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I'm thinking about creating a(nother) real-name profile in the fedi as LinkedIn replacement (so tech & work stuff only, no hiking & photography).
And while I thought about "which server" I keep coming back to the questin "selfhost the instance?"
But maybe ... I just start at some tech-feid-server 🤔

#hiking #biking #maps

Mapy.com
Popular map portal covering whole world by wide range of maps - basic, outdoor (hiking/cycling), traffic, winter. It offers possibility of aerial and 3D view. Extensive amount of travel points of interest. Users are able to search places, plan routes, measure ground and create and share own content. Tourists worldwide use map portal for detailed hiking and cycling maps and extensive tourist guides.

Back for another week of work with cinnamon sourdough muffins, egg and bacon, tea and coffee. Weekend had our monthly bike party, comedian Marc Maron, hiking and a play. #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/HgtmL6dcTEaaXaWg6

How it started / how it's going
(Climbed Ben Ledi, a Scottish mountain that is not a Monro, fortunately the top was above the fog and clouds!)
#Scotland #BenLedi #Hiking

People who felt more connected to nature also reported higher well-being.
Researchers who study people’s relationship with the natural world often use the term
“nature connectedness.”
This phrase doesn’t simply mean going hiking or visiting a park.
Nature connectedness refers to the extent to which people see nature as part of who they are
– whether they feel an emotional bond with the natural world and experience a sense of oneness with it.
Someone who has…

A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people
Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.

A log of my significant walks and hikes in 2026. Most post also include pictures I take. 📓 🖼️ 👇
My 2025 significant walks and hikes 👉
#hiking #walking #health #photography

Fares increase on TransLink July 1st
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/transit-fare-hike-metro-vancouver-9.7144104
adult one-zone fares using stored value on a Compass card will go from $2.70 to $2.85.
Those pay…

Here's how much TransLink is hiking transit fares in Metro Vancouver in 2026 | CBC News
An average rider will likely see their monthly transit bills jump $5 or $10 per month, according to TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn.

RE: #hiking

Sony is hiking the starting price of one-month and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in "select regions", blaming "ongoing market conditions" (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/932430/sony-playstation-plus-s…

Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus
Sony is hiking the starting price of one-month and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in “select regions” on May 20th, blaming “ongoing market conditions.”

Just noticed that I still had hiking and cycling videos uploaded to my YouTube account that I only set to private ages ago.
And just deleted all of them from the account ...
The longer videos are all on my own peertube server: @… ¦

video.FranzGraf.de
This is the video archive of my hiking and photography adventures. For more content, visit my main website at https://www.franzgraf.de

Rattlesnakes!
According to news reports, rattlesnakes are making their way out of their winter dens earlier than normal along the Front Range of Colorado due to the unseasonably warm weather in recent weeks.
If you plan on hiking this spring, stay alert, keep your dog close, and watch where you step. These warmer-than-normal conditions are not typical, which means wildlife behavior may be less predictable than usual.

Filing: music industry organizations oppose a proposed 43% average increase to US Copyright registration fees, say the hike would lock out independent creators (Mandy Dalugdug/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.

The US Copyright Office is hiking registration fees by 43%. Independent music orgs say many artists won’
With the fee hike, independent creators could lose access to the Copyright Claims Board, a more affordable way to pursue infringement cases, the coalition said.

I spent the last two days hiking with @… across the Bogong high plains from Cope Hut to the Fainters. Day 1 started with perfect weather as we followed the Australian Alps walking track for the first 10km. #hiking

Bin heute endlich wieder mal auf einen Berg gekommen.
Vom #Präbichl über den Knappensteig zur Leobner Hütte, von dort dann weiter zur Vordernberger Griesmauer. Aufstieg ist bereits großteils schneefrei möglich.
#Wandern

Slovenia interestingly has given France a run for it's money.
Let's see where we end up. Thanks all!
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/116426694104346350
Ruth_Mottram - Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. Family travel by train to a self catering holiday destination where swimming, cycling hiking and climbing is possible (as is sitting by the water with a pile of books) lots of fresh air and nature a must. Cities less important. What would you choose (feel free to comment why and be more specific on destination!):

A small waterfall along Little Stony Creek.
#waterfall #hiking

Bodie Island lighthouse has some nice walking and hiking trails. #OBX #lighthouse #hatteras

Bridge(s) Over Troubled Water (2025)
#WaterfallWednesday #LandscapePhotography #BlackAndWhite

Good morning!
A short clip from yesterday's hike. I just like that view.
#hiking

RE: https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/116233843827707472
Might have to get this. Put it on my hiking gear.

That would be neat.
"Ozaukee County is working to open a new nature preserve to the public, and the centerpiece of the project, a cable-suspended staircase that will carry visitors from the top of the bluff down into the gorge and to the beach, was just approved."
#Ozaukee #PortWashington #Hiking

Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. Family travel by train to a self catering holiday destination where swimming, cycling hiking and climbing is possible (as is sitting by the water with a pile of books) lots of fresh air and nature a must. Cities less important. What would you choose (feel free to comment why and be more specific on destination!):
France
Portugal
Spain
Slovenia

Starting the day with going through the #bergwelten magazine once more. Sometimes I wish I'd knew the focal length of the photos.
Later we did two nice walks near #dietramszell and enjoyed spring and the sun. Wrist is also feeling better.
We saw really a lot of cyclists. But …

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人类踪迹 VII ⛩️
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Any tips for nice places to go in Ireland? We are starting in Dublin with a car, currently thinking of heading for westport (maybe stopping at a prehistoric site on the way) to cycle the great western greenway, then heading to doolin for a few nights of camping to walk some of the Burren way coastal path and to visit the Aran islands, then probably head down to County Kerry for around a week of hiking etc, maybe around the dingle peninsula and/or try to get to Skellig Michael. Maybe stopping…

This afternoon, fulfilling a Mother’s Day request a day early, the family hiked the Cascades in Pembroke, VA. The trail transits up Little Stony Creek to this fantastic set of falls. We had the fortunate timing of being there not long after heavy rains. Perfect weather for it too.
#hiking #waterfall

This is really cool. If I was English, I’d have a goal of walking the whole thing!
#Walking #England #hiking #KingCharlesIII

Hiking tip: just bring your water filter to the hike. Even if you don't plan to use it.

Haven't recommended Mastodon Starter Packs for a while!
Accounts posting on #mountains, #hiking, #mountaineering, trail-running and the

Mastodon Starter Pack: For Mountain Enthusiasts 🏔️ - Mastodon Starter Pack
Accounts posting on mountains, hiking, mountaineering, trail-running and the outdoors in general.

Asia's smaller chip companies are joining their bigger peers in hiking prices as robust AI demand fuels capex, projected to rise 25% YoY to over $136B in 2026 (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/techn

Chip price hikes spread as Asia's chipmakers plan record $136bn spending
Smaller suppliers aim to lift rates for first time in years on supply crunch

A sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month,
-- That's two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025.
There have been two fatalities from rattlesnake bites in southern California this year.
On 14 March, a 46-year-old woman died after she was bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking in Wildwood regional park.
In Orange county, 25-year-old Julian Hernandez died after being bitten while biking n…

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From a recent hike that I haven't yet blogged about - but I thought I'd just like to share it already with you.
The start of the hike wasn't in the snow but on top, there was still a good winter feeling.
Well, I hope you like it. Maybe it was the last winter shooting this season for me ...
#hiking

I've found myself running quite a couple of fediverse handles now.
I can't expect everyone to know them all, so I just want to list them as a monthly reminder:
This one: @…
Hiking & Cycling Videos: @…

Here's one more photo from last weekend's hike.
I'm just SOOOO happy that I was out and about last weekend. Today it's rainy and cold and the snow line dropped again. It could indeed be that this photo would now be covered in snow.
But last week, it was just a nice walk up there.
#hiking

From my hike last Sunday.
This moment, when you turn around and see the summit that you're heading to for the first time and think "hm - still quite a bit to go"
#hiking #mountains #wandern

Family hiking in Treman State Park
#photo #photography #groupportrait #tremanstatepark

The best part of hiking is the friends you meet along the way 🐄 😀
#nature #outdoors #hiking #cattle

At this point I was already on my way back from the mountain. Next stop was this hut - from there on just some more walk with less elevation back to the car.
on the whole way back ... I think I just met one more person. Besieds that ... all silence and a lot of white.
#hiking #winter

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The Tick Lab of Pennsylvania offers free testing to residents of the Commonwealth. You can send up to five ticks taken off the host (person or pet). #pennsylvania #ticks #lyme #disease #health #outdoors #hiking https://www.ticklab.org/test-my-tick

One of the views of a recent hike. After quite a while I reached the ridge and finally got the south bound views.
I took some photos while having a little rest and then went on to the summit ...
That day I really noticed how great the rests work together with making photos. And also one of the things that I can hardly do when hiking in a group.
some more of the story:

hm not sure if I posted this short clip from our short hike last weekend 🤔 (maybe I'm tooting too much)
#hiking

For #footpathFriday , I chose this photo from my recent blog post - and thus from my recent hike that I did. 🙂
Not the best photo I ever took, but I reminds me of a beatiful walk - even though my legs were tired right from the start. But going a bit slower fixed the issue.
#hiking…

One more photo from the trail that I posted about recently. The blooming heather always make sme smile. Especially when there aren't too many flowers around.
In such spost I'm always traying a bit what looks more interesting: a great vista, a plain trail shot, the heather in the foreground or a blurred foreground.
The advantage is: I always have little rests along the way :)
#hiking

Quick reminder of my different (active) fediverse accounts if you want to follow them:
This one: @…
Hiking & Cycling Videos: @…
Photo & Hiking Blog:

woah! After I walked a tiny part of the Via Alpina today I just learned that this is a 2000km long distance trail. I thought it would be some north/south transalp ... I was a bit wrong
#viaAlpina

Hey folks,
here's one of the photos from my recent blog post - just in case you didn't want to read the blog post ;)
Thsi was a weeka go - before winter returned. I've some winter photos from the weekend but I haven't finished them yet .. stay tuned ;)
#hiking #mountains

0°C line has dropped to 1100m above sea level. I see white summits around 🤯🥶
I'm so glad that I was cycling and hiking last weekend!

Just a little one and a half hour walk nearby before it was supposed to be raining (and rugby starts).
It was a nice walk and good to be out. Strangely, my old GPS device refused to get a location despite having lots of satellites. Just 10min before coming back (after a couple of restarts and taking the batteries out and back in) it worked.
Fortunately, I only had it with me to test if my heart rate monitor also connects to it.

One more Snowshoeing #clip from last weekend. Some of the videos where I filmed myself have avery high contrast, I have to see how to figure that out because my skin looks horrible.
But meanwhile: have fun watching me hiking up this mountiain :)
ht…