3 Nov
I love the look of this volcanic scramble …
Black Butte Trail
Length: 5.2 miles round-trip
Hiking time: 4 hours
High point: 6,325 feet
Total elevation gain: 1,850 feet
Difficulty: moderate
Season: mid-May through mid-November
Water: none; bring plenty …
The Black Butte Trail is Hike 45 from 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California, third edition. I discuss the same route in Hike 63 [...]
2 Oct
Hank Leukart and friends head for one of the 10 most dangerous hikes in the USA, Buckskin Gulch, Utah.
Yup. Worst case scenario. It rained while they were hiking the world’s longest slot canyon:
… I hear the sound of a single thunder clap.
“Did you hear that?!” Rich asks me, nervously.
“Yes,” I say, uncomfortably. [...]
30 Jul
Jeni and just about everyone else told me to travel to the most beautiful lake in the country. It looks like a fjord.
You get there from Berchtesgaden, 30km south of Salzburg. Hitler’s mountain residence, the Berghof, was located near here though Der Fuehrer rarely visited due to security worries. Today the Nazi Eagle’s [...]
29 Jul
From Australia …
… Outer Edge, has broken new ground in outdoor publishing by dedicating the majority of its latest edition (on shelves 29 July) to unearthing active Indigenous adventures across Australia and beyond.
“We believe it’s a first for any outdoor magazine – to theme nearly an entire edition along Indigenous lines and specifically to [...]
20 Jun
By Kelly Gray on a new UK outdoor magazine called Wide World:
Just because there’s no snow on the ground doesn’t mean you can’t go to ski resorts. In fact, it’s a fantastic time for a mountain getaway – plus there are less crowds. White water, raw natural surroundings, forested canopies – perfect for mountain climbing, [...]
5 May
Allie Comeau on the Sierra Blogging Post had to include a Sierra trip as one of her Top 10 American Adventures.
Good call.
It’s on our list of the best hikes in North America. Similar to the famed John Muir Trail, but without wasting so much time and energy descending each day. On [...]
10 Apr
One of Backpacker Magazine’s blogs, The Daily Dirt, has been my favourite in recent weeks.
Here’s another interesting post:
… In a new 30-second spot, the familiar hands demonstrate apps to replace a compass, identify bird species, and spot poison ivy. Add those apps to the already impressive list including the Google Earth and GPS [...]
30 Mar
Lost In the Yellowstone: Truman Everts’s Thirty Seven Days of Peril is a surprisingly engaging read. One of the best survival stories ever.
One Amazon customer review:
Today, being lost in Yellowstone National Park is as simple as turning on the wrong road after you lost your complimentary map or you can not locate the [...]
25 Mar
I’m a huge fan of hiking author Peter Potterfield, especially his Classic Hikes of the World: 23 Breathtaking Treks.
His most recent article:
I’ve come to do the legendary Zuni Acoma trail, famous for hard going and rugged terrain as it traverses ridge after ridge of charcoal colored lava flows. The route also makes up a section [...]
20 Mar
Listed by Backpacker magazine as one of the World’s Best (Unknown) Treks.
It sounds great:
… This 50-mile, nine-day loop has it all: glaciated 11,000-foot mountains, high alpine passes, deep valleys, waterfalls, gemsbok mountain antelopes, alpine roses, and martigon lilies. The well-marked route requires no technical expertise, but expect long, strenuous days (despite the relatively short [...]
