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An excellent Himalayan hiking option in Northern India:
… Although Sikkim is only 65 miles long and 45 miles broad, yet it contains some fo the finest mountain and ravine scenery in the world. The Kanchenjunga range is viewed in all its splendour, while the Everest massif can be seen from many advantageous points. …

Sikkim (in […]

Do you hate parking a rental car at the trailhead?
Thanks JTownshend for pointing us to a website which clearly explains transportation options from my home town — Calgary, Alberta, Canada — to Waterton National Park on the U.S. border.
Why is this such valuable information?
Because that’s how you can most easily access our #6) best […]

I’m scheduled to take a trip to Cambodia in July. (A volunteer position working with sport coaches there.)
It’s too hot and humid in summer for hiking, I fear. But what if I stopped over in Taiwan on the return? What are the best hikes there?
RESEARCH:

… the island is covered with remote and beautiful mountains, […]

Bart Jordans updated his guidebook on Bhutan. (April 2008).

Bhutan: A Trekker’s Guide
(via bluepeak)

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Despite the turmoil and controversies of the Olympic Torch being carried up Everest, it’s been a relatively “good” year for successful climbs from the Nepal side. And comparatively few deaths.
I have no interest in climbing the world’s highest peak myself. But hiking in Nepal is back in full swing.
The peace accord signed by […]

I’m looking at Tahoe in California for a September hike.
But NOT the entire 165mi loop.

TahoeRimTrail.org posted a poll: “What’s your favourite section to hike?”

If you have any advice for me, please leave a comment.

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Theo de Raadt and Nadine Moneta did a sweet off-trail route Nadine calls Northover Ridge (+more).
She ranks it one of the best hikes in Alberta.

I like the layout of their trip photos. You really get a feeling for the trip. (A map is included, as well.)
See for yourself: trip report
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Will this help open up the country to independent hikers?
A political party seen as the more royalist of two groups seeking power swept the first parliamentary elections ever held in this secluded Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan’s election commissioner said Monday.
The Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party took 44 of the 47 seats in the new parliament, Election […]

Tornado, Rockwell Pass, Sequoia National Park, California, July 7, 2004.
Elevation at Rockwell Pass: ~11,600 feet. Base of tornado at ground level probably at least at 12,000 feet.

Scott Newton, 2004

Scott Newton, 2004

details and more photos
We had hail and lightning on the John Muir trail in 2007 at very high elevations. But certainly nothing like […]

Bluepeak recommended a terrific site: Chilcotin Mountains Trail System
As a start, check out the fantastic Photo Gallery. Some samples:

Tatlayoko Lake

Lower Taseko Lake

Jamison Creek Valley

Wilderness Mountain
more photos like these - Chilcotin Mountains Trail System Gallery
Here’s the Chilcotin, surprisingly little hiked.

Chilcotin Mountains Trail System - homepage
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