From Peak to Pause: A Chronic Illness Journey | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
From vibrant health to chronic illness. One woman's fight for accessible nature amidst EDS, POTS, & more.
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Desiree Lopez
- Jun 19
- 7 min
Enjoying the Silence: How the Outdoors Help Me Cope with Noise Pollution | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
For neurodivergent urban dwellers, the remote wilderness provides much-needed relief from noise pollution in large cities.
Sarah Capdeville
- May 28
- 6 min
Landscape through a Lens of Disability | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Sarah Capdeville explores what it means to be disabled in a disabled landscape. Is there a right way to be wild or a right kind of body?
Meg Max
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Finding Solace in Nature: Navigating Anxiety, ADHD, and Grief Through Hiking and Art | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Navigating anxiety, ADHD, and grief through nature. Explore the healing power of hiking and art in this personal journey of solace and home.
Chyrs Lyn Furrer
- Oct 20, 2023
- 4 min
Black Swan, Preserved | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Chrys Lyn Furrer shares their experience of considering disability in the landscape and how our bodies and the land changes.
Shelagh Brown
- May 11, 2023
- 7 min
Losing My Ability | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Shelagh shares her experiences of losing her ability, medical fatphobia, and active living as a fat Black woman.
Crystal Gail Welcome
- Nov 21, 2022
- 4 min
Building an Equitable Existence to Thrive: I Can. I Must. I Will.
written by Crystal Gail Welcome As an advocate for a better planet led by love and compassion, we can equip ourselves with a powerful...
Ionah Scully, Cree-Métis and Irish—Michel First Nation
- Jun 9, 2022
- 7 min
Never Alone: Hiking the Adirondack High Peaks as an Indigenous Two Spirit | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
written by Ionah Scully, Cree-Métis and Irish—Michel First Nation Content Note: contains mentions of sexual assault, domestic violence,...
Aprili
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
Bust down Tumblina: Humoring my Climbs and Tumbles thru humble Tanzania | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
written by Aprili Content Notes: climbing, physical injury, neurodivergence, psychological disability, brief reference to drinking At 21,...
Haley Diaz
- May 3, 2020
- 3 min
Accessible Outdoors in the Time of Quarantine Hikes | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
written by Haley Diaz Content Notes: chronic pain, hiking, accessibility, ableism, quarantine I am a person who currently spends a lot of...
Andrea and Ryan
- Oct 16, 2018
- 4 min
Accessible Cabin Camping at Blue Mound State Park, Wisconsin | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
written by Andrea and Ryan My partner Ryan and I recently stayed at an accessible cabin in Blue Mound State Park. Both of us enjoy the...
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