Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
My favourite place to fly a drone close to Nanaimo is Moorecroft Regional Park.
It’s gorgeous, yet very little known or visited.
A former youth camp, it was purchased 2011 from the BC Conference of the United Church of Canada and is now managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
It is on AllTrails.
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If you get the chance, you won’t regret visiting Moorecroft.
PBS is launching a new TV series July 5th, 2022.
Hosted by author, cultural activist, and Emmy®-nominated Baratunde Thurston.
Looks great.
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trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
One of the best urban hikes anywhere is in Spain’s 3rd largest city. Home of paella. 😀
While many tourists stick to the historic centre, the best walking is on a long green space to a complex designed by local architect Santiago Calatrava — the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències), which contains an opera house/performing arts centre, a science museum, an IMAX cinema/planetarium, an oceanographic park and other structures such as a long covered walkway and restaurants.
It’s impressive.
Usually called Turia Garden, the park is officially 9km long. But expect your mileage to be quite a bit longer. I was on it at least 5 hours with side trips.
To start, I caught the subway to the Zoo on the far left of this map.
One essential stop is the Botanical Garden of Valencia (Jardí Botànic).
You really need several hours to explore the massive City of Arts and Sciences. There is a lot to do and see.
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Trip report by site editor Rick McCharles
Cabo da Roca or Cape Roca forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass.
It’s a popular day trip from the tourist town Sintra and from Lisbon.
Most photographed is Cabo da Roca Lighthouse situated on a promontory that juts out into the ocean.
Many hike both north and south from here. Villages are conveniently connected by bus.
I actually took the bus from Sintra for some late afternoon day hiking. It’s crowded. But a lovely spot.
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The other great hike is away from the Sintra National Palace itself. Up to the Pena Palace.
One of the best hikes in South America is the challenging Nahuel Huapi Traverse out of hiking mecca Bariloche.
Read my 2018 trip report hiking independently.
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The (Mavic) Mini SE is the entry level model. Only CAD $349.
It has no obstacle avoidance.
… How long before I break it? 😀
Al l footage is my own aside from one professional stock video clip. Can you guess which one I did not shoot?
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AllTrails calls this year round adventure close to Nanaimo the Englishman River Trailway.
But you don’t need follow the AllTrails 10.5km out and back route.
It’s a network of mountain biking / walking trails on the west side of the Englishman River. You can’t really get lost so long as you parallel the water.
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You don’t HAVE to climb the highest mountain outside Asia. Instead, you can HIKE to Base Camp without a guide.
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