Locations: Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, Dinosaur National Monument
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
12 rain forests that aren’t on the equator
4. Valdivian temperate rain forests of Chile
In addition to being the second largest temperate rain forest in the world, they are also an indispensable haven for endemic Antarctic flora, and the windswept landscape of the neighboring Magellanic subpolar forests are just as otherworldly.
12 rain forests that aren’t on the equator
Carrot Quinn – PCT memoir
This looks great.
Carrot Quinn fears that she’s become addicted to the internet. The city makes her numb, and she’s having trouble connecting with others. In a desperate move she breaks away from everything to walk 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. It will be her first long-distance hike.
In the desert of Southern California Carrot faces many challenges, both physical and emotional: pain, injury, blisters, aching cold and searing heat, dehydration, exhaustion, loneliness. In the wilderness she happens upon and becomes close with an eclectic group of strangers- people she wouldn’t have chanced to meet in the “regular world” but who are brought together, here on the trail, by their one common goal: make it to Canada before the snow flies.
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
Hiking Retreat in the Dolomites
23-27 June 2016.
Looking for an excuse to travel to Italy?
And walk the gorgeous Dolomites 4-5 hours a day?
In addition to walking with a local guide, each day will include local culture and typical food.
Cost is 440£ (4 days) plus hotel. If you stay in the official hotel the price is in the range of 615£-650£ total.
Check the official website.
related – Dolominds – Hiking & Meditation Retreat – September 2016
Contact dolominds (a) cadorehub.com for more info. They’ll email you the gorgeous brochure.
NATIONAL PARKS film in 3D IMAX
MacGillivray Freeman’s National Parks Adventure.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Modern Hiker)
15 Benefits of Hiking
Tom Mangan:
Benefit One – Improve Your Overall Health and Be Fit!
Benefit Three – Be Happy!
Benefit Five – Increase Your Energy Level!
Click through to read the rest.
Tom was the first hiking blogger I followed. His Two-Heel Drive is a terrific resource.
Swiss Writing & Hiking Retreat
The Writing & Hiking Retreat in Murren, Switzerland is designed for those of us who want to nourish our souls, express ourselves, and explore the beautiful mountains of the Swiss Alps. We’ll hike a different trail each day, including a visit to the Schilthorn summit — a 2,970 meter high summit of the Bernese Alps. Our days will be spent immersed in hiking and writing.
wikiexplora Best Hikes of the World
wikiexplora reviewed 9 top hiking books:
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From those, they arrived at their own top 10:
1 Chile Torres del Paine Trek, Patagonia
2 Perú Inca Trail
3 Tanzania Mt. Kilimanjaro
4 France-Italy-Switzerland Haute Route
5 Nepal Everest Base Camp
6 New Zealand Routeburn track, Fiordland-Mount Aspiring Nationals Parks, South Island
7 Pakistan Snow Lake/Biafo-Hispar/Lupke La Region
8 Pakistan Baltoro glacier / Concordia
8 India Zanskar river, Ladakh
10 USA Kaibab trail, Grand Canyon (Rim-to-Rim), Arizona
I wouldn’t consider their methodology foolproof. Just because the Inca Trail is famous, doesn’t mean it’s one of the top hiking experiences of the world.
Only the Haute Route and Everest are on our top 10 list.
Still, it’s worth clicking through. Check the next 40 hikes as well as honourable mentions.
PCT – Only the Essential
An excellent travelogue. If you ever plan to do the thru hike, watch this video for sure.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (40min)
related – Gear Junkie linked to Bear Snack’s PCT VIDEO. Very pretty.
(via tywkiwdbi)
documentary – Sunshine Coast Trail, B.C.
World → North America → Pacific NW → Canada → Sunshine Coast Trail
Nearby West Coast Trail is the best hike in the world. Right?
The SCT is the latest of a number of WCT alternatives. And it’s an excellent alternative. Be aware that “Sunshine Coast” is the name of the region. Not much of the SCT is on the coast. It’s almost entirely inland.
AT A GLANCE
- the best jumping off point for the SCT is Powell River, close to Vancouver B.C.
- the Sunshine Coast is less rainy than the rest of the lower mainland, but can still be very wet
- up to 180km (112mi)
- possible to hike hut to hut without carrying a tent
- 12 huts “first-come, first-sleep”. Each can accommodate at least 12 hikers. More huts are being added.
- Canada’s longest hut to hut hiking trail
- NO permits or reservation required
- free 🙂
- it’s considered B.C.’s hidden gem of hiking routes. Many have not yet heard of this adventure.
- we recommend you carry a tent as a back-up. There are many scenarios which might cause you not to reach the next hut on any given day.
Read more on our Sunshine Coast Trail information page.
Click PLAY or watch a trailer for a new Sunshine Coast Trail documentary on Vimeo.
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