Try Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth. Now, having lived in Chile for a bit myself, and having visited the desert, I can tell you that the Atacama is very dry. And it is also one of the…
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Among statues
by tmangan • December 27, 2005 • 0 Comments
Here’s an interesting hiking vacation idea: Easter Island. Another day, rise early and take a taxi to lovely Anakena Beach at the end of the paved road on the north side of the island (you should pay under US$10 for…
Into Africa
by tmangan • December 23, 2005 • 0 Comments
This sounds to me like the ultimate hiking vacation: Climbing Kilimanjaro. Do it soon before the icecap melts.
More gear than you can shake a walking stick at
by tmangan • December 23, 2005 • 0 Comments
The staff of BackpackingLight.com have posted their favorite gear items of 2005. It’s nice to have some reviews — short and sweet — that aren’t behind the subscription wall.
Gone bushwacking
by tmangan • December 20, 2005 • 1 Comment
I happened across this article about getting way, way of the trail and it made me wonder how many people cave to the urge to bushwack. The signs in the parks always say “Please stay on the trail” and I…
Slake your GPS lust
by tmangan • December 19, 2005 • 0 Comments
If you’re thinking of getting one of those nifty GPS receivers (and what hiker hasn’t been tempted?), there’s a thread at alt.rec.hiking on buying suggestions.
How dry I ain’t
by tmangan • December 18, 2005 • 2 Comments
Yesterday it happened again: I got caught in the rain, put on my trusty Marmot Precip rain jacket, and proceeded to get so sweaty that the inner layer of my coat got almost as wet as the exterior (which actually…
When you really need to get away from it all
by tmangan • December 12, 2005 • 0 Comments
Not just away, but really, really, away: Think Iceland. From a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel travel piece on hiking the Icelandic backcountry: Geologists consider Hengill one of the world’s most geothermically active areas. Hot springs and geysers dot the landscape. Mud pots,…
No comment necessary
by tmangan • December 2, 2005 • 0 Comments
This could only appear on Usenet: 250-plus posts about hiking sans clothing.