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A planning guide to the Benton Mackaye Trail, a relatively little known 288 mile (463 km) pathway through the southern Appalachian mountains. The post includes logistical information, GPS data, and map and guidebook recommendations.
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An instructive post from Section Hiker about making PDF maps for your smartphone from Caltopo, a free online mapping and planning tool that in recent years has become a go-to site for many in the US hiking community.
Thinking about hiking in Wyoming's incredible Wind River Range? Check out Adventure Alan's comprehensive guide to the Wind River High Route, which includes a mapset, waypoints, logistical information and trekking notes.
The Hiking Life a partagé la publication de U.S. Department of the Interior.
The Blue Ridge Mountains living up to their name.
Why are the Blue Ridge Mountains blue? The trees growing along the ridgelines produce high levels of a compound call isoprene. The isoprene hovers around the th...ickly forested mountains like a haze and scatters the different wavelengths of light. Human eyes detect the short blue wavelengths easier, so we see more blue. It’s science! And the effect is gorgeous. Photo from the Craggy Gardens area of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina by Swapnil Kekre (www.sharetheexperience.org).
Afficher la suiteTrekking season is ramping up in the Peruvian Andes. If you are looking for something a little different, consider the Ausangate Circuit. A classic Andean trek that features glaciers, hot springs, turquoise lakes and traverses four high altitude passes (all over 4757 m / 15,607 ft), it receives only a fraction of the foot traffic seen on the region’s more famous hikes, the Inca Trail and Salkantay Trek.
https://www.thehikinglife.com/…/ausangate-circuit-independ…/
The Hiking Life a partagé une publication.
A couple of lynx having a noisy conversation.
"While the heart and spirit may often be the catalysts for heading out into the wilderness, when worst-case scenarios occur, it is usually what goes on between our ears that dictates whether or not we return home safely."
https://www.thehikinglife.com/2017/…/the-objective-observer/
An overview of hiking and camping in bear country - precautionary measures, food protection strategies and recommendations, and what to do in case of a close encounter.
https://www.thehikinglife.com/…/tips-for-backpacking-in-be…/
A wonderful story about a man, his cello and the Camino de Santiago. Thanks to Cicerone Press for sharing.
An informative article by Renee "She-ra" Patrick (co-ordinator of the Oregon Desert Trail) about the differences between hiking routes and trails. This is the first instalment of a two part series that She-ra did for "The Summit Register", MSR - Mountain Safety Research's excellent blog.
Monsoon season is just around the corner in the southwestern United States. That means plenty of thunderstorms. However, when it comes to hiking in lightning-prone areas, most problems can be avoided by planning ahead, staying alert to changing weather conditions, and knowing what to do if you are caught in a storm.
~ Hiking Colorado, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Pacific Crest Trail Association, ColoradoHiking.org, ALDHA-West (American Long Distance Hiking Association West) ~
Word of the day: "Maeinschein" - the green-gold sunlight that falls through the young leaves of trees & woods in spring/May.
(literally "May-light", "May-shine"; German, poetic).
"For the first time, National Geographic has compiled a digital archive of its entire editorial cartography collection — every map ever published in the magazine since the first issue in October 1888."
For a lifelong maphead and Nat Geo fan this is pretty amazing news!
The TGO Challenge begins today. Established in 1980, it's an annual backpacking event that requires participants to hike coast-to-coast across Scotland on a route that they themselves have designed. Here's the skinny from the folks at TGO Magazine.
The Hiking Life a partagé la publication de Chill Nature.
A knee-wobbling, bum-puckering 4600 ft (1402 m) high glass walkway around Tianmen mountain. From the look of this photo, I'm thinking the folks in charge aren't big on staggered entries.
Step-by-step instructions on how to clean your tent (1:51).
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