During the pandemic, the I’d Rather Be Hiking YouTube channel was a great inspiration.
Click PLAY or watch HIGHLIGHTS on YouTube.
5 MISTAKES Hikers Make
This is good. Over a million views.
- Communication with your group.
- Gear list. Check it twice.
- Start cold. You’ll quickly warm-up while hiking.
- Water treatment.
- Navigation: Maps, compass, electronics & batteries
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
1025km Michinoku Coastal Trail, Japan
Officially opened June 2019.
Recommended March to June and September to December.
The Michinoku Coastal Trail (みちのく潮風トレイル) is one of the ten Long Distance Nature Trail of Japan. …
… a wide variety of landscapes, and different types of paths such as landmarked touristic roads, mountain trails, paved roads, old medieval roads …
… managed by a network of local governments, private groups, and volunteers. This network is headed by Michinoku Trail Club, a nonprofit corporation. …
It was selected one of National Geographics’s BEST places to go in the world 2020.
Official website (English)
Picos de Europa, Spain
I really enjoyed my 2009 adventures in the under appreciated Picos de Europa in northern Spain, not that far from Bilbao.
Click PLAY or watch Kraig Adams on YouTube.
related – trip report by Paul Taylor – Hiking in the Picos de Europa
Walking First SNOW of the Year
I woke up surprised to see a winter wonderland outside my window.
October 22nd, Calgary, Canada.
I put on my winter jacket and headed out quickly to enjoy the clean, white fresh stuff — watching for Bobcat tracks. My neighbourhood is the only place I’ve ever seen Bobcat.
Building Good Hiking Trails
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Drone Flight from the TOP of Everest
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Waitukubuli Trail, Dominica
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Englishman River Falls, Vancouver Island
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
Many, many times I’ve walked and run the spectacular 2km loop at Englishman River Falls Provincial Park near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Click PLAY or get a glimpse on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch a tourist promotion on YouTube. Water is high in this video.
Hiking Solo SAFELY
Most of my hikes I do alone. Often I meet new people on the trail. Sometimes share some miles or a meal.
But it’s easier to PLAN and COMPLETE adventures by yourself.
Some TIPS:
- make sure your skills are solid …
- pick the right route
- share your itineray
- check in with Rangers
- sign trail registers
- stick to your route (if possible)
- plan thoroughly
- using GPS devices as well as non-electronic maps is safest
- bypass hazards (if possible)
- pack communication device(s)
- carry emergency supplies
- bring firestarter gear, just in case
- carry a knife
- cross streams safely
- carry the lightest gear you can
How to Backpack Solo and Love Every Minute of It
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