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Upcoming Events:

November 17:Postponed due to air quality! New date coming ASAP! Group hike – OAKLAND, CA – Redwood Regional Park
November 23: Group event (local) – #OptOutside/Nice & Slow – 11/23
December 1:Group hike – SAN DIEGO, CA – 12/1
December 31:New Year’s Group hike (local) – Low Intensity – TBA

See events page for more info!

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Having the most dreamy weekend with my person before a huge work week. Watch out for Brie’s #BlueSteel 😂

Enchiladas from scratch in the oven, renting a movie instead of binging our stupid shows and hanging out with these jerks who make me so ridiculously happy with their sheer existence.

I would’ve been leading a hike in Oakland right now, but the bad air quality from wildfires forced me to cancel. I absolutely know it’s the right thing, but it hurts. It’s not just a hike and it’s not just my feelings. Doing this is like therapy for me and I know it is for many of the folks who show up, too. And damn if we don’t all need some healing. I’m so sorry for everyone dealing with this horrible reality in California. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is a photo from just one week ago. Thinking about what we make together on these hikes is everything to me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Location: Dry Creek Falls, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Ancestral land of the Chinook, Wasco, Wishram+ #drycreekfalls ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thisismyoutdoors #unlikelyhikers #ForceOfNature #createyourtrail #alltrails #mynextadventure #testedtough #testedtough #fatandoutdoorsy #mybodytookmehere #newfitspo #losehatenotweight #bigbitchesliketreestoo #hikeformentalhealth #smilesnotmiles #hikeyourownhike #diversifyyourfeed #diversifyoutdoors #thisisnativeland

Hey friends, this is a great way to experience @unlikelyhikers without hiking (if you have any feels about being active with total strangers) AND I’ll be bringing SNACKS and PRIZES! #OptOutside with us Friday, November 23rd, for not so much a hike, but a stroll (if you want to) and gathering! Wheelchair & mobility device friendly, plant identification, photo contest (NOT based on best photographer). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ RSVP at jennybruso.com (link in profile) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ DATE: Friday, November 23rd TIME: 10am (9 am for carpooling, though we are thinking about skipping it unless needed) LOCATION: Orenco Woods Nature Park ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This gathering is FREE and in collaboration with @REI because they are damn good to me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #unlikelyhikers #unlikelyhiker

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I seek the outdoors to reorient my sense of self, who I am in the world, where I belong. A number of things make up these sensations for me, like the diversity of bodies of water: crooked, wide, curvy, flowing, still. Trees: they grow like families when left alone and we love them for their differences (think: redwoods and banyans), not the things that make them the same. The vibrant colors of fungi, mosses and lichen. I see myself reflected in these little--and big--natural worlds. We say things like, “nature doesn’t care who we are” and I think that’s true in some ways, but are we not of nature, too? #sponsored #OptOutside #REI ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝: @jennybruso 📸: @peterhansonphoto ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Location: Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Ancestral lands of the Duwamish, Salish, Skykomish, Snuqualmie+ #discoverypark ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tag #unlikelyhikers or #unlikelyhiker to be featured! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [image description: two people walk side by side, smiling and talking, on wide trail through vibrant woods.]

"Growing up as an ‘outsider’ since day one, the outdoors was where I’ve found my identity, my confidence, and my voice as a person of color with a disability. I always tried to prove myself to the white population without disabilities that I was 'good' enough; Prove to them that I was like them. I wasn’t like them! I’ll NEVER be like them. The outdoors taught me that; I don't have to conform to any stigma others put on me. I can choose my own path, go on trail at any pace I want, in any direction I want, with any equipment I want. It doesn’t matter to the trees, the animals, the mountains, and most importantly myself. From that realization and liberation, I’ve vowed to myself that I want others that feel like ‘outsiders' to feel the same confidence that has evolved in me. This commitment has given me opportunities like being the Adaptive Sports Director for @eaglemountboz, one of the Coordinators for @earthtoneousidemt, and @thenorthface’s first adaptive athlete. It’s been quite the ride and I'm excited for more things to come. Until then I invite you to come #ninjasticking with me!" -Vasu / @vasu_sojitra ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pronouns: he/him ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸: @jessicajanehart ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Location: Apsáalooke, Tsis tsis’tas, Sqelixw and many other Tribal Nations Ancestral Land ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tag #unlikelyhikers or #unlikelyhiker to be featured! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [Image description: An Indian cis-male with one leg and outriggers standing tall after ski touring up a mountain side on a sunny day with snow covered mountains in the back.]

[CONTEST OVER!] Show us your outdoors! @REI's #OptOutside campaign always gets me thinking more creatively about what getting outdoors means and about how to make nature more accessible to as many people as possible. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For the next 24 hours, I want to see photos of you outside in your neighborhoods and local parks! TWO WINNERS will be chosen at random to receive a $25 REI gift card. Here’s how to enter: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -include the words “this is my outdoors” somewhere in your caption. -tag #unlikelyhikers AND #OptOutside -winners will be contacted by 4pm (pacific) tomorrow! And announced in our stories. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ AND if you're in the Portland, Oregon area, join us for our #OptOutside event next Friday, November 23rd! More gift cards and other prizes will be given! Info and link in our profile and “story highlights.” This event is wheelchair accessible. #sponsored ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝 & 📸: @jennybruso ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Location: Monrovia Canyon Park, Monrovia, California. Ancestral land of the Tongva+ #monroviacanyon #tongva ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tag #unlikelyhikers or #unlikelyhiker to be featured! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [image description: person walks under dapples light filtering through bowed eucalyptus branches. Shadows and illuminated leaves lend a dreamy quality. Trail is strewn with fallen leaves.]

It is with a heavy heart we are rescheduling our Oakland hike for this Saturday, the 17th, due to air quality. I will update about the new date when it’s been confirmed, but I’m looking at early/mid January. Things are currently being updated to reflect this. I’m really sorry for any inconveniences, but everyone’s safety and well-being are our first priority. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to thank @Merrell for the support in planning this. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #unlikelyhikers #unlikelyhiker #createyourtrail

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