Volunteer hike leader Tyrone Wilson assembles his group in a circle before they venture off on a five-mile trip on the Upper Rogue River Trail in southern Oregon. He knows each person’s name and their ability to traverse a narrow path on a cliff overlooking the Takelma Gorge. More important, he understands their sometimes wavering comfort level when wandering in the wilderness. Wilson, a Black actor with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, as well as the founders of Portland-based Unlikely Hikers, OutGrown and People of Color Outdoors want to make recreational public land feel more welcoming to people who are more afraid of encountering a person with a prejudice than a mountain lion. Read more at the link in our bio. #hiking #outdoors #travel #traveloregon #safetravel #safehiking #inclusivity #BIPOC #theoregonian