Our Great National Parks is a five-part Netflix documentary series about some of the world’s national parks and their wildlife presented by former president of the United States Barack Obama.
I really enjoyed it.
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Glacier North Circle is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
World → North America → Rockies → North Circle
For details click over to our Glacier North Circle information page.
Sundance Canyon is a popular, easy day hike directly out of Banff townsite in the Canadian Rockies.
On a lovely Spring day in April I set off to enjoy the afternoon.
Some of the approach is along the lovely Bow River.
Everyone stops en route at the (now closed) Cave and Basin National Historic Site. And nearby boardwalk trails down to the river.
I popped into 3 Mile Cabin.
My #FAIL came when I reached Sundance Canyon itself. I’d forgotten to bring my Yaktrax® up to the mountains. They were essential this day. 
I was forced to quit.
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New Zealand is our #1 hiking destination in the world.
Infrastructure is terrific.
The Great Walks of New Zealand are just a few of the terrific tramping adventures available.
The Great Walks network was established by the Department of Conservation in 1992.
North Island
South Island
Stewart Island / Rakiura
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Mac from Halfway Anywhere traveling the length of the Continental Divide Trail from the US/Mexico border to the US/Canada border across 3,100 mi / 5,000 km or trail through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
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trip report by site editor Rick McCharles
The most famous walking in Bermuda is the Railway Trail.
But I prefer day hiking Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve out by the airport in tranquil St. Davids.
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Cooper’s Island is no longer an island.
…thanks to reclamation work is now joined to St. David’s Island as a southeastern peninsula …
The island has been used by many United States government agencies (which relinquished the island in 1995), as well as previously being occupied by a NASA space tracking station. Until 1995, access was restricted, but it is now open to the public. …
Swimming, walking, picnicing, bird watching and snorkelling are all permitted within the reserve.
The Park opens at 9am. I was there close to opening and there was almost nobody else in sight. Dogs are not allowed. March is considered winter by locals. I was comfortable in shorts and t-shirt.
There are many short side trails to explore.
One highlight is an observation tower. Inside are historical signboards.
Schedule about 90 minutes to explore the park.
related – Bermuda Attractions – Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve
To date, J.R. has circled the world some 13 times.
He has taken more than 50 multi-week trips in many of the most pristine places on the planet: the Andes, the Amazon, the Adirondacks, Alaska’s Yukon, Greenland, the Arctic Circle, Tasmania, you name it.
Wherever he goes—however he can—he embeds with the local population, bunking in homes that will have him and breaking bread in a language not his own. Otherwise, he is almost always alone.
It is no stretch to call him one of the world’s most prolific living solo explorers. …
AllTrails calls this year round adventure close to Nanaimo the Englishman River Trailway.
But you don’t need follow the AllTrails 10.5km out and back route.
It’s a network of mountain biking / walking trails on the west side of the Englishman River. You can’t really get lost so long as you parallel the water.
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One morning this fellow was waiting for me to come out the door.
He didn’t seem much perturbed by my camera.
It’s the most common lizard in Bermuda – Jamaican Anole (Anolis Grahami) – which grows up to 8 inches long. They can change colour quickly.
The males have this bright orange extendable throat fan.
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… On 16 December 2020, Maxwell’s pilgrimage ended right where it started: at the house of her best friend Elyse back in Bend. Just as she had answered the call to begin her journey, she knew the time was right to end it. …
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