Wow.
Mikladalur, meaning ‘great valley or dale‘ (Danish: Mygledal), is the largest of four villages on the northern Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvík.
Trekking in India PHOTOS
One of my trips cancelled in 2020 I’d planned to do with the Trekking in India company.
They’ve just posted a collection of some of their best photos 2021.
Fisherman’s Trail, Portugal
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I FINALLY hiked Fisherman’s, one of the world’s best coastal hikes.
Porto Covo to Zambujeira do Mar in NOVEMBER.
Click PLAY or get a glimpse on YouTube.
HIGHLIGHTS
Sunsets are what I remember best. Usually with wine.
Weather was perfect for me in early November, though it’s considered too late in the year for hiking. I saw only about 12 other multi-day hikers over 4 days. Most hotels and restaurants had already closed for the season.
Beach walking is lovely … for a while. There’s a LOT of sand on this adventure.
In November I had most beaches to myself.
Clifftop vistas are stunning.
Charming villages are particularly charming in November, nearly deserted in the off-season.
I’d highly recommend 3 days, 3 nights Porto Covo to Zambujeira do Mar. In either direction.
As do most, I added Zambujeira to Odeceixe. But you could certainly skip that day as it doesn’t add much. And requires quite a few kms of road walking.
If looking for MORE, however, Fisherman’s Trail (Porto Novo to Odeceixe) is only one section of the longer Rota Vicentina.
In case you’re considering hiking high season, here’s how some beaches may look on a busy day.
related – STINGY NOMADS trip report
Site Editor gone HIKING
August 5th we start some weeks on the Pacific Crest Trail starting Tuolumne Meadows.
Mostly offline during August, I am hoping to post on the BestHike Instagram from the trail.
First afternoon is a day hike to Cloud’s Rest.
West Coast Trail GEAR 2021
I did the WCT twice.
This is my final gear list after learning some hard lessons on the first week.
Note it’s very electronics heavy as one of my main goals was to make video tutorials for this very challenging adventure.
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PACK
Hyperlight 3400 Windrider
emergency whistle
SHELTER
MSR Hubba NX tent
MSR Hubba NX fly
MSR Hubba poles (no stakes)
SLEEP
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir UberLite WV SHORT Sleeping Pad (pillow and back-up mattress)
NeoAir XLite SHORT (pad)
Therm-a-rest patch kit
Therm-a-rest quilt
SHOES
Moab 2 Waterproof Hiking Shoe with inserts
… with Wool socks
quick dry New Balance 1260s 4E 9.5 w inserts
… with Neoprene booties
DRY CLOTHES
Wool socks #2
light nylon pants
Soffe Running shorts #1 (as underwear)
wool t-shirt
Buff #1
mask (pandemic)
HIKING CLOTHES
Soffe Running shorts #2 (as underwear)
Running Room 7″ perforated run shorts
red Nike quick dry t-shirt
waterproof stuff sack
Buff #2
long brim ball cap
fingerless gloves
OUTER LAYERS
Columbia OutDry rain jacket
Helly Hansen puffy jacket Red L & 3L ultra-sil dry bag
Helly Hansen puffy jacket Blue M & 2L ultra-sil dry bag
TOILETRIES in dry bag
ASA and TUMs
vitamins
toilet paper TP (Coughlin x2) & alcohol gel
sunscreen in ziplock
2 Imodium tablets
HIP PACK
1 credit card
CAN cash $500
tiny Swiss Army knife
hand Sanitizer – 1 oz bottle
prescriptions
bandaids
Leukotape (blisters)
duct tape
water purification tablets (Acquatabs)
toothbrush & toothpaste
sunglass clip-on, flip-up
toothpicks
Health Insurance card
chewing cloves
National Parks Pass
zip ties
lens cloth
pen & paper
COOKING
JetBoil Minimo
fuel
scrubby
lighter
spoon
water bottles (2 x litre soft drink empty)
Ursack AllMitey bear bag XL black
GUIDEBOOK
Blisters & Bliss 9th edition
ELECTRONICS
CAMERA
Sony ZV-1
2 extra SD cards
1 extra battery & charging case
charging cable
protective carrying case
CAMERA
iPhone X
OM 4 Gimbal
SanDisk 256GB iXpand Flash Drive Go for iPhone
CAMERA
GoPro 7 Black
3 extra batteries
charging case
EXTRA ELECTRONICS
iPhone SE 2020
Apple Watch and cable
Nitecore NU25 headlamp
POWER
Anker Power Bank PowerCore Essential 20000 (342gm)
Anker PowerCore+ 26800 (576gm)
TRIPODS
Fotopro uFO 2 (0.5 pound)
Splat
Shimoda Explore Adventure Photography Backpacks
#impressed
Personally, I carry minimal and light weight camera gear, BUT if I needed more — these backpacks look great.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Mountain vistas for Everest trekkers
Cicerone guidebook author and Himalayan guide Radek Kucharski gives a firsthand insight to the panoramas that can be seen by trekkers in the Everest region.
See all his photos.
BestHike on Instagram
We’ve edited and started posting some of the BEST of our thousands of hiking photos on Instagram.
Check it out – BestHikeVisuals
So far all our videos are still on our YouTube channel as it streams and shares best.
Merry Christmas
Lowepro backpack – Photo Sport 200
I FINALLY got a dedicated camera gear backpack. Paid CDN$ 150 for a LowePro Photo Sport 200. (Now discontinued.)
Easily fits my 3 small cameras and assorted add-ons.
As well as extra layers, snacks and water.
- 1.2 kg
- airplane carry-on size
- narrow profile
Click PLAY or watch it in action on YouTube.
There’s a larger version if you want more space. Also discontinued, so you’d have to shop around.
Click PLAY or watch a review on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch the Lowepro pitch on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch a review of the larger 300 on YouTube.
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