Serge Pikhotskiy.
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(via Kolby Kirk)
man and dog 60 days off-trail
Ace Kvale turned 60 last fall, and to celebrate, he planned a 60-day, off-trail backpacking trip around Utah’s Canyon Country, leaving from his front door.
He had a dozen friends join him for different sections of the trip, and one friend who joined him for the whole thing: his blue heeler, 10-year-old Genghis Khan aka ‘Desert Dog’. …
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related – Desert Dawg Adventure Blawg
(via Outside)
Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail – $29,000
World Expeditions will guide your 152 day trek,1700km.
Three trekkers are just setting out on this year’s thru hike walking until July 27, 2017.
(via Adventure Blog)
Greater Patagonian Trail warnings
Fidgit shares some advice on the NEW Greater Patagonian Trail — Routes would be more accurate — in the Andes:
SO YOU WANNA HIKE THE GPT
The Greater Patagonian is not an official trail but rather 1500km or more of connected best routes. You’ll be lost for sure unless you have KMZ and GPX files downloaded from wikiexplora.
John Muir Trail
Aug 24 to Sept 12, 2016. Solo hike from Yosemite Valley to Whitney Portal.
A personal, well-edited trip report.
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Epic Grand Canyon Hike
Have you been following Peter McBride & Kevin Fedarko?
Epic Grand Canyon Hike: A 650-Mile Challenge (Part 1)
Epic Grand Canyon Hike: Frozen Shoes and Low on Food (Part 2)
I liked the 3rd and final instalment best.
Click PLAY or watch Thirst and Threats in the Godscape on YouTube.
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart …
An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail by Carrot Quinn
I’ve read a number of books on the PCT. I believe this is my favourite.
Carrot Quinn was raised in Alaska on welfare by a schizophrenic single mother. A rough life. In fact, she became a hobo riding the rails.
This book reads as a blog. That’s because it started as blog posts from the trail.
If you are one of those who disliked Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild … because it had too little actual hiking … know that this extended trip report is all about the hiking. 🙂
It’s funny. It’s real. It’s surprising. Carrot makes no apologies.She’s a big advocate of trail romance. Even sex.
I’ll certainly buy any of her other books that get released on audio.
related – Carrot did not love the Continental Divide Trail. She did love the Hayduke Route.
U.S. long distance trails
Backpacker magazine:
Of course there’s the Triple Crown—the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail—and dozens more, spanning tens of thousands of miles. Whether you want to hike for six days or six months, start your search here. …
(via Adventure Blog)
cycling Port Alberni to Victoria on the NEW Spine Trail
A signature recreation destination in Canada, the Vancouver Island Spine Trail will span more than 700 kilometres from Victoria to Cape Scott. Traversing wild coasts, ancient and working forests and joining island communities, the trail will be a month-long journey in its entirety. …
It’s not finished. But I plan to cycle — and hike a bike — a section in 2017. I’ll start in Port Alberni … and see how far south I can get.
besthike.com 