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Through besthike recommendations, people have bought hundreds of Lonely Planet guidebooks. They reinvented the genre, in my opinion. Never buy any other company without first comparing against LP.
Sadly, for the past 6-7 years I’ve started to notice problems.
LP author Thomas Kohnstamm has a new book coming out this week:

A Swashbuckling Tale of High Adventures, […]

Their choices are a bit of a random hodge podge but include some good calls:
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Mocqui Canyon via Lake Powell
San Francisco: Bear Lake/Emigrant Wilderness
Appalachian Trail: Flume Visitor Center to US 302
Moab: Morning Glory Arch
Canyonlands National Park: Horseshoe Canyon

I particularly like their QUICK START page:
Trip-planning tips, gear lists, safety advice, and other […]

Ron Strickland has a site dedicated to long distance trails and the National Trails System in the USA.
He’s authored a number of books including:
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRAIL GUIDE
SHANK’S MARE: A COMPENDIUM OF REMARKABLE WALKS
I’ve been writing about hiking since around 1999. Ron’s done more. And for somewhat longer than that.

Ron Strickland began to create the […]

Several of my favourite bloggers picked up on a story in Forbes Traveler magazine.
It’s not comprehensive review, rather a few picks from well respected experts. (Those in bold are also on our list of best hikes in North America. )
Mt. Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine
Kennecott District, Wrangell St Elias National Park, Alaska
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, […]

I’ve finally done it.
Made the trekker’s pilgrimage to the volcanic island of Kauaʻi (also spelled Kauai). My first trip.
There are more miles of hiking trails here than on the rest of Hawaiian islands combined. It’s the “Garden Isle”. The one used in the opening fly-in scene for Jurassic Park.
The most useful website I’ve […]

If I was flying there today, I’d head for the Island of Gran Canaria.
The Canary Islands are an African archipelago which are part of Spain and consist of seven islands of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean. They are located off the north-western coast of mainland Africa (Morocco and the Western Sahara).

Wikipedia
That’s […]

Once again I went to California, unsure where to hike.
There are too many choices. Too many good guidebooks. Here’s the one I ended up buying:

One of the authors is Tom Stienstra, sometimes called “the other Tom” in relation to Tom Mangan of Two Heel Drive. (Mangan reviews hikes on the San Jose Mercury News. […]

Check this out …
Located on the East Coast Trail between Port Kirwin and Aquaforte, Newfoundland

original - flickr - iJohn

The 540 km East Coast Trail is located on the east coast of Canada along the scenic shores of the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
220 km of the Trail have been […]

Kraig linked to some fantastic pics:
… head over to the National Geographic Adventure website and take a gander at the winners of their “Life’s An Adventure photo contest.
The Adventure Blog
Kraig’s favourite was taken on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
I like this one: Climbing California’s Mount Humphreys

8 winners
5 runner-ups

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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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