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The Rockwall Trail is a 55 km-long backpacking trip between the Paint Pots and Floe Lake Trailheads in Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The horseshoe-shaped route travels beside the Rockwall with 900 m high sheer cliffs. It’s a … Continue reading →

MT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK – BERG LAKE TRAIL Mount Robson, at 3954m (12,972 ft), is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. It was first climbed by Conrad Kain and party in 1913. The park was designated a UNESCO World … Continue reading →

OFF-TRAIL HIKING IN WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK My wife’s family had a beautiful cabin in the Waterton townsite. I had the opportunity to hike, backpack and climb in Waterton Lakes NP and Glacier National Park in Montana for 18 summers. … Continue reading →

Socotra is an offshore territory of Yemen, and an archipelago of one large island and three smaller islands in the Indian Ocean, near the “horn” of Somalia. Socotra is 78 miles long and 28 miles north to south. It‘s mainly … Continue reading →

HIMBA VILLAGE The Himba have 26,000 members in the tribe, some in north Namibia. The visit is completely authentic. Around a central kraal were several wattle homes with thatch roofs. Each village had about 30 women and 5 men and … Continue reading →

Dec 24-27 2022  AFAR  In northeastern Ethiopia, it is the homeland of the Afar people. 95% are Muslim. Adult literacy for men is 27% and for women 15.6%. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and Djibouti to the … Continue reading →

Smyril Ferries. This is a Faroe Island company that runs the only ferry to Iceland. It departs Hershels in north Denmark, has a 30-minute stop in Torshavn, Faroe Islands and takes 21 hours. And on the way back, there are … Continue reading →

Iceland July/August 2018 Fjallabak Nature Reserve. The Fjallabak route (F208) is a spectacular alternative to the coast road between Hella and Kirkjubæjarklaustur to access Landmannalaugar, possibly the prime hiking area in all of Iceland, and the start of the Lanugavegurinn … Continue reading →

ANGEL FALLS  It is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. … Continue reading →

I lived in the West Kootenay of southcentral British Columbia for 35 years. The West Kootenay are centred on the Columbia Mountains.  BUGABOOS Cobalt Lake. Brenta Peak (I climbed in 2000) is in the background. Contour to the left around … Continue reading →