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Outdoorsies can get schooled by a new film being released Feb 1st.
(I don’t think it’s by National Geographic, though.)
Click PLAY or watch the Strange Wilderness trailer on YouTube.

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I was thinking of walking the Lost Coast Trail in California in February. This week!
Expert in all things “California is the center of the Outdoor Universe” Tom Mangan advises against.
Might have to return in warmer weather, though.
Two-Heel Drive linked to an interesting trip report:
“A writer for Forbes hiked in nine miles […]

If I don’t return tell the police to track him down via Two-Heel Drive.

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This is elegant simplicity. Exactly the way the internet should work.
Clean. Succinct. But dense with the information you most need: maps, guidebooks, etc.
Check a sample hike for format: San Bruno Mountain Summit Loop, California.
Here’s a sample of the Google Maps integration:

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I am inspired.
Well done, Trailspotting.

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… is cycle the canals.

They’re part of the Central Arizona Project (CAP), a 336mi (541km) diversion of water from the Colorado River through to southern Arizona. The largest and most expensive aqueduct system ever constructed in the United States.
In Phoenix I rented a mountain bike from the hostel ($15/day) and rode the flat […]

Worried about global warming vis-à-vis our polar friends?
They’ll simply find a new source of food if they can’t get to the seals.

source - flickr

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BootsnAll, the website for independent travelers, announces its Top 10 Destinations for Independent Travellers 2008. …
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Budapest, Hungary
Morocco
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Imet Gogo, Ethiopia (Simien Mtns)
Queenstown, New Zealand
Palermo, Sicily
Petra, Jordan
Belize
Nepal
(via The Adventure Blog)
I’m liking the three in bold for trekking:

Imet Gogo (3926m), Ethiopia - flickr - Paul Zizka
best hikes in Africa

Queenstown, New Zealand - flickr […]

I only recently grasped the fact there are bears in the European Alps.
Now I learn they are disappearing:
What — or who — is behind the mysterious disappearance of 20-25 Austrian bears? While that number may seem small, it in fact represents four fifths of the bear population that makes its living in the forests […]

My call to cast John Hodgeman as Bryson, and Jack Black as Katz fell on deaf ears.
Robert Redford, 71-years-young, will play Bill Bryson in the film adaptation of the funniest hiking book of all time.

A Walk in the Woods
(via Cutter’s blog)

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Ken Vande Burgt contacted us by email:
I am a sea kayaker and am concerned about campsites and access after losing recreation sites at Spring Island, Fair Harbour, and Toquart Bay in the Maa Nulth treaty settlement. So far it looks like Nootka Trail is not on the table for other treaties under negotiation, however, it […]