Any trekkers out there?   If so where?

 

My favs have to be the Sierra Nevadas and the Canadain Rockies. Looking forward to getting back to British Columbia and spending time in the B.C Coastal mountain range.

By trekking you mean hiking from place to place?

chewybac5 wrote: By trekking you mean hiking from place to place?

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Yep,,more or less,,back packing or hiking.

one here knatted. I did Ben Nevis ( Scotland ); Scafell Pike ( England ) and Snowdon ( Wales ) in a week two months ago, each is the highest peak in that country. Some people do the 3 peaks challenge where you do all 3 in 24 hours.

Knatted wrote: chewybac5 wrote: By trekking you mean hiking from place to place?

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Yep,,more or less,,back packing or hiking.

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Ah thats cool, I hike from time to time with my boy scout troop, but i wouldnt say im an avid trekker

Did some trekking in the Himalayas. It was on the Nepal/India border in Western Bengal.

I prefer Kirk to Picard.

i have done the kokoda trail... you may not know what it is but it is one of the hardest in the world... it is part of australian folklore because men died protecting australia in the dark humid jungle...

Since retiring,  I've hiked the  Appalachian Trail.  Not all at once, but in sections over several years.

I use to do a bit back in England...  Northumbria, Lake District and also western Scotland (Isle of Skye in particular) Nothing like chucking everything in the car and heading out in to the fresh air with a few mates and a crate of beer after a hard weeks grind.  I love the cold rugged landscapes of the Northern Hemisphere.  I wouldn’t mind doing Canada if I get round to it.  I did a bit out here also in the highlands of the Malaysian Peninsula which was nice, also did a one trek in Borneo rainforest which was probably wasted on me, with all the bugs and snakes and stuff I was told to watch out for, I was a little uneasy!  Although it was definitely a unique experience like walking in an Alien world.

Phelps wrote: Since retiring,  I've hiked the  Appalachian Trail.  Not all at once, but in sections over several years.

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Very nice Trail especially where you are!

 

The trial ends/begins in Parc Forllion in Quebec, not a lot of people know that. It tends to flat line if you will in Ontario which is where most of the few who have completed the trek will tell you to skip by via any means and pick back up in New Brunswick.

 

My outdoor pics are that of the Appalachian foothills with Mount Blanc in one shot,,though hard to see.

jona004, Any castles on that route?

 

 I can not get images of castles in ruin out of my mind. Backpacker magazine did a special many years ago on treks to take through the english and scottish country side to which you could see these wonderful structures,,,,,,,mabey one day.

thanks kna

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Knatted wrote:

jona004, Any castles on that route?

 

 I can not get images of castles in ruin out of my mind. Backpacker magazine did a special many years ago on treks to take through the english and scottish country side to which you could see these wonderful structures,,,,,,,mabey one day.

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I don't recall seeing any on my route up these mountains, but i probably passed a few in the car getting there.

Castles in Scotland are much like Little Chef in England in that you can't go 5 miles up the road without passing one.  Scafell Pike - I believe there's a ruined Roman Fort not a million miles away, but I believe that's about it.  

Indemnity wrote: I prefer Kirk to Picard.

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lol-that's what i thought of when i heard trekkies-i also prefer kirk!

last_file wrote: Phelps wrote: Since retiring,  I've hiked the  Appalachian Trail.  Not all at once, but in sections over several years.

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 That's my dream.  One challenging hike, and most people do it that way.  Did you go North to South or vice versa.

I've hiked around Big Bend and Emory Peak.

This Summer I hiked around the Great Smoky Mountains.  

As a youth I went on a two week hike through Philmont Scout Camp and fell in love with the mountains.

I've also hiked around Taos New Mexico and the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado.  I hope to return to Colorado next summer and visit more of the Rockies. 

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if you want a realy hard trek do the kokoda... it will take about 10 days.. (if nobody gets sick) and it is one of the most gruelling in the world... only 5 percent of the population of the world has ever heard of it... and of that only 10 percent have done it... and of that only 3 percent have done it carrying their pack...

 

only very fit people should try it... and i put the challenge out there to do it!! and do it carrying your pack!!! it truly is a good walk!!

 

apart from the fact that you could catch malaria...

 

not only is it a hard trail it is also a battlefield... where australian soldiers halted the full might of japan!!!

 

it is also a third world country fighting corruption.. thats why i suggest it! its just touching!

My favorite scenes have been from moutaintops. The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia when the leaves turn...Atop Monticello, again in Virginia...and Le Haut-Koenigsbourg in Alsace, France.