Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Kraig is the #1 hiker on YouTube in my opinion.
This video includes a lot of hiking and spectacular drone footage — as usual — but also includes much more on the rest of his visit to the islands of Madeira, 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the north of the Canary Islands and 520 kilometres (320 mi) west of the Kingdom of Morocco.
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Sierra Nevada
The longest, highest, most diverse mountain range in the continental United States is not the Rockies. It’s the Sierra Nevada range in California.
Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite … everyone loves these mountains.
In the summer of 2007 we met a hiker there who enjoyed 41 days in a row of perfect weather. Where else in the mountains can you get that? (Starting day 42 he had pounding hail and was at risk of death by lightning.)
The range is about the same size as the Alps, 430mi long, 40-80mi wide. It’s all great.
Many come here specifically to climb Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous States. Others come to see astonishing Yosemite Valley. And to scramble Half Dome.
Lower elevation hikes are accessible year-round. The Parks are within easy driving distance of major urban areas and, unusual for the USA, have good public transportation. Kids love this region.
In fact, everyone leaves John Muir’s “Range of Light” elated.
More information on our new Sierra Nevada information page.
Our favourite hike in the Sierra Nevada is the John Muir Trail, our #2 hike in the world. (Every photo of the JMT is a postcard.)
See our JMT Information page.
A good starting point is the somewhat dated Lonely Planet Hiking in the Sierra Nevada – Mock & O’Neil, 2002. There are many other good guidebooks for this region, however.
It took all of about 15 seconds to create this graphic using Dall-e AI software.
I like the result.
Travel video by Sam Newton.
My kind of destinations. 😀
Having just returned from Utah, summer 2023 could get me to Norway, Faroe Islands, and Iceland.
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The Otter Trail on the Garden Route out of Capetown is arguably the most famous in Southern Africa.
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Lush forests, rugged shorelines, mountain streams and waterfalls and fragrant fynbos make this a unique coast adventure.
Book 12 months in advance to get one of the exclusive permits. .
Read more on our Otter Trail information page.
Johnston Canyon is a MUST SEE attraction for visitors to Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies.
On a summer day it is packed. Narrow trails with far too many people.
Recommended is to do the hike very early or late in the day. Avoid the crowds.
OR do Johnston Canyon in the winter with some kind of ice traction or micro spikes for your shoes. The access road is closed each winter, further reducing the traffic.
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I took the bus from Banff ($10 return) end of April 2023. Too late, in my opinion.
I still needed my YakTrax. But it was far too crowded.
The highlight for me were the catwalks between narrow canyon walls.
Seeing the frozen waterfalls up close is cool — but they were looking quite dirty end of April. These will be gone in a week or two.
A minority of hikers carry on up to the “Ink Pots“, mineral springs that differ in colour because each pool fills at a different rate.
Distance: 5.7 km (3.5 miles) one way
Elevation gain: 330 m or 1,083 feet
Time needed: 2.5 – 4 hours to do the return hike
Difficulty: Easy
Read more on Hike Bike Travel – Ink Pots hike via Johnston Canyon
Of all celebrities, the one I’d like to most go for hike is Nick Offerman.
I got to know him as the hilarious Ron Swanson in the sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015).
He’s an actor, comedian, boat builder, wood craftsman, and author.
This book starts with day hikes in Glacier National Park with friends Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders. The three are well prepared — but ultimately incompetents.
It’s very entertaining while being smart and philosophical.
Nick is a humane and thoughtful guy.
I recommend Where the Deer and Antelope Play.
Matt and Anderson put together another entertaining VIDEO with some epic glissading on the way down. … Would they cliff out? 😀
20km round trip – Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island. 1800m elevation gain.
It’s tough. I tried and failed myself. There was too much snow June 15th of that year.
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I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Gateway to the Canadian Rockies.
Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time on and around the Bow River and the Elbow River which joins the Bow in Calgary.
The Bow flows through Banff all the way to Hudson’s Bay.
The other day it seemed Spring had finally sprung — so I grabbed the drone and headed off trail to walk the river.
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