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day 0 – Otter Trail, South Africa
I haven’t yet started South Africa’s most acclaimed hike. And I’m already convinced it was worth the long trip. 🙂
Check the sunset at Storms River Mouth Rest Camp, the trailhead.
how not to photograph Griz
TORRES DEL PAINE – photo trip report
Keiko and Dave trekked Chile’s famed W from west to east.
Fantastic pics. Plenty of FOOD. 🙂
See the rest on the full trip report – Mini Guide for 5 days in TORRES DEL PAINE – CHILE – W trail
related – our Torres del Paine information page
Check a new book – Patagonia Chronicle: On Foot in Torres del Paine by Susan Alcorn.
Moonrise over Manaslu
2012 World Open of Photography Finalists
Moonrise over Manaslu – 45-minute exposure of Manaslu, the Earth’s 8th highest peak, in Nepal, the rotation of the Earth turning starlight into arcs. The onset of moonrise at the end of the exposure illuminates the mountain from the southeast.
click through to see a larger, high resolution version.
42 Beautiful Crater Lakes
Check out a terrific photo series from Love These Pics.
For example, this gem in the Pacific.
“After 3 hours of painstaking clambering up loose scree, I could see the whole of Lomok a volcanic island. The triangle shadow on the horizon is the shadow of Rinjani herself at sunrise. To the right of the shadow on the horizon is Bali again (very small). In the middle of the crater (which measures 20Km across) is the newer Gunug Baru on the lake (Danau Segara Anak),” wrote the photographer. Photo #22 by NeilsPhotography
See the rest – 42 of the World’s Most Beautiful Crater Lakes
I’m astonished at how few of these lakes I’ve hiked. Most on that list are remote and difficult to visit.
13 scenic toilets
Simone Preuss:
When you gotta go, you gotta go. And answering nature’s call – any time, anywhere – is certainly what the builders of these remote outhouses seem to have had in mind. Often situated in incredibly scenic locations, some of these outhouses also seem highly precarious, looking like they’re about to topple over a cliff at any minute! Was this positioning chosen in the name of ventilation? Who knows.
Regardless, we hope you’ll join us as we marvel at 13 of the loneliest latrines on earth! …
That post doesn’t include the “Long Drop” to a glacier in New Zealand. 🙂
Photodiary of a Nomad in Canada
I’ve been following Photodiary of a Nomad for years.
This couple have documented 6200km+ of walks and over 12000 photos.
Summer 2012 they started on the Pacific Coast, worked their way through the Rockies, and finished amongst the magnificent colours of the eastern forests in autumn:
Prologue
West Coast Trail (Gordon River to Walbran Creek)
West Coast Trail (Walbran Creek to Pachena Bay)
Vancouver Urban Fringe Walk
Skyline Trail – Jasper National Park
The Icefields Parkway
Assiniboine Day-Walks
Assiniboine-Sunshine Meadows Trail
Banff National Park (Two Teahouses and Larch Valley Hikes)
Yoho National Park (Iceline Trail and Lake O’Hara Circuit)
A Tale of Two Cities (Montreal and Quebec City)
Mont Tremblant by foot and canoe
La Mauricie National Park
Saguenay Fiord Trail
Hopewell Rocks (Big Tide in the Bay of Fundy)
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Wanderings in New Brunswick
Not all of those trip reports are live yet. They are still being uploaded.
They walked our #1 hike in the world, the West Coast Trail.
Their words — never before spoken — about the WCT:
… The clear morning skies were becoming a bit monotonous, as dawn arrived with a pink glow on the eastern horizon. …
That’s a great trip report for anyone planning for the West Coast of Vancouver Island. In fact, I’m hoping to get back again summer 2013. 🙂
related – some of their best photos from past trips around the world
completing the best hikes in the world
If I live for another 55yrs, I just might be able to walk all of the best hikes in the world.
more best hike photos
Wish me luck. 🙂
wildlife photo of the year
This is Colossal:
… winners of the 48th annual Veolia Environmental Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were announced on October 17th featuring 100 incredible photos selected from 48,000 entries originating from 98 countries, with top prize claimed by Paul Nicklen for his bubbly capture of emperor penguins. …
10 favorites are posted via that link. The full gallery is also available online.
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