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valhikes

Mapper since:
11. November 2014
Last map edit:
29. Juli 2025

Hiking trails are my priority, especially the “visibility” attribute.

Hiking and backpacking adventures get put here: Moments in Dirt and Ink

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Latest Diaries

Blog-Antrag Please stop guessing about highway/waterway crossings

You know what can really mess up carefully laid plans? What can even lead to a dangerous situation? When you get to the crossing of the South Fork ...

Comments 8 comments Datum 14. Oktober 2024

Blog-Antrag ATV trails

About a year ago, I actually encountered a use of highway=road as I aligned roads and added a bit more detail to the area at the south end of Mendo...

Comments 4 comments Datum 8. Juli 2024

Blog-Antrag toilets:disposal=vault

I have been deeply tempted to use this. There have been times when I didn’t even tag the disposal not because it slipped my mind, but because “pitl...

Comments 4 comments Datum 20. Juni 2024

Blog-Antrag Peaks and Mountains

Ever since visiting Mount Lassic and then making edits in the region, I’ve had this nagging difficulty: What to do with a mountain whose high point...

Comments 9 comments Datum 7. Februar 2024