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Benita 🙋🏻♀️Hiker 🌵 Inspired by Lessons Learned from Nature (@capturing_the_outdoors) is a Digital creator creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. The account has 22,506 followers and 1,699 published posts. Recent posts average 10,955 likes and 183 comments, an engagement rate of 41.41%.
With 22.5K followers, Benita 🙋🏻♀️Hiker 🌵 Inspired by Lessons Learned from Nature is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Benita 🙋🏻♀️Hiker 🌵 Inspired by Lessons Learned from Nature follows 2,139 accounts, so the audience is roughly 11 times the size of the list followed. Benita 🙋🏻♀️Hiker 🌵 Inspired by Lessons Learned from Nature uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Benita 🙋🏻♀️Hiker 🌵 Inspired by Lessons Learned from Nature under Digital creator, with Travel as a secondary category.
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Out there, my mind focuses on other things like rock formations or a landscape that stretches for miles. Little by little the worry gets replaced with awe, gratitude, quiet, and peace. And my mind finally gets a much needed break from itself.
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I used to think that hiking was a way for me to escape reality. I think it’s more about reconnection. I appreciate that focusing on something other than my stress or worries long enough while outside provides that much needed outlet for my nervous system to reset.
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The deadlines are still there when I return to my car. But I come back re-centered and refreshed. I come back seeing myself differently. Not as someone overwhelmed with life, but someone fully capable and trusting that I’ve got this, even when life gets hard.
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Thornton Wilder was right when he said, “We are alive in those moments when we’re conscious of our treasures.” For me, being gently reminded that I’m fully capable (both on and off the trails) is one of them 💞
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And I’m continually grateful the outdoors reminds me of that. 🙃
While hiking, I stopped checking my phone for messages. I stopped thinking about my next task. I looked at the clouds. I stopped and took pictures of flowers that fascinated me. On the trail, I was not thinking about deadlines or worries. It was a space where I could simply be.
Years later, I wish I could say hiking fixed all my worries. It did not. I still have deadlines to meet and bumps in the road that life throws my way. But I am grateful that stepping outside and putting one foot in front of the other continues to allow me to slowly untangle those thoughts. I’m thankful that hiking has taught me how to slow down and enjoy life, despite any of the stress or struggles that threaten to take away my ability to still appreciate this life.
I try to keep that in mind when I am at home. I still catch myself trying to control everything, and the worries still happen, but I become aware of them a bit faster now. When the stress starts to kick in, I gently remind myself that I can stop for a second and just be present and enjoy what I can in the here and now.
I do not need to be wiser or read a book to figure out how to be here. The ability is already there 🩷
I pulled it out and started working with what I had. I used my water bladder with ice in it (I pack ice on warm days) and borrowed a bandana from a friend to wrap it. I gave her Tylenol for pain, but I didn’t have Ibuprofen. I only had one wrap and it wasn’t enough to properly stabilize her leg. So I wrapped it as best I could, kept her leg elevated, and kept the cold water on it.
What happened next is what I’ll never forget. Other hikers stopped to help. One gave me extra wrapping. Another gave me Ibuprofen. One even offered to find cell service and call Search and Rescue. It took about 3.5 hours for them to arrive. The wind was too strong for a helicopter to land nearby. When they got to us, they said I’d done a good job with what I had.
That day reaffirmed how critical it is to be prepared. It also taught me to restock my first aid kit after I use something from it. But it also reminded me that we don’t do this alone. The kindness of those other hikers and the hard work by Search and Rescue made all the difference.
At minimum, I always try to keep basics in my kit: bandaids, gauze, antibiotics, wound wipes, liquid skin, blister cushions, moleskin, Ace bandages, safety pins, tweezers, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, aspirin, allergy meds, antihistamines, Pepto Bismol tabs, electrolytes, lip balm, bug spray, sting relief, trauma scissors, and gloves.
I never know when I’ll need it, either for myself or for someone else. So I carry mine every time I hike.
What do you carry in your first aid kit?
Little by little, I began to understand they’re more than just old stones. And these places are still important to people whose ancestors built them. They matter to indigenous communities in ways that go way beyond history. And they’re still sacred to Native communities today.
What I learned from the Field School deepened my understanding of why these places are sacred, and why they matter to communities that are still here.
I don’t touch the structures or climb on them. I leave things where I find them. When I see petroglyphs, I look but I don’t touch them. I think about whether I even need to share the location. I tend to keep the location private, not sharing the particular trail.
These places are still alive in the hearts and traditions of indigenous communities. So when I respect these sites, I’m communicating through my actions that the rich history and people within each community matter.
What caught me off guard was when I learned how the social trail started. One shortcut. Over time, more people followed it. The path widened. The erosion deepened. What began as a minor detour became its own trail, causing physical damage to vegetation and the surrounding habitat.
And then I saw what it took to fix it. The hours of work. The effort and hard work it took to restore what had gotten damaged.
Using technology wisely, especially when using AllTrails or another app, includes following the established trails, instead of shortcuts. Every choice to stay on the marked path instead of taking a shortcut protects the public lands we enjoy.
Staying on the marked trail is about understanding that we have a choice in how we use the information available to us. And that choice goes a long way in protecting and preserving the public lands that give us so much ❤️
Recently, I learned about JEDAI from the Sonoran Insiders Field School. It’s a framework for thinking about justice, equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion in outdoor spaces. (Yes, I thought Jedi from Star Wars too when I first heard the acronym.)
Here’s how it breaks down.
Justice is taking the time to understand why some people feel unwelcome outdoors. It’s about respecting the land and its history, and the communities connected to it.
Equity is removing barriers. It looks like mentoring people who are new to hiking. Sharing knowledge about gear and navigation. Supporting organizations that provide access when cost or knowledge gaps exist.
Diversity is about representation. It’s inviting people from different backgrounds and cultures or even skill levels.
Accessibility means understanding what people need. Different people have different requirements to enjoy the outdoors safely and comfortably.
Inclusion is about how we show up. Using welcoming language. Creating activities that work for different levels. Making space for people to be themselves.
When we practice these concepts, the outdoors becomes a place where more people feel like they belong.
I recently learned about belonging from the attached chart that the Field School provided, and it’s exactly what I’ve always felt should matter on the trail.
Diversity means everyone is invited. Inclusion means everyone matters. Accessibility means everyone can participate. Together, they create something powerful: a place where people genuinely feel like they belong.
Years ago when I first started hiking, I was slow. I trained hard to keep up, convinced that belonging meant matching everyone else’s pace. Then one day, I noticed a hiker struggling to keep up with our group. I slowed down and hiked with her. She opened up about a past experience when another group had abandoned her mid-hike, leaving her to find her way back to the trailhead alone. That group had invited her (diversity) but didn’t include her or make space for what she needed.
Hearing that broke my heart. I realized how easily she could feel like she didn’t belong, even though the group I was with was making her feel welcome.
At her pace, something changed. I started to notice the birds when we took the time to stop & listen. The way leaves tinkled softly in the breeze. The many opportunities to stop and create lasting memories. I remembered why I fell in love with my beloved trails in the first place.
A couple weeks ago, I learned about the Platinum Rule from the Field School: treat others the way they want to be treated, not the way you think they should be treated.
That’s what makes the chart work. That hiker needed someone to see what she truly needed and adjust accordingly. She needed the Platinum Rule applied.
That’s what matters on the trail. Diversity, inclusion, & accessibility working together so everyone who steps on that path feels like they belong.
That’s what the Platinum Rule does. When we treat people the way they want to be treated, we create belonging.
The Platinum Rule looks different for everyone. For that hiker, it meant slowing down. For someone else, it might be something completely different. The key is asking what people need, not assuming.
How would applying the Platinum Rule change your next hike?
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What brings some extra fun and joy to your life?
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#enjoylife❤️ #funandlaughter #adventureislife #smilemore #arizona
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On this day I couldn’t have been more proud to be surrounded by a group of wonderful, amazing women who were strong, capable, supportive, and encouraging of each other. There were 9 of us who started out on this hike which had some tough, steep scrambling plus a few areas that required route finding skills but each girl pitched in, in their own way, to help each other and we were rewarded with not only some really stunning views but also learned the value of teamwork and friendship. So thankful and grateful for each of these women. So incredibly blessed to know each of you ❤️
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#weroamarizona #womensupportingwomen❤️ #womenwhohike #womenwhoadventure #sheisthewild
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So, here’s to you, dad. May I honor you by doing the same…love you bunches and I miss you every day but you will forever live on in the memories we shared and the advice you gave me growing up ❤️
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📷: Thank you for capturing this moment for me. Much appreciated, my friend 🙏
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Who or what inspires you to live your life in such a way that it leaves behind a long-lasting legacy for you and those around you?
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***Please note: the audio clip I chose for this Reel (which I’ve been told is a song by Avicii) inspired me to write this post in honor of my dad. When I heard this song while scrolling through IG, the words in the song echoed what he would have told me if he was still here ❤️
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#inspiredliving #inspirationallife #inspirationalpeople #earthoutdoors #outdoorslife ❤
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