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Privacy
Google Analytics
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Google Analytics may collect information such as your browser and device type, approximate geographic location, referring website, pages visited, and other technical information. Google may also use cookies or similar technologies as part of providing its analytics service.
I use this information to understand how TrailChick.com is being used and to improve the site. I don’t use Google Analytics to personally identify individual visitors, and I don’t sell your personal information.
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This site contains links to other websites and services, including social media, Substack, maps, shops, government agencies, and other resources. Once you leave TrailChick.com, the privacy practices and terms of those sites apply.
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Trip Reports, Maps, Directions, and Outdoor Information
Outdoor adventures come with risk. Please don’t assume that directions, GPS tracks, maps, road conditions, trail conditions, fire lookout access information, or anything else on this site is 100% accurate or current. I do my best to provide useful information and update it when I can, but roads close, trails disappear, bridges wash out, fires happen, snow falls, gates get locked, and conditions change.
Information on TrailChick.com is provided for general informational purposes based on my own experiences and research. You are responsible for your own navigation, preparation, safety, decisions, and adventures.
Always check current conditions with the appropriate land manager or other authoritative source before heading out, carry appropriate maps and navigation tools, and have a backup plan. I read other people’s trip reports and directions too, but ultimately I rely on my own research, maps, judgment, and preparation to get me places. You should too.
Fire Lookout Information
Information about fire lookouts—including whether a lookout is standing, staffed, accessible, open to visitors, rentable, or reachable by vehicle—can change.
Lookouts marked “Driveable” are generally accessible by road to the summit under the right conditions and with an appropriate vehicle. Road and weather conditions can change quickly, so always check current conditions before you go and have a backup plan.
External Links
I occasionally link to government agencies, organizations, businesses, products, maps, and other websites because I think the information may be useful. A link doesn’t necessarily mean I endorse everything on that website, and I can’t guarantee the accuracy or availability of information hosted elsewhere.
Photos and Writing
Unless otherwise noted, the original photographs, writing, maps, and other original material on TrailChick.com are mine and are protected by copyright.
You’re welcome to share links to my work. Please don’t reproduce, republish, sell, or otherwise use my photographs or writing without permission.
Bottom Line
I’m just an independent gal doing fun outdoor stuff and sharing what I’ve learned along the way. My hope is that TrailChick inspires people to get outside, explore responsibly, learn a little history, find their own adventures, dream big, and give something back to the places that make those adventures possible.
Be prepared. Be curious. Be kind to the land. And happy trails!
