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The hiking blog I most admire in terms of it’s layout and special features is trailspotting.
And I’ve been reading it closely during the last 3wks. Studying their many posts on Kauai, Hawaii, researching my own hikes.

Here’s a recap of our most viewed hikes during March 2008:
1. Big Sur - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State […]

A local recommended an excellent, unique — but extreme — hiking adventure:

Get used to the mud. Most of the time, it’s easier just to go right through the middle while looking for submerged rocks and logs. If you do have hiking boots, it’s best to avoid overtopping them.
Maybe too extreme, or too dirty, for me. […]

Every time I get to Lost Wages, I spend at least one day at Red Rock. It’s only a few miles from the strip to 197,000 acres of beautiful desert wilderness.
While most outdoors folk go for the bouldering, you can quickly access great hiking, as well.
Branch Whitney posted his favourite hikes there:
Easy Hikes
Calico […]

One of the great coastal walks of the world is Long Beach on Vancouver Island. I try to get out there at least once every year.
It’s the gorgeous section of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve between Tofino and Ucluelet.

What do you think?

larger original - flickr
more amazing photos of this wonderland by Bravewest
My […]

Currently I’m carrying only a light metal spoon as “cutlery”. (Once in a while I use my Swiss Army Knife in the kitchen, too.) But Mcflurry spoons have done the trick in the past for me.
Another great idea from As The Crow Flies:

read more - Mcflurry spoon doubles as long handled spoon and tent stake […]

This blog is going crazy on the interwebs right now:
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
… When white people aren’t working, they generally like to wear Outdoor Performance Clothes. …
When you see white people wearing these, it is important that you do not discuss business matters. Instead you should say things like “where did you get that […]

The Rambling Traveler posted 5 major hikes he would like to do in future.
Italy- Alpe di Siusi in the Dolomites between Val di Fassa and Val Gardena (many day hikes)
Switzerland- Alpine Pass Route from Sargans to Montreux (350km/220 miles)
Norway- Hardanger Plateau DNT Trail from peak to fjord (5-7 day hike)
Scotland- West Highland Way from Milngavie […]

A Google search for “Hawaii Hiking Blog” gets you to the #1 site: the Hiking and Backpacking in Hawaii Blog.

A place to read about hiking in Hawaii, backpacking in Hawaii, and trails in Hawaii. Read Hawaii hiking stories, Hawaii hiking information, information about Hawaii trail locations and conditions on the Big Island (Hawaii island), Maui, […]

Must be the crappy, global freezing winter we are suffering in North America. A year ago I was in Taz. (Wish I was there right now.)
Nadine from Calgary, Canada has a wonderful blog on TravelPod.
She’s trekked in Patagonia, the Andes and is now Down Under.
They had a fantastic time on the South Coast […]

I must say I do. Though not “natural”, there’s something classic about walking a rotting wooden sidewalk in the wilderness.
Frank in Oz edits the wonderful Our Hiking Blog.
A recent post included some of my photos from a 2007 Overland Track hike in Tasmania. It’s a series of photos showing the wooden boardwalks.

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