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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Hikes in Philippine History #1: German explorer Fedor Jagor hikes Mt. Isarog in 1859
View from Mt, Isarog’s summit, where Fedor Jagor said he camped in 1859 annotated by Gideon Lasco In the course
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Qantas Airlines takes you to outdoor destinations in Australia!
It has been almost a year ago since I had a wonderful outdoor experience in Australia. After hiking up Mt.
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Hiking matters #450: Mt. Arayat Traverse from Magalang to Arayat, revisited
Six years after I first did the Mt. Arayat Traverse, I returned, following the same trail that I took in
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Hiking matters #449: Hiking up the newly-reopened Makiling Traverse trail for 2015
Mt. Makiling (see itinerary here) is my home mountain and I have written about it many times, having made it a
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