Loch Lomond from Conic Hill 27.10.19
Quick thoughts: Ecofeminism - patriarchal environmentalism
Built steps into the hillside, both wooden boxes and stone constructed suit a longer stride length and leg length. I have to take two steps on each step and raise knees to hip height or higher to step up. Also, to step down, i have to sink into a crouch and lower one leg first over the steps.
Felt obvious that step length and height were constructed to a man’s average stride and height. This made me feel infantilised and I had to physically work harder to complete the walk.
I could overcome this by walking beside steps at my own stride length and step height. This was obviously a strategy used by others on the route and has lead to significant erosion on either side of the path network.