The Seven Summits, the Rocky Mountains, the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps ~ there is no shortage of mountains to climb, hike or view.  What is your favourite trail or mountain?

Hikes

  • Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section A ~ USA
  • The Raad ny Foillan ~ Isle of Man
  • Mount Olympus Skolio Summit (9,527 ft) ~ Greece
  • Kjeragbolten & Preikestolen ~ Norway
  • Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (13,828 ft) ~ Peru
  • Team Diabetes: Conquer the Crater ~ Iceland

7 Summits

  • Mount Elbrus (18,510 ft) ~ Russia
  • Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft) ~ Tanzania
USA
Sedona Hiking

Sedona Hiking

There are more than 200 trails in Sedona for hiking.  The good thing is that you can visit over and over and hike different trails ...
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Panama
Hiking The Lost Waterfalls & The Pipeline Trail in Boquete

Hiking The Lost Waterfalls & The Pipeline Trail in Boquete

Boquete is a small town in Panama surrounded by coffee plantations, parks and forests.  It's definitely a spot for retirement.  Hiking in Boquete was a ...
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Isle of Man
Hiking "The Raad ny Foillan"

Hiking “The Raad ny Foillan”

I took a little jaunt around The Raad ny Foillan (Manx Gaelic for “The Way of the Gull”) on The Isle of Man.  This coastal ...
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Norway
Hiking Kjeragbolten & Preikestolen

Hiking Kjeragbolten & Preikestolen

Kjeragbolten As you can tell from the main picture, I made it, but I couldn't stand up.  I was too scared.  Petrified.  My legs were ...
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Tanzania
To The Roof Of Africa! Mount Kilimanjaro!

To The Roof Of Africa! Mount Kilimanjaro!

Mount Kilimanjaro!  Doesn't it sound romantic?  Have you seen the pictures of the glaciers at the top?  Did Hemingway intrigue you when he wrote of ...
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Peru
Hiking The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Hiking The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

One of the highlights of my life has been from the Sun Gate, watching the sun rise over Machu Picchu.  Extraordinary. My very first multi-day ...
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Peru
5 Hiking Lessons Learned The Hard Way ~ How Naive Was I?

5 Hiking Lessons Learned The Hard Way ~ How Naive Was I?

Today, my Facebook "On This Day" reminder was my Peru trip - in 2013 I hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.  This was my ...
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Iceland
Team Diabetes ~ Conquer the Crater Hike

Team Diabetes ~ Conquer the Crater Hike

I was privileged to travel to Reykjavik in August of 2013 with Canada's Team Diabetes to participate in the Conquer the Crater Hike.  It followed ...
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Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section A

Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section A

I completed Section A and 190 km of the PCT. Happy Trails! ...
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