Copyright and Terms

Photography and Copyright

Unless a page expressly states otherwise, all photographs, written content, graphics, and other original material displayed on RedRiverGorgeHiker.com are copyrighted and owned by Ryan D. Lewis.

You are welcome to view the site and share links to its public pages. Copying, reproducing, publishing, selling, adapting, distributing, displaying, or otherwise reusing photographs or other copyrighted material requires prior written permission unless applicable law independently permits the use.

Purchasing a print, puzzle, or other physical product does not transfer copyright, reproduction rights, or any other intellectual-property rights in the underlying photograph.

Outdoor Safety and Location Disclaimer

Red River Gorge Hiker contains photographs, stories, descriptions, observations, and general information concerning outdoor locations, including backcountry and off-trail areas. This information is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. Red River Gorge Hiker is not a trail guide, navigation service, safety service, or substitute for current information from the appropriate land-management agency or other responsible authority.

Hiking, backpacking, climbing, scrambling, creek travel, off-trail exploration, and other backcountry activities involve inherent risks, including difficult terrain, cliffs, falling rock, changing weather, flooding, high water, falling trees and limbs, wildlife, navigation errors, inaccessible routes, injury, and death. Conditions can change substantially after photographs are taken or information is published.

You are solely responsible for determining whether a location can be legally and safely accessed, evaluating current conditions, obtaining any required permits or permissions, selecting appropriate equipment, and determining whether an activity is within your abilities. Always follow applicable laws, closures, regulations, private-property boundaries, posted restrictions, and guidance from the relevant land-management authorities.

Any decision to visit, locate, approach, or attempt to access a place described or depicted on this website is made voluntarily and at your own risk. Ryan D. Lewis and Red River Gorge Hiker make no representation or warranty that any location shown on the website is currently accessible, publicly accessible, safe, accurately described, or suitable for any particular visitor.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Ryan D. Lewis and Red River Gorge Hiker shall not be responsible for injuries, losses, damages, expenses, or other consequences arising from a visitor’s use of or reliance upon outdoor, geographic, historical, or location-related information provided through the website.

Detailed off-trail directions, sensitive locations, coordinates, or access information may be withheld at the discretion of Red River Gorge Hiker.

Accuracy and Changes

Every reasonable effort may be made to present information accurately, but no guarantee is made that information on the website is complete, current, error-free, or suitable for any particular purpose. Trails, roads, property boundaries, regulations, access conditions, natural features, and landscapes can change without notice.

Website content may be corrected, changed, updated, removed, or expanded at any time without notice.

Prints, Puzzles, and Third-Party Services

Print and puzzle purchases linked from Red River Gorge Hiker are currently completed through Fine Art America or other identified third-party providers. Those providers control their own checkout process, payment processing, production, shipping, returns, product availability, pricing, terms, and privacy practices.

Red River Gorge Hiker is not responsible for the operation, availability, content, security, policies, products, or services of third-party websites. A link to another website does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of everything available through that website.

No Warranty

RedRiverGorgeHiker.com and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no express or implied warranties are made concerning the website or its content, including warranties concerning accuracy, reliability, availability, safety, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Ryan D. Lewis and Red River Gorge Hiker shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to access to, use of, inability to use, or reliance upon this website or its content.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be revised from time to time as the website, its content, or its services change. The version published on this page is the version currently applicable to use of the website.

Questions and Permissions

Questions concerning these Terms, copyright, photograph permissions, or website content may be sent to Ryan@RedRiverGorgeHiker.com.