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LP Hiking & Tramping in New Zealand

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I feared this excellent guidebook would NEVER be updated by Lonely Planet.

It was.

The only two currently available Lonely Planet walking guides are Nepal and New Zealand.

AND the New Zealand guide is scheduled to be updated December 2022.

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Heaphy Track, New Zealand

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One of the official GREAT WALKS.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Snowdonia, Wales is EPIC

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Chris Homer posted a very well edited epic YouTube video.

Snowdonia National Park 4K

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (1hr 19min)

If that’s too long for you, watch his fast paced trailer.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Respecting Female Hikers

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An important post from Backpacker:

DO be friendly, but not aggressive. If a woman doesn’t seem interested in having a conversation with you, back off.

DON’T ask solo women where they’re headed or where they’re camping.

DON’T suggest that a woman hiking alone is unsafe.

DON’T use sexual innuendo.

DO give solo women space. Keep distance between your tents if you end up camping in the same area.

DO be extremely cautious about flirting. Don’t make her feel like she has to change her pace or otherwise compromise her hike to escape from you.

How To Avoid Seeming Creepy To Solo Women Hikers

Haiku Stairs Kaneohe by Kalen Emsley

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Abel Tasman Coast Track, New Zealand

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New Zealand #1 on our list of BEST HIKING DESTINATIONS of the World.

Check our Abel Tasman Coast Track Information page.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Deb Haaland, new U.S. Secretary of the Interior

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Welcome.

A big change from the Trump appointees who seemed more interested in selling off public lands to rich supporters.

Haaland herself is both a hunter and from a traditional hunting family. In her confirmation hearing, she noted that she’d support hunters as well as outdoor recreation in her time as Secretary.

She will pursue Biden’s 30 By 30 initiative — the goal to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.

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Alexandria Trail, South Africa

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I visited the Addo Elephant National Park as a tourist a few years ago and didn’t find out about this fantastic hike.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Read a trip report – Alexandria Hiking Trail | Addo

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European Mountain Ranges

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Stunning.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Rakiura Track – Stewart Island, New Zealand

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One of the official GREAT WALKS.

Here’s where you might see a Kiwi. The bird.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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1136 mile Ice Age Trail in Winter

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Diggins and best friend Emily Ford started December 28th.

Finished 69 days later.

Emily is the only the second person on record to thru hike the Wisconsin trail in winter.

Creative camping was required as campgrounds are closed in winter. And parts of the official Ice Age Trail were closed.

They averaged 16.5 miles / walking day.

IG @emilyontrail