, are a tall person, or are using a walker, and the path around the gate is too narrow. The road turns to gravel before a good overlook and is steep and long for wheels. Overall I give the trail a two-spoon difficulty rating. Full guide to come! Ancestral lands of the Lower Elwha Klallam. #disabledhikers #disabledandoutdoors #ada #accessibility #disability #accessibleoutdoors #elwhariver #elwharivervalley #lakealdwell #klallam #olympicpeninsula #hiking #hikingguide #hikinglife #pnw #lovewhereyoulive #renewal #wta #washingtontrails #explorewashington #washingtonexplored

Home. 😊 🌎 Photo of the Olympic Peninsula, the snow-capped Olympic mountains rising in the center and land dropping to the coastline, by NASA astronaut Jeff Williams aboard the International Space Station. #olympicpeninsula #upperleft #upperleftusa #pnw #birdseyeview #viewfromspace #internationalspacestation #NASA

I have a Patreon! If you would like to support this project and the disabled queer femme who runs it, find me at www.patreon.com/syren or go to the Disabled Hikers website and click on become a patron! [Image description: a glowing forest background with the text "Syren Nagakyrie is creating disability resources, spiritual activism, and community building" and a photo of Syren, a white woman with sunlight on her lips] #disabledhikers #disabled #queer #femme #patreon #disability #resources #activism #communitybuilding #mutualaid #accessibility #accessibleoutdoors #diversifytheoutdoors #disabilityawareness #hikingguide #writersofinstagram #hikersofinstagram

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