besthike.com - the blog

Just a shout out to Bruce Lewis, editor of LightBackpacking.com, his personal hiking site.
Love the look of the blog (called PRESSROW). Very clean.
I’ve subscribed to the site RSS feed and will be a regular reader.
For a sample, check Bruce’s trip report on the Lost Coast Trail in Northern California. That’s on our list […]

My legs ached with cold, like a swarm of angry hornets had stung me with freezing venom they throbbed. Jen sobbed as our weary group of five sloshed through the turbid Paria River on the start of day 3. I stretched a nervous hand behind to feel how much the holes abraded by […]

Serious adventurer Jeffrey Poznanovic likes a new site called MyOutdoors.net.

“Map your outdoor activities. Journal your progress. Attach Photos. Share it all with friends and family.”
The map-based interface is not all that intuitive. Using a mash-up of Google Maps is touchy. Most people make mistakes using that AJAX technology.
But if you take the time to figure […]

Steve Sergeant is producer, host and is the voice of Wildebeat, a most professional audio podcast.
He combines a wealth of experience as a backpacker, backcountry skier, rock climber, and mountaineer with experience in the professional audio and broadcast industry.
Their mission:
The WildeBeat is an audio journal — like a radio news magazine — presenting news and […]

Nearly 18in (45cm) of rain fell over 36 hours in November.
After seeing the Images of the Flood on the Mt. Ranier National Park website, I’m worried about next season. Will Wonderland open in 2007?
With millions of dollars damage to Park infrastructure, it may be some time before we know.

photo - landslide damage to highway […]

kailash north face, day 2

Originally uploaded by romana chapman.

Just browsed Romana Chapman’s fantastic photos of travels through China, Tibet, Bhutah, Laos, Thailand, Burma, Mongolia and Cambodia.
Wow!
I’ve always wanted to get to Mt. Kailash in Tibet, as they did.
More photos in the Mt. Kailash set.
Or […]

Me and my shadow

Originally uploaded by busybeingborn.

Tom Mangan is already the best connected hiking blogger.
Now he’s discovered social networking via photographs on flickr.
What better way to meet people with common interests than by browsing their photos?
Check out Tom’s busybeingborn sets on flickr

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How long can it be before I am blogging from the trail?
“Flashpacking is just backpacking, with an awful lot of tech gear going along for the ride,” said Lee Gimpel, 29, a writer from Virginia who “flashpacked” around India for a few months and recorded his adventures online.
“I sometimes felt that half of what I […]

Has anyone heard of such a route? Or do we need to pioneer one?
I’m looking at walking up to the Mt. Washington Ski Resort chair lift (marked A on map), then hiking across Strathcona Provincial Park to Hot Springs Cove — via Della Falls.
After a good soak, we’d exit via private transport to Tofino. […]

If I had the cash I’d tour all the great Park hotels of the world. What a trip that would be!
National Park Traveler’s top 10 USA National Park lodges:

1. The Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone.
2. Lake Crescent Lodge, Olympic National Park.
3. Many Glacier Hotel, […]