Hiking matters #476: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 1 – Chisos Basin Trail
With the Prickly Pear cacti (Opuntia sp.) BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – For the second time this year I find
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Hiking matters #472: Hiking up Mt. Nagchajan (1455m) in Mayoyao, Ifugao
The Mayoyao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as viewed from Mt. Nagchajan MAYOYAO, IFUGAO – Today I hiked
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Hiking matters #465: Pico de Loro Traverse Part 1 – From Maragondon to the summit
At the summit of Pico de Loro with Bubbles Paraiso, Angel Locsin and Chito Miranda I’m back! After three months
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Hiking matters #459: Nice and easy, Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) in the Ecuadorian Andes
Volcán Pasochoa (4199m) a popular acclimatisation hikein the Ecuadorian Andes AVENIDA DE LOS VOLCANES – Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) is a
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Hiking matters #458: The ascent of Illiniza Norte (5126m) in the Ecuadorian Andes
AVENIDA DE LOS VOLCANES – Having acclimatised for five days, with 4698m my highest point thus far in this trip,
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Hiking matters #457: The beautiful crater lake of Volcan Quilotoa in Ecuador
An alpaca (a South American mammal that resembles a small llama)stares at the turquoise waters of Volcan Quilotoa’s Crater Lake
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Hiking matters #456: Rucu Pichincha (4698m) in Ecuador, my first hike in the Andes
Pichincha, one of the prominent volcanoes of the Ecuadorian Andes QUITO, ECUADOR – It feels great to finally reach six
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Hiking matters #453: A traverse of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona
Hiking up the “Praying Monk” section of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – In 2012, I did
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Hiking matters #454: A loop hike of Buford Mountain in Missouri
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I had feared that I would a hike-less month in the course of my scholarly visit
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Hiking matters #455: Hiking in Castlewood State Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Hiking in Castlewood State Park, Missouri with a view of the Meramec River ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I wasn’t expecting
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