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My Outdoor Story

My deep love for and connection to nature started in my mother’s garden before I was even able to walk. As I grew older I didn’t see myself as an outdoorsy person. The “typical” outdoor narrative of natural athletes conquering mountains didn’t represent the…

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Hello, welcome to Hiking Misadventures! I’m Nalini (she/her). I’m a grants manager at a nonprofit that focuses on youth development by day and an outdoor enthusiast by weekend. Whether I’m tending to my balcony garden, walking in parks in my hometown of the Washington,…

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Outdoor Passions

Backpacking. It’s nothing short of a gift to have time to be in your head, carry no other worry than the miles ahead for the day and feel the freedom that comes with with carrying everything you need in a pack. Climbing. Over the…

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Mary’s Rock

At just over 3 miles, Mary’s Rock is a short hike but yet manages to provides a good work out, offers expansive views from the summit, and is very pet-friendly. ROUTE SUMMARY The trailhead is at the end of the Meadow Spring parking area…

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Nalini (she/her)

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Roosevelt Island

Located immediately outside of the city and the Mount Vernon Trail, Roosevelt Island, a tribute to President Teddy Roosevelt, is a gem among the local outdoor spaces in the D.C. area. Parking for the island is right off the GW Parkway and the entrance…

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Nalini (she/her)

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Sugarloaf Mountain

The Mountain Loop Trail on Sugarloaf Mountain is a moderate, beautiful hike with a lot of gradual ups and downs.

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Nalini (she/her)

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“My entire Oeuvre is against the police / If I write a Love poem it’s against the police / And if I sing the nakedness of bodies I sing against the police / And if I make this Earth a metaphor I make a metaphor against the police / If I speak wildly in my poems I speak against the police / And if I manage to create a poem it’s against the police / I haven’t written a single word, a verse, a stanza that isn’t against the police / All my prose is against the police / My entire Oeuvre / Including this poem / My whole Oeuvre / Is against the police.” - Miguel James, Contra la policía/Against the Police
The stories we tell about ourselves to our self are interesting aren’t they?
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend an hour with five other women of color with the purpose of building a community. It was such a powerful experience that I’m still feeling the energy from that hour.
Daunte Wright. 20 years old. Murdered mere miles from the sight of the extra judicial executions of George Floyd and Philando Castile.
I missed another celebration of this little stinker? How many does she need? Endless is the answer! ❤️🥰
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