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I’m Nalini, better known as Hiking Misadventures. I didn’t grow up adventuring in the outdoors. But at 34, I thru hiked the Appalachian Trail without much experience. With each step and mistake (there were so many of them!) on the trail, I gained skills and confidence. More importantly, I learned there is no correct way to enjoy the outdoors and everyone including the most experienced enthusiasts make mistakes! I hope the resources you find here empowers you to jump into your own outdoor adventure and embrace the art of learning through mistakes!

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  • Applying for a Half Dome Permit
    Half Dome is the most popular hike in Yosemite National Park. It’s both a thrilling and heart-stopping experience but also requires careful planning! One of the planning steps is securing a permit – whether day hiking or backpacking. This post provides all the details you need to know to get one of the coveted permits.
  • Mary’s Rock
    The hike to Mary’s Rock follows the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park. It’s just over three-miles round trip yet manages to get the heart pumping, offers expansive views, and is pet-friendly. Mary’s Rock is an extremely popular hike, especially on a beautiful day.
  • Yosemite National Park
    Everyone should experience the iconic beauty of Yosemite – epic waterfalls, famous rock faces, breath-taking alpine meadows – in person at least once! From a stroll in the woods, rock climbing, to a serious backpacking adventure on the John Muir Trail, Yosemite offers an adventure for everyone.
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park
    My attempt at sand sledding the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park, the last stop on my road trip, ended in an epic crash but not before I soaked up the exotic wilderness wonder of this unique place.
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What is there to say when you wake up in a country that has made you an unequal citizen with less rights to make decisions about your body? Hiking mountains I breezed through now that I’m over 40 requires more patience with myself and some adjustments to the gear I use. Grateful for my dad who teaches me everyday that you can learn new things and ways of being. And super thankful for Adam’s dad who is a father figure in my life. This was me en route to Camp Muir on Mount Rainier in 2014. This was the hardest hike I’ve done in my life. The snow, elevation, and essentially hiking solo all contributed to the difficulty. This is the first summer since the pandemic that I’m looking forward to getting outside and doing stuff. 🤞🏾for everything to come together as planned! ⁣ I hope #nationaltrailsday took you exploring in places on or off the beaten path! Another go around the sun. Glad I get to take this ride with the great people in my life. 💕 There are no words. I’m finding the moments of peace I can and I hope you are too. 💔 🤌🏾Nature is healing physically and mentally, but so is my weekly therapy appointments, medications for a host of chronic conditions, and taking breaks (naps, tuning out of news cycles, vacations, or whatever else makes me feel rested and rejuvenated). ⁣ I’m usually stumped when people ask me what my super power is. I can’t fly. 👐🏾 I don’t have mind-reading abilities. 🔮 I need glasses for regular vision, so definitely no X-ray vision over here. 😎⁣ Every Mother’s Day, I dutifully celebrate all the wonderful things about my mother and there are so many that deserve all the praise the world has not given her. I read everyone else’s praise of their mothers with joy. In all this revelry and celebration there is a darkness - we as a society expect mothers to be perfect, a phenomenon that feels as if it’s gotten worse in the last couple of decades. ⁣ Where did your weekend take you? I kicked off the #wehiketoheal2022 challenge with a hike to Stonyman Mountain on my old stomping grounds, the #appalachiantrail. Hiking along areas I breezed through on my thru hike is always fun and I get to appreciate the beauty more now.

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