I heard the best hike close to Atlanta was Stone Mountain.
Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis
Some say this is the largest exposed granite ‘stone’ in the world.
Did a trail run UP and AROUND the monolith when I was in transit a few weeks ago.
all my Stone Mountain photos on flickr
(via my hiking blog)
It took me 50yrs to finally get to Hawaii.
Don’t know why so long.
Hawaii is magic.
Back when we were kids in Calgary, only the RICH people went to Hawaii on family holiday. Most, like us, jumped in the car and drove to British Columbia. Also great.
Over on my hiking blog I have a number of additional posts:
With the Masons:
hiking Waimea Canyon, Hawaii with kids dangerous spikes on the hiking trail best hike south coast Kauai, Hawaii
hike Na Pali in Hawaii with kids
On my own:
my Alakai Swamp trail run in Hawaii Powerline Trail, Kauai, Hawaii
Kaapoko tunnel hike, Kauai, Hawaii Nualolo – Awa Awaphui Trails Loop, Hawaii paradise – the Kalalau Trail in Hawaii
And I never even made it to Secret Beach.
larger – flickr – bryce_edwards
Might have to go back. Glasers are going in August …. hmmm.
Hello from Peabody’s Coffee Bar in Palm Springs, California.
I’m just off to do a trail run on Mt. San Jacinto, off the tramway. It’s sunny summer down below. But I hear there is plenty of snow up high. In fact, they rent snow shoes and cross country skis atop the lift.
After a few days hiking in the Joshua Tree area, I fly to Mazatlán, Mexico on Tuesday for more dental work.
The most popular hiking blogger on the interwebs, Tom Mangan, took me out for a great day hike in California last week.
My trip report and photos.
Better are Tom’s trip report and photos.
Just testing the flickr photo sharing “blog this” function. Seems to work better than it did in the past.
From a recent hike we took in CAL-IF-ORNI-A.
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My hiking week in Arizona did not work out nearly as well as hoped. You cannot get around without a personal vehicle in the SW — when will I learn?
I should have consulted Crow’s book in advance: The Worst Towns in the USA.
Phoenix he describes as the nation’s “sweatiest” city. AmTrak won’t stop here. There are barely enough backpackers to keep one small hostel open.
Phoenix really is a sprawling, one-story megalopolis that takes HOURS to commute.
Yet, despite global warming, people are still moving south and west in the USA:
The highlight of my week in Arizona was biking and trail running in Phoenix.
I love this event.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is on the road across North America and around the world. Whether you are an experienced mountaineer or an armchair adventurer, this event is for everyone. Don’t miss the excitement!
The Tour Schedule is linked from the home page – World Tour: Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre
The event sponsors are prominently mentioned — OK, it’s a commercial — in the second half of the video. But it’s still worth watching. This is the kind of TV commercial I like.
Click PLAY or watch the promo trailer on YouTube.
Calgary: January 15 – 20, 2008 and April 5 & 6, 2008
(via besthike.com)
Another very positive trip report from climbing Huang Shan (Huashan) in China.
Gotta get there one day.
… its right up there with the Great Wall in my book as far as the top sights to see in China.
More photos are posted on this page: Short stroll in a Chinese national park. (Thanks Rob and Yvonne.)
related post – crazy cliff scramble – Mt. Huashan, China
From the hiking blog:
The JMT is our #2 hike in the World, about 220mi of trail without crossing a road.
I’ve been section hiking it over the past 3yrs. This summer I thought I’d try to knock off about 110 miles.
I brashly announced I’d hike 20mi / day from Bishop Pass to Tuolumne in 6 or 7 days.
… the BIG story of my hike was Hurricane Dean. More exactly, the remnant circulation of Dean which brought serious thunder storms to California and Nevada. …
When the storm finally cleared, I had been walking for days in wet socks and shoes. My feet, for the first time in many years, were blistered.
I love the JMT — but had to exit over 30mi earlier than planned, limping out at Red’s Meadow Resort. …
Read my photo trip report – problems hiking the John Muir Trail
If you might want to hike the JMT yourself, check my JMT besthike information page.
Hikers may even be interested to see my current gear list.
Thanks Dave Hayley.
Rick McCharles 