Tag: hike
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Pacific Crest Trail 2018 Gear Cut
With Just a week left… it’s time to make the final PCT gear selections. Given the limited space in a pack and clear need to balance light weight and high function, making the final selections for my Pacific Crest Trail through hike gear is tough. The internet is littered with photos of through hiker’s gear…
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Pacific Crest Trail Solar Charger
Solar wins a spot in my Pacific Crest Trail pack. I’ve been agonizing over the question of how to manage battery power on my upcoming Pacific Crest Trail hike. The thought of spending hours cooped up in a town charging my batteries at an electrical outlet is enough to make me ill. While I want…
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PCT -Getting Ready to hike the Pacific Crest Trail
Deciding to hike the PCT and getting ready in a short period of time.
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Hiking Patigonia’s W – French Valley
Hiking the Middle Leg of the W – French Valley Make no mistake, if you are going to hike to the end of the trail into French Valley (the middle leg of the W hike in Torres del Paine) you will need joints that can take a pounding. The trek from Refugio Paine Grande, up…
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Hiking the W – Grey Glacier Viewpoint
Grey Glacier – The first leg of our hike in Torres del Paine. (Patagonia) Grey glacier in Torres del Paine national park is much more spectacular than its somewhat dreary name. The glacier turned out to be the most incredible blue color and the viewpoint along the trail to Refugio Grey was a great spot…
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Hiking the W – Taking the Ferry across Lago Pehoe
Video – Shooting from a moving deck of a boat can be tricky! The information and photography from this trek in Patagonia are from March of 2014.
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Fitz Roy – Hiking Laguna de los Tres from El Chalten
If I return to El Chalten, I would simply make a loop of the Mirador del Fitz Roy and Laguna Capri options. This would allow for many more hours relaxing, enjoying the scenery, and doing photography along the streams and near the lake. The views of Fitz Roy from these vantage points are framed with…
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Day 5 – Short Kauai Vacation – Alakai swamp trail
Alakai swamp photo gallery and hike information from Bellingham photographer Dominic Urbano
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Day 4 – Short Kauai Vacation – Hanakapiai Falls Hike | Taro Fields | Kilohana Plantation Luau
The Kalalau trail leads to a side canyon with the Hanakapiai falls.
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Day 1 – Short Kauai Vacation – Waimea Canyon | Kalalau Valley | Polihale Beach
Driving to Waimea Canyon and the Kalalau Valley lookout. Hiking to the Upper Waipo’o Falls. Kauai landscape photography & fine art prints by Bellingham photographer Dominic Urbano.