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This Lord of the Rings hike is our favourite in New Zealand, a land of many fantastic tramping options.
The only downside is the climate. From a recent trip report:
The weather was shocking. Heavy rain, gales up to 60-80kms. What should have been a 6 hour day of hiking was reduced to 3 hours - we […]

An interesting graphic posted by ParkRemark.com, “News and Views on the National Park Service” in the States, puts things into perspective.
(via Gadling)
On a possibly related note, George Novak uses the U.S. National Park Service website to research future trips. For example, check out Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska, a World Heritage Site.
If you like freedom, know […]

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Thanks Dana.

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Hard to believe, but here’s a food bag a bear cannot penetrate. Amazing.
No worries at all about rodents and other pesky varmints.
Ursack - bear-resistant containers
A 10.5 litre Ursack is now in stock in a gear shop in my town for about US$65. Price seems a tad steep. But I’ll likely get one before my next […]

There’s a thriving hiking community in the Bay area.
For American Thanksgiving it was a 5:30AM start to catch sunrise from atop Mission Peak.
Check Tom Mangan’s just posted photo trip report:
Two-Heel Drive: November 2006 Archives

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I was very pleased to get a personal email from Frank Grigel, Social Science Specialist, Monitoring, with Parks Canada.
He was responding to my complaints about the Parks Canada Listens program.
Seems Parks Canada really is listening.
Here’s the gist of my email reply to Frank:
… I understand much better your Parks Listens surveys — after your explanation. […]

It’s tiny (although bigger than a PDA), it looks great for expedition blogging. Connect it up to a solar panel and a satphone/3G/GPRS/WiFi connection and you’re away. I like it and I like it allot!
There are no firm details yet other than it having a finger print reader for security.
Geared Up includes a video clip […]

Want a wonderful camping / hiking holiday on a very low budget?
We recommend beautiful British Columbia, Canada. (Summer only, of course.)
The best guidebooks are the Camp Free in B.C. series by Kathy and Craig Copeland.
They guide you to the best B.C. Forest Service and community group campgrounds, the majority of which are free.
Expect […]

UPDATE:
Ruhaizad Daud contacted us with excellent information. He’s a Malaysian doctor from Sabah who is passionate about Mount Kinabalu.
Ruhaizad is also the editor of Mount-Kinabalu-Borneo.com, a content rich site with everything you could possibly need to plan a trip. He confirms that "Anybody, I repeat anybody - can reach the summit - provided that […]

One of our favourite hiking guidebooks has been updated for 2006.
Hiking 3 months in New Zealand, this book was my bible.

Make tracks across the spectacular range of New Zealand landscapes. The deep valleys of Fiordland and Mt Aspiring beckon, the Marlborough Sounds call, the volcanoes of Tongariro are steaming … explore on foot the […]