Looks a very good list. Well researched. BestHike.com is proud to be included.
cycle hiking Chilco, Idaho
A classic training session for Dave and Jeni is to cycle up to the Chilco trailhead out of Coeur d’Alene. The big push is a relentless 4.2 miles up to the saddle. Some were left gasping.
Next a steep hike up to great views on the summit ridge.
This was Dave’s first real test of his knee since surgery. It survived. 🙂
It’s often windy up here. Today the weather was perfect.
The ride down on gravel I found sketchy. Dave and Jeni are Adventure Racers and found that challenge fairly trivial.
We were 4 hours up and down from Dave’s home. Hot tub and red wine was my reward.
all the U.S. National Parks on one road trip
The Optimal U.S. National Parks Centennial Road Trip
(via lifehacker)
best day hikes in Alberta?
I’ll be in the Canadian Rockies end of August. 🙂 I’m still deciding on what hikes to do on that trip.
… the mountains here have all of the spectacle and grandeur of their southern American cousins, and in most places they only have a fraction of the foot traffic. …
Modern Hiker – 6 STUNNING DAY HIKES IN ALBERTA
Great Walks of the World – D. Larraine Andrews
This 2014 book includes some great walks: Larapinta Trail, Milford Track, Carthew-Alderson, Chilkoot Trail, Yosemite’s Panorama Trail, etc.
But it also includes some surprising choices – Mt Sinai, for example.
It includes an oddball assortment of tips on each. I’d hardly call it a hiking guidebook, however.
An eclectic collection of 11 global walks and hikes, the book includes destinations on every continent but Antarctica. From one-day saunters to two-week odysseys, readers will find the in-depth story behind each trail, combined with detailed maps and a visual feast of archival and contemporary images from contributors located around the world. …
Awesome Outdoor Bloggers
This site was selected one of 25 top Outdoor Blogs.
It’s a good list. I’ve started following a number of those selected that I hadn’t known about previously. 🙂
LIFE is an ADVENTURE
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That excellent video was a promo piece for the (now inactive) Adventure.com, a peer-to-peer tours and activities marketplace.
It features community-sourced photos, videos, and first-person narratives as it sits in maintenance mode. Adventure.com CAMPING.
Here’s the story – Adventure.com Failed But What Did It Do Right and Wrong?
I am losing precious days …
LIKE John Muir’s quote on Facebook.
Roraima trek, Venezuela
Stingy Nomads:
Mount Roraima is the highest of the many Table Mountains (tepuis) scattered over the grasslands of The Grand Sabana. The strange rock formations, quarts fields that look like a diamond encrusted fairy land, insect eating plants and many high waterfalls gives the whole area unreal feel and have been an inspiration to writers and movie makers. It is thought to have inspired Arthur Cone Doyle’s book ‘The Lost World’, published in 1912 …
Tours are normally 6 to 8 days, taking three days to reach the top, then one to three days exploring the top and it takes two more days to come down the same trail. You cannot hike this route independent since a guide is compulsory. There are many companies in Santa Elena that offers all-inclusive tours; you can also try to find an independent guide to lead your trek. …
tips for hiking DOWNHILL
Cam Honan – 10 Tips for Hiking Downhill
A very good summary. In addition, I switchback and traverse as much as possible on the steepest slopes.
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