A tale of the trials and revelations during a Peruvian journey from Kilometer 104 to Winya Wayna and Machu Picchu.
The story of three hikers on their quest to reach Cooper Peak, California.
Waihee Ridge Trail
Maui, 4½ mile out & back trail, medium difficulty.
Elevation gain: 1,560ft (from 1,000 – 2,560ft)
Ascend the Waihee ridgeline trail up Maui's western peak of Pu'u Kukui and you'll be hiking above the sightseeing helicopter tours and admiring the lush rainforest valleys and coastlines beyond.
Hiking on the windward side of any Hawaiian island means wet weather, muddy conditions and the threat of heavy rains. This trail is subject to all these factors, but the wet weather means waterfalls are plentiful, the vegetation is greener and the cooler conditions make for a nice comfortable hike.
More information on this hike at Trailspotting.com.
Sleeping Giants
Kauai, 4 mile out & back trail, medium difficulty.
Elevation gain: 1,100ft (from 200 - 1,300ft)
Nounou Mountain rises from the leeward (Eastern) lands of Kauai. Local legend tells of a giant who feasted so much at a party in his honor that he laid down for a nap and never awoke, and since the hike up East Nounou Mountain trail takes you straight over his head and up his nose, you might want to cross you fingers that he doesn't wake up while you're around.
This is a nice little hike if you're in the area, and a great way of sampling some of Kauai's exotic plantlife and bird population.
Coastal waterfalls don't come much more picturesque than this one, located in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Check out the redwood hiking trails across the road.
A Beautiful winding trail through the autumn colors of Zion National Park in Utah. Sometimes you have to make photographs while looking down at the ground, instead of up at the peaks!
Bernheim Forest is a fascinating outdoor getaway about a half hour's drive from my home. Nothing rejuvinates me like time spent in the outdoors and there is no other place I would rather be than Bernheim.
Echo Lakes, California, is located off Highway 50 between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. There are two small alpine lakes in the High Sierra Nevada Mountains at about the 7,000 feet above sea level.
Lake Kittamaqundi is a 27-acre man-made lake in the heart of Columbia, Maryland, USA. It has many features including a seasonal boat rental house, a dock one can fish off, an exercise/hiking path, numerous restaurants, and is home to many species of bird-life (mainly ducks and geese).
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