The Hike Guy posted a new hike report on his trek up the Hidden Canyon Trail in Zion National Park. It’s not a hike for the faint of heart – this one will test your nerves as you hike along a 2-3 ft wide ledge overlooking a 800 ft high canyon gorge.
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Hidden Canyon Trail Hiking
March 29th, 2011 
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The Joys of Spring Hiking
March 21st, 2011 David As I’m reading hiking blogs from all over the country I can’t help but notice one thing: that Spring is here. The trees have green leaves, the weather is a bit warmer and the beautiful colors are starting to pop up everywhere.
Dan Simpson, from Dan’s Hiking Blog, posted a bunch of spring-filled photos from [...]
Stream Crossing
March 10th, 2011 David A cool bridge made to help hikers cross this stream.
Photo by Casas Brancas
Brandon Wilson’s 1200-Mile Via Alpina Trek
January 14th, 2011 David Brandon Wilson, author of Over the Top & Back Again, recently completed a 1,200 mile trek across the Alps on the Via Alpina. His book tells to story of the 11-day journey.
You can find a preview of his trek in Backpacking Light Magazine. It goes into his prediction that the Via Alpina could be Europe’s [...]
Backpacker Magazine iPad App
January 7th, 2011 David I just received an email this morning about the Backpacker iPad app. I recently got an iPad for my birthday in December (a special thank you to my wife and family who all chipped in to get it for me) so I as intrigued by the e-mail this morning asking me to download the app. [...]
Tags: Best Hiking Towns in the World
December 20th, 2010 David The Best Hike Blog is counting down the Top 10 Best Hiking Towns in the world. Criteria for making the list include: good gear shop, a memorable place to stay, the town must have a hiking culture and a memorable restaurant. Of the first five hiking towns released thus far, I haven’t been to any [...]
Would You Hike Indoors?
October 21st, 2010 David Katie Herrell of Backpacker.com just published a blog post discussing a poll they asked their readers: “Would you try ‘indoor hiking’ (man-made trails that are indoors)?”
It’s an interesting question, given that we have indoor climbing gyms … so why not indoor hiking gyms for people who live in the desert or live in a place [...]
Snow in the Smokies
October 6th, 2010 David I read about two weeks ago that ski resorts on west in Colorado were having to delay their traditional late September openings because it has been too hot to make snow. Well, out on the east coast we don’t have those problems haha.
It snowed in the Smoky Mountains on Monday – High on LeConte [...]
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