This weeks inquiry post is going to look a little different. I didn’t make it out of the house over the weekend due to the Atmospheric River we endured as well as the fact that I am battling the flu! For this week I decided to look into how technology has enhanced hiking.

Technology has created expertise on a variety of things that can help prepare hikers before they go into the outdoors. The websites I’ve been using and linking in my recent inquiry posts are dependent on where I am trying to go on my hike. The websites that I have used while looking for hikes in my area are Victoria or Vancouver. While using this technology, it is very helpful to find hikes in my area or a certain level of a hike that I want to go on, etc. These websites tend to include, the maps to the trail/s in the mountain, a map to get there, safety tips, and expertise on the hike itself.

I have seen that the hiking apps some people use while hiking can give you all different information like where the elevations in the hike are, along with distance and time you have left to go. Something I found pretty neat is that if you allow the app to track your steps it can also help you if you get lost off the main trail! I think that this is a great thing about technology and it is very helpful.

I have found this technology to be very helpful when I’m trying to decide which hike to go on. I make sure to pay attention to things like, the difficulty rating along with the duration of the hike. While planning hikes in the past I have always looked at a Trail app or website before going on the hike and I compare the results when I am done. I have always found these to be very accurate.

Something I also think is very important is, not only getting the internets results but also being able to see how other people have experienced it. With the specific websites that I have used in the past, I haven’t found any way to comment on the hike or read anyone else’s comments. Although I know that there are other hiking websites that do have this option.

Below I have included an example of what the hiking apps show.