GRIT

Estes Park, Estes Park Mountain Shop, KEP Expeditions, and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy partner to use GRIT and get outdoors! Their recent ribbon-cutting event celebrated accessibility in RMNP and the SIX GRIT Freedom Chairs available for use.

Read more in the article from Estes Park News, here: https://www.estesparknews.com/estes_valley_spotlight/article_f6b63e80-f2ae-421b-bb03-f3bbdb57e883.html

Image Credit: www.estesparknews.com
Image Description: A group of event participants poses behind a red ribbon. Two of the people are in GRIT chairs. Trees and mountains are in the background.

Accessible Adventures: A Disabled Hiker’s Guide to 5 Washington State Parks!

Written by Syren Nagakyrie of Disabled Hikers, this guide goes into great detail about each park's wheelchair-accessible trails, accessible activities like picnic spots, beaches, interpretive centers, park facilities, and more!

Access the guide here: https://waparks.org/accessible_adventure_guide/

Image Credit: Text describing the disabled hiker's guide to 5 Washington State parks is placed below an image of a wooden landing on a waterside walkway.
Image Description: Washington State Parks Foundation

Upcoming in Bend, Oregon, from October 8-12: Check out the ADAPTED sports film screening! ADAPTED follows three outdoor enthusiasts determined to reclaim their lives after sustaining traumatic spinal-cord injuries. Learn more here: https://adaptedthefilm.com/

Image Description:
A person in a sit ski poses on a snowy mountain. "ADAPTED" is superimposed behind them. The text at the bottom of the photo reads "Three life-changing injuries, three life-affirming adventures."
Image Credit: Adaptedthefilm.com