On the Queen Charlotte Sound
A new video is now available on YouTube: There are more than 100 other Kamloops Trails videos on YouTube. Click the link on the menu bar for the rest.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: There are more than 100 other Kamloops Trails videos on YouTube. Click the link on the menu bar for the rest.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: There are more than 100 other videos on YouTube. Click the link on the menu bar for the list.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: There are more than 100 KamloopsTrails videos available on YouTube. Click the link on the menu bar for the list.
Continue reading...A hike up Ben Lomond Trail above Queenstown in New Zealand is now available on YouTube: Click the link on the menu for more than 100 other KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading...A new video is available on YouTube: There are over 100 other videos on YouTube. Click the link on the menu bar for the whole list.
Continue reading...A new YouTube video is now posted: There are over 100 KamloopsTrails videos on YouTube. Click Youtube on the menu bar for the whole list.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: KamloopsTrails now has over 100 YouTube videos. click YouTube on the menu bar for the whole list.
Continue reading...A new KamloopsTrails video is now available on Youtube: This was a backpack at the end of fall in New Zealand a few years ago. KamloopsTrails has 94 videos on Youtube. Click the link on the menu bar to see the list.
Continue reading...In November we “tramped” in Tongariro National Park, completing the Northern Circuit in 3 days. From Whakapapa, we left the lower slopes of Mt. Ruapehu and backpacked for 8.5 km over to the Mangetopo Hut. The trail wound through the tussock slopes on a wet route, but we climbed to drier slopes in the saddle between the two volcanoes and … Continue reading…
Able Tasman National Park extends along the coastline of the South Island of New Zealand from Marahau to Golden Bay. Most people hike, paddle, or boat from the south end and the north end gets far fewer people for two main reasons. For those driving to the trailheads, the road to the north goes over Takaka Hill, a climb of … Continue reading…
Some places transcend their reviews. Kaikoura exceeded all of our expectations. Kaikoura is a small seaside community on the eastern coast of the South Island, two and a half hours north of Christchurch. The town is situated on a narrow, rugged coastal area between the Kaikouara Mountain Ranges and the Pacific Ocean. To the north of the town a long … Continue reading…
Ben Lomond is a peak that stands above Queenstown, New Zealand. It is a popular hike and we saw a number of “trampers” on our day up to the summit and back. The trail can be started from the bottom, right in Queenstown, or hikers can take the Skyline Gondola up and avoid an hour of hiking in the forest. … Continue reading…
In an effort to escape rain and big city busyness while in New Zealand, we decided to explore the Bay of Plenty area so we drove for a few hours northeast from Wellington and found ourselves at Waihi Beach. We opted to turn right right and continued down to the end of the point at Bowentown. We weren’t sure … Continue reading…
Abel Tasman National Park lies at the north end of the South Island of New Zealand. It is not a large park, but it follows the coastline for 60 kilometers. The Abel Tasman Track brings hikers from all over the world to hike and camp along the golden beaches, granite headlands, and lush forests of the Park. We were originally … Continue reading…
We toured New Zealand and hiked as many trails as we could. Along the way, we visited some gardens (including Queenstown Gardens) and we spotted wildflowers during our hikes. We left at the start of winter and arrived in late spring in the Southern Hemisphere right in time for the start of the blooming season. Some of the protected coastal … Continue reading…
Isthmus Peak stands between Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea in the Otago Region of the South Island of New Zealand. When we drove past this area from Haast Pass on our way to Wanaka, we saw the trailhead sign by the highway and stopped to look up at the barren, open mountain above. We returned the next day to hike … Continue reading…