@uspnI took this photo from Barn Bluff, looking over at Cradle Mountain, which is the starting point for this hike of 4-5 days. Christmas is a great time to do it, as you have to book ahead for the trail, and the locals tend to stay at home and celebrate Christmas instead of being out
@uspnIf you're up for a challenge, this many hundreds of kilometers of long-distance trail in coastal Turkey should be considered. For extra points, do it during summer, when it's really hot. It looks like a walk by the sea, but much of the time you'll be high up on a cliff, sweating
@uspnThis place used to be more quiet before "sherpa stairs", a relatively easy trail built by Nepalese experts, was built up the steep mountain Reinebringen, above the town of Reine in western Lofoten. It's still a good place for a relatively short summer night hike. You can also pas
@uspnMany visitors to Norway arrive in Oslo and may be pleased with the city, but disappointed by the lack of amazing scenery. To see anything spectacular, you have to drive for at least 4-5 hours. OR you can walk for at least a week. There are two long-distance trails starting right
@biffnix@uspnThe pilgrimage walk from nearly anywhere in Europe to Santiago de Compostela in Spain is open also for non-religious hikers. I recommend it if you like a mix of nature and culture, and if you're Christian as well that certainly adds another dimension. Early morning starts are
@biffnixMine is McClure meadow, in Evolution Valley. It's along the PCT/JMT in the Sierra Nevada mountains, in California. I just happen to live nearby. Still, most pass it by, since it's between Muir Pass and Muir Trail Ranch, and JMT and PCT hikers are always in a rush to get from o
@uspnMorocco has a reputation for being somewhat hard to backpack, because there are so many scams and intense sellers of all kinds of things and services. Just leave the tourist cities behind and seek the smaller places, and you'll be just fine. It's very budget-friendly, does not re
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