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This was exactly the information I needed! Thank you so much!!!!

Hi! Can you share any resources you use to find appropriate hikes?

"internalized ableism" are you kidding me? I loved your video up to that exact moment. The world is what it is. You can't demand people accept people for who you are. Stop with the labels. As a disabled person, I wish I could get rid of the isms. There are people out there that suck. Get over it and just choose to be around people that will accept you for who you are and not what you are.

I’m glad you found some nice stones. It was nice to see the videos of this area I know very well. I Live in Salmon 60 miles north of there. A little trick I do is use a squirt bottle to put a little water on what I see that looks interesting. Saves me a lot of unnecessary bending over. Never tried it on a Rattler…. Hmm. Next time. Haha

People from warmer areas do not understand.....getting in the cold water over your "private parts" DOES NOT HELP!!!! It is still freezing water in August. I'm HOT natured and can't do it. It would give me a heart attack. Literally. I can't go in under 80*.... By the way....you are normal in your own beautiful way. Thanks for sharing

Oh...Joy and Jasper are your names....got it. I thought you were looking for Jasper....which it looks like you did find some. I live over the border in WA and my family and I are going to get into rockhounding. My father and uncle were rockhounds. My uncle made jewelry. It is about time I got into the hobby after all these years. Thanks for sharing a close location we can start our new journey. Be safe out there. Thanks for sharing.

I just found your videos today. I'm having fun watching some of them. I really like your rock adventures. I was looking at your videos because I need to possibly get some crutches to work with. I have a bad hip and knee. I also collect rocks. And I am a flintknapper. Some of the agate looks so good!

When I was around six years old, I bought a little souvenir agate slice at Gil’s Got It in Livingston… this was about 1952… I still have it along with my really used up teddy bear in an ancient toy box. If you ever sell any of your finds, I would love to have the ammonite (19:30) for my spiritual work. If not, that’s cool too. I really enjoy your videos…thank you for making them.

My place is on the Blackfoot River between Ovando and Lincoln. I pick up some jasper and keep a bucketful around . When i have visitors , i sometimes give them some jasper - beautiful and no two are alike . My most satisfying times are picking up jasper and an occasional arrowhead and observing the scenery and wildlife - and it doesn’t cost a penny . I am very fortunate.

I'm an expert about being disabled. I was born in 1960 during the height of Vietnam by 1965 I was in elementary school. I was always the slowest one in class I remember the kids. Beating up on Me. I was in the mental health System nearly all my life. Because back in the sixtyes, I was considered borderline retarded. They all they always said you could never function in a normal world. I was in and out of the metal health system. For a very long time . By 1975, most of my friends in high school were having there. Prime, I mean their prom. I never had it. I never went to high school or junior high. Shot by nineteen seventy five I was fifteen The fall of saigon which is the end of vietnam. I told my caseworker I wanted to join the us army when I was nineteen She said no because they're not going to accept you So get my parents So I ran away when I was nineteen I joined the u s army I was in 5 years, I became a disabled veteran usarmy retired when I got out. I was so d*** proud of myself. I proved everyone wrong and my parents said you proved us wrong. Yes, I did and I was very proud of myself.I have normal girlfriends.Right never knew I was disabled. Dated ACO p and I. Dated an actress and I gave it many women that were Normand back then. They said you were never going to find a normal woman. You need someone like so I said to myself. The h*** with this knowledge is going to tell me how to live.My life and I realize through my life that there are those people going to accept you and there are those who won't Who won't accept you?Just remember you are a good Person It always remember Is always love yourself

Hey there Amy, DiTW, I'm liking your videos for the content. Nicely done. I'm also a big Montana agate fan and you found some superb quality ones. Thanks for all you do for people.

What about snakes? Is that ever a problem?

You have captured the very essence of rockhounding. Great video I really enjoyed your post! Keep up the great work and thanks for the camper tour that was amazing!

I wish they would make Alltrails and GAIAGPS apps more accessible to work better with voiceover screen-reader. Yes blind people hike also!

So what kind of seat do you take withyou to take arest how many Kilo does it cary greetings Christiane Berlin Germany 😊😊

So ,hello from Germany you foud beatiful rocks in your river very good idea with the wheelchair to transport the rocks. If you take a break maybe you can strat to paint or sketch.greetigs😊😊

Thank you for your videos! I also have a chronic illness which comes with severe fatigue. Still, I love the outdoors and go there as often as my body allows. Greetings from Germany!

That is so nice because I have to use forarm crutches and it is so nice knowing that I am not alolne. I have a Polyneuropathie. With thumb feet that started 2020. I feel like a leafe blowing in the wind. Many Greetings from Christiane Berlin Germany 😊😊

Hi Amy! Jeana in AZ. Very nice to see you. What a great video! 😁

My son has the Side Stix and they are great. They have opened up for him 5-6 mile hikes. He is weight bearing on these and he gets wrist pain after 2-3 miles. The pain is actually around the front of the hand around the thumb into the wrist. Have you experienced this and have you come upon anything thing the helps?

Great video! Thank you Amy and everyone who participated. I do hope we will be getting more accessible outdoor spaces allover the world soon.

This is an important project and message. Thank you to everyone who collaborated on this video. Thanks for the bloopers! 😂

Amy, thank you for allowing me to be a part of this project. Salud.

Beautiful video, well done Amy and everyone who shared their experiences! Every body belongs outdoors!! 💜💜💜

Such a great video! Thank you for creating this and sharing!

Thanks for putting together such a great video, Amy! Texas State Parks seems to be considering disabled visitors even more, which is great to see. We have a new state park going in not TOO far away, and they just ordered some all-terrain wheelchairs for wheelchair users (self-propelled GRIT Freedom Chairs) -- and as I've returned to some parks, I've noticed them working to make more trails accessible.

Awesome stuff! My local town here struggles to make the town centre accessible, let alone any attractions within their jurisdiction. As example, the concept of dropped kerbs seems to defy the planners even on recently completed footpaths and walkways. Where they may have provided a dropped kerb at one end of a city or residential block, they may not have at the other end, and an about face and journey along the roadway is required. Another example is a local nature walk that is below the high tide level. Our council thoughtfully added a raised walkway. Sadly it is two planks wide, so prams, walking frames and wheelchairs are automatically excluded, and crutch users need exceptional skills to crab along the planks.

Hello 👋 My outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. Your video is truly an inspiration. Take care and stay safe out there. 😊

Hey There 👋 so nice to see you again!

Hello here is Germany, I also have to use crutches. What I like is that nice little chair .can you please let me know the name of the chaor and where I maybe can buy one. Greetings Christiane 😊😊

Curious, what disability you have? I have MS and walk pretty much the same as you. I use a cane sometimes, but arm crutches may be better.

Some of those Rocks look like they could be what they call blue opals I'm hoping you hit the jackpot for sure.

Those rocks are Rocking!!! So happy to have stumbled onto your channel as a person with EDS it's so refreshing to find someone other than an able bodied individual sharing their outside adventures

Some really nice waterline agates at the end.

There’s so much beauty in the breaks!

Some maos would be nice. Which site is now gated?

Thanks so much! I bought the in-motion pro underarm based on your review and they've been amazing. I just started using crutches and feel much more capable on them, and it really helped with shoulder/elbow pain. Just a heads up, it looks like they changed the spring in the past year or so to a quieter closed design, and they sell replacement shocks for about 16USD/each.

I rockhound in Kentucky creeks and rivers a lot, and I’m terrified of copperhead snakes-I felt your fear when you were scanning for rattlesnakes! 😱 Also-man, what amazing agates! Do you cut them? Stupid me didn’t know there’s a desert in Idaho. I blame the American school system. 😂

Thanks for this info... looking to get crutches for the first time on the days where I need a little extra support :) The crutches in the $50 range here usually have closed cuffs, I wonder if it's a regional thing.

Thank you for encouraging me to get back out into the nature that I have always loved! I'm going to look into forearm crutches. I appreciate the reviews you provided in my search for the crutches that will best suit me ❤

I`m happy and glad to see you back. I didn`t know that you were in bad condition. I like your way to take it with humor😀 Best wishes and regards

I enjoyed watching your video. To change attitudes and how we think of the out-of-doors, more individuals with disabilities must speak out and not accept the present way outdoor experiences are created. Please correct me if I misunderstood you, but there's one concept you talk about that greatly concerns me. It's the concept that the people who design, build, and own open spaces, trails, and other outdoor experiences only need to make information about those facilities available and leave it up to each individual with a disability to decide whether the trail or outdoor experience is accessible to them or not. At least that's what I heard you say. As one who has spent the past almost 50 years fighting for the rights of people with disabilities, was part of the State Parks staff team that wrote the first park access guidelines in 1980 and was a member of the U.S. Access Board's Recreation Committee, creating the first national accessibility standards for outdoor experiences, it's my firm belief that we should not just accept how outdoor experiences are presently designed. We must advocate for a paradigm shift in the way planners and policymakers decide what a trail should look like, or whether people with disabilities (all types of disabilities) get to experience more than an accessible parking space, accessible bathroom, and signage that tells us a 2-mile trail is accessible for 1000 feet! Design of trails is a thought process that up until recently completely failed to consider the needs of all people, including those with all types of disabilities. And that's what we must change. There will probably always be at least parts of some trails that won't be accessible, but having outdoor planners starting their design of a new outdoor experience without thinking about accessibility from the very beginning of that process is no longer acceptable. All park planning must consider, from the very start of the planning process, how trails and other park experiences will include everyone, including people with disabilities. Until we, as a very loud group "stand up" (or sit down in our wheelchairs) and demand that access be included in every aspect of park planning, we will continue to be "given" accessible parking, bathrooms, signage, and a few feet of an accessible trail to experience, and that's not OK! On April 15, I will be doing a demonstration of a 4-wheel drive off-road vehicle called the TerrainHopper. It's one of about 3-4 different off-road "vehicles" available that can, by federal regulation, be used in areas where people walk, like trails. You can see more about the TerrainHopper at: www.terrainhopperusa.com. Here's information about the use of such "vehicles" in outdoor settings: (b)(1) Use of other power-driven mobility devices. A public entity shall make reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of other power-driven mobility devices by individuals with mobility disabilities unless the public entity can demonstrate that the class of other power-driven mobility devices cannot be operated in accordance with legitimate safety requirements that the public entity has adopted pursuant to § 35.130(h). (2) Assessment factors. In determining whether a particular other power-driven mobility device can be allowed in a specific facility as a reasonable modification under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, a public entity shall consider-- (i) The type, size, weight, dimensions, and speed of the device; (ii) The facility´s volume of pedestrian traffic (which may vary at different times of the day, week, month, or year); (iii) The facility´s design and operational characteristics (e.g., whether its service, program, or activity is conducted indoors, its square footage, the density and placement of stationary devices, and the availability of storage for the device, if requested by the user); (iv) Whether legitimate safety requirements can be established to permit the safe operation of the other power-driven mobility device in the specific facility; and (v) Whether the use of the other power-driven mobility device creates a substantial risk of serious harm to the immediate environment or natural or cultural resources, or poses a conflict with Federal land management laws and regulations. (c)(1) Inquiry about disability. A public entity shall not ask an individual using a wheelchair or other power-driven mobility device questions about the nature and extent of the individual´s disability. (2) Inquiry into use of other power-driven mobility device. A public entity may ask a person using an other power-driven mobility device to provide a credible assurance that the mobility device is required because of the person´s disability. A public entity that permits the use of another power-driven mobility device by an individual with a mobility disability shall accept the presentation of a valid, State-issued, disability parking placard or card, or other State-issued proof of disability, as a credible assurance that the use of the other power-driven mobility device is for the individual’s mobility disability. In lieu of a valid, State-issued disability parking placard or card, or State-issued proof of disability, a public entity shall accept as a credible assurance a verbal representation, not contradicted by observable fact, that the other power-driven mobility device is being used for a mobility disability. A "valid" disability placard or card is one that is presented by the individual to whom it was issued and is otherwise in compliance with the State of issuance´s requirements for disability placards or cards. I'm doing the demonstration to show the many public parks and open space agencies (local, state, and national parks and open space agencies) that it's not enough to just adopt a policy that allows people with disabilities the right to use these off-road vehicles in their parks and on their trails. To ensure that their public programs of parks, open spaces, and trails are accessible to everyone, I believe that they must (not should!) make these very expensive off-road "vehicles" available to those with mobility disabilities to use, at no cost, in their parks, open space, and trails, to ensure that people with mobility disabilities get to experience the benefits of being outside, in open space, or on a trail like others do. Thanks for listening! Richard Skaff, Executive Director Designing Accessible Communities Email: richardskaff1@gmail Cell: 707-755-1681

Amy, I was just thinking a few weeks ago that I hadn't seen anything from you in some time. Thanks for the update. As a fellow disabled rockhound, I am rooting for you to be able to get out on your next journey.

Your videos are so high quality, informative and interesting, you deserve so much more engagement on this platform. Thank you for making them, they were extremely helpful and hopeful for adjusting to a new way of life!

I really appreciate the reviews. I found out i tore something in my knee recently and recovery might be long. The docs didnt tell me to get crutches, but im being bad and not taking time off work. Therefore I feel like i should get crutches for weight bearing 😅

I do hope you feel better soon Amy! Seeing you and Lucy happy makes me happy too. Thank you for sharing all the beauty with us. When I couldn't take long daily walks anymore, I started painting regularly. Painting has been my childhood dream. When I paint, I am most likely to forget the chronic pain, so it's a win-win.

Nice work , great production values. I also have hounded with crutches for over 15 years. An odd side benefit for me is that I am more and more bent over when on the crutches. Until last year I never rested my body on the crutches I supported the weight with my arms but now I am forced to heavily weight the crutches as my legs and arms deteriorate. I used to be tall , tall enough that I could almost never look a woman in the eye as their stature is typically different. Now I can greet my friends who are a bit short almost eye to eye and I find it interesting to see them without the foreshortening. A small thing but small things become ever more important with progressive disabilities.

Had polio that effected fight leg when I was four years, never stopped me doing anything that I really wanted to do apart from skiing down the side of a mountain at sixty miles per hour but I really enjoy watching others do it, hope you feel stronger soon and get back out in the wilderness doing all you really enjoy doing, you should try camping, a night or two roughing it under a starry sky and some out door cooking might just do you a power of good and then there is fishing, no end of fun and adventure open to you, Cheers.

Just a note. Here is an idea for you and what I would do. I would tape some magnets on the ends of your crutch. Test all the black rocks maybe you will find a space rock.

So proud of you. I have both knees replaced and still have trouble hiking. I just can't carry as much weight. I am 82 and still hike and hunt rocks. Rye Patch, Majuba Mt. is where I like to hunt rocks lots of Quartz xls there. Keep it up. We built the truck stop and casino at Mill City years ago and I had the whole desert all the way to the Black Rock to hunt rocks.