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Yosemite Park timelapse

This amazing video – which captures Yosemite National Park’s 1,200 square miles (about 3,000 square kilometers) of beautiful scenery – first came to light about a year ago via Vimeo. Today (January 17, 2013), Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty’s Yosemite HD project has been viewed over 3 million times!

The project totaled 19 days of shooting over the course of three-and-a-half months. It truly is breathtaking. Make sure to stay on the lookout for the meteor shower that happens about halfway through the video.

EarthSky

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

(via DSD Stones on Facebook)

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rest in peace Mark and Rob

Lifelong friends, Rob and Mark Glaser, were killed in an avalanche on Saturday, January 15, 2011 in the area of Burstall Pass, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta.

The families of Mark and Rob Glaser are in deep shock at the news of their tragic passing. Both were loving husbands and fathers and will be greatly missed by their families and legions of friends. Both were seasoned back country hikers and skiers who shared a deep passion for the outdoors.

Mark lived in Calgary and was in the oil and gas industry for over 25 years including senior management positions in recent years. Rob lived in Bragg Creek and was a captain in the Calgary Fire Department.

Mark Glaser

Rob was a firefighter, expert in all things backcountry. They had left their avalanche beacons in the car making family speculate that this ski was intended to be simply a short warm-up.

Saskatchewan Glacier

Over 30 years (1978–2007), avalanches have been responsible for 329 deaths in Canada, with a recent rate of 14 deaths per year. …

Avalanche accounts for over 90% of outdoor recreation deaths, most of those in Alberta or B.C.

Be careful out there.

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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.

Moonrise

click through to see a larger, high resolution version.

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blogging from the CDT

Frank Wall recommended Walking With Wired:

… my quest to complete hiking’s Triple Crown and more. Pacific Crest Trail (2011), Continental Divide Trail (2013) and Appalachian Trail (20??).

That’s Erin “Wired” Saver.

She’s got a terrific gear planning post. I’m particularly interested in how she intends to blog from the trail:

iPhone 5 & Lifeproof Case

There are no words to express how amazing this phone is! The newest version is super light, thin, and fast. I just got it recently and am very happy to have upgraded. The increased speed and extended battery life will be a big help for me with blogging…

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS19

I have envied my friends with the Lumix wide angle lens long enough. I am quite pumped to say I have converted from my trusty little Canon PowerShot to the Lumix. It just captures so much more …

AirStash

This tiny (1.4oz) and pricey ($140) little device is pure magic. … but for hiking purposes, it is perfect for transferring my beautiful photos from my Lumix camera to my iPhone so I can put high quality photos on my blog each night. The iPhone has a great camera, but not as great as the Lumix.

… At the end of the day I put my sd card in the Airstash and choose which photos I’d like to add to my iPhone for my blog. It is a bit time consuming and can only be done one photo at a time, so I only recommend this for a handful of photos each night. …

AirStash

details – Updated Gear for the Continental Divide Trail

I’d replace the iPhone with an iPad mini. Use solar recharging technology.

hmm …

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Take A Walk Around The World

Kraig Becker:

Check out this cleverly shot and edited video from the folks at Humanity.tv, who are working on an interesting interactive series of short films to inspire us to travel. ..

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/54231711
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I’m inspired. And in 2013 I’ve got both time and money.

Where, where to hike?

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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

crater lake

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.

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Best hiking in Hong Kong

Tim Cheung:

Highly addictive, mildly dangerous: four hiking gurus come clean about their obsession

… 300 kilometers of designated trails, varying in length and difficulty, traverse the territory and many locals hike religiously.

To really experience Hong Kong get out to one of the four major hiking trails: the MacLehose Trail, Wilson Trail, Hong Kong Trail or Lantau Trail.

Travel CNN

Click through for advice on perhaps the best urban hiking area in the world.

Long Ke Wan

related – Budget Hong Kong: Coward’s Route To Victoria Peak