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I enjoyed Keith Foskett’s Appalachian Trail book so much I downloaded his earlier memoir on the PCT.
This one is good too. Both humorous and introspective. The real deal.
Washington and Oregon are the highlights. He and two other last Englishmen were the last 3 hikers to make it to the Canadian border that year.
I’m continuing on to another of his books — Travelled Far: A Collection Of Hiking Adventures — available free from the author.
After two years, 21,500 kilometers and hundreds of pictures, Sarah Jackson has finally made it from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, Newfoundland by walking the Trans-Canada Trail. She’s one of a small handful who have decided to tackle the whole length and the only woman to complete the whole thing from one end to the other. …
The trail (also known as The Great Trail) is the longest recreational trail in the world and currently connects 91% of the country. …
Jackson also documented her entire journey across Canada on Instagram and it looks BEAUTIFUL. …
The first woman to walk all 21,500 km of the Trans-Canada trail came back with some stunning photos
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That’s artist Ricky Hamilton. But it’s not his work. Somebody has photoshopped it.
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The Cascade Saddle Route is one of our best hikes in Australasia.
Check the Department of Conservation home page.
4 travelers. 4 months. No support team. A documentary following an adventure into Patagonia for exploration and conservation.
Garrett Martin launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $15,000 for an adventure-travel documentary on the longest continual trail network in South America.
They started December 22nd, 2016 on a 4-month journey through Chile.
I’m planning on returning myself to section hike parts of the Greater Patagonian Trail January 2018.
It’s not all that easy to get information in English.
Highlights include waterfalls and frequent stops for swimming.
Travel 2 Walk posted the best trip report I’ve seen, so far.
… Chapada Diamantina use to be a region supported by diamond mining, but now it’s 95% supported on tourism. As such, the locals take it on themselves to preserve the natural habitat they do have, but at the same time it is important for them to take advantage of it to make a living. …
Majority of tourism (60%) come from foreigners. …
With tourism being their major source of income, it is understandable why they are very discouraging, and sometime are hostile to, independent trekking trips into the park. …
… a must do in Chapada Diamantina, it is the Vale do Pati. …
This is the guy who wants to sell or give away public land.
@RepRobBishop on Twitter
… Spoiler alert: Isle Royale is a babe. The island is wild; there are many moose, two wolves, foxes, rabbits, and several species of birds throughout the chain of islands. The island is also wild; there was more mud than I’ve ever seen in my life, swarming mosquitos, and very primitive campgrounds.
Ups and downs aside, hiking the length of Isle Royale was a huge accomplishment. We want to share …
If you don’t have your own boat, you’ll be taking a ferry from one of three ports: Grand Portage, Minnesota, Houghton, Michigan, or Copper Harbor, Michigan. …
SWITCHBACK KIDS – Three Days and 42 Miles Backpacking Across Isle Royale National Park
REI:
Over the last four weeks, hundreds of thousands of you, from all backgrounds and parts of the country, have spoken up and united across divides for your public lands. You’ve sent a strong message to the U.S. Department of the Interior that our national monuments matter.
If you haven’t submitted your comments to the Department of the Interior yet, you can still do it. Click here.
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(via Adventure Blog)
An excellent 2015 video from the World Wildlife Fund.
Should you be in the Office? … Or in the outdoors?
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