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I’ll be trying the New Balance Men’s 902LW running shoe for hiking.
(The top ranked trail runner is the adidas Men’s J S3 M Trail Shoe. And adidas always fit narrow.)
Since I have bunions, New Balance and Dunham are my preferred brands as they offer wider versions.
New Balance 902 (10.1 oz)
1. A handful […]

Guide Aitelkadi Hassan contacted me regarding tours including treks in the Atlas Mountains. He collects you from the airport, makes all arrangements, and delivers you safely back for your return flight.
Get some testimonials from other travelers, of course, before you sign on with any guiding service.

Their website is AtlasWalkers.com (French).
Here’s the […]

It’s all good.
This may be the best region in the world for hikers.
i could not find a bad official hike anywhere out of Moab, Utah.
That’s a problem for someone trying to list the “best hikes”. Still, in this post I sum up recommendations for hikers coming to the area for the first time. […]

WOW.
I want to go to Alaska.
It’s well worth taking the time to see the professional slideshow of these photos. These are only “thumbnails” of the real thing.

Stumbled upon Wild Things Photography, found many pretty pictures. The shooter is John Hyde of Juneau, Alaska.
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Thanks to Tom for pointing out this interesting new experiment:

It’s all brand-new now, so […]

Falcon has more hiking guidebooks than anyone else in North America, some of them not very good.
Here’s their pitch:
FalconGuides are leading the way with more than 800 titles in over 30 series. Our 500-plus authors have personally hiked, climbed, pedaled, paddled, and recorded a total of more than 11,000 published FalconGuide trails, rides, and […]

I went to Moab to hike.
When I told other tourists that Moab had been awarded a major environmental award as a “green town” they thought I was joking.
Located on the Colorado River near the state line between Utah and Colorado, is the 4-square mile City of Moab. A desert oasis, the 5,000 or […]

The buttes and mesas of the Colorado Plateau remind me of those other “islands in the sky” — the tepuis of South America.

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I’d really love to climb Roraima in Venezuela:
• bordering Venezuela, Brazil & Guyana, Roraima is remote
• it’s in the world’s largest national park — Canaima
• the highest tepui at 2810m […]

I was in town for the Moab Photo Symposium.
Talking to some of the attendees reminded me of the difference between real photographers and myself. They are willing to WAIT for the right shot.
(I merely take pictures of whatever happens along while I am hiking.)
Still, the gap between real photographers and the rest of us […]

I rushed out and bought this innovative product — a Nalgene bottle lantern — as soon as I heard about.
Having used it on my last hiking trip, my score is 2.0 out of 10.
A great idea, very badly executed.
There are several problems:
• special tool needed to attach the lantern lid to the bottle
• […]