A high point on the Annapurna Circuit. Photos by Robert Painter.
 |
Read More Stories about Hiking on GoNOMAD
here is nothing like the beautiful scenery, fresh air and the excitment of trekking through the outdoors. From the Himalayas to the Shawangunks, GoNOMAD has stories for every hiker.
Here are some sample stories:
Liechtenstein: A Friendly Little Country With Lots To Offer
Even though it's the sixth smallest country in the world, only 62 square miles, Liechtenstein has a lot to offer the traveler: charming villages, excellent cuisine, breathtaking Alpine landscapes, friendly citizens, and a prince who jogs around town and says "hoi" just like everyone else.
Liechtenstein is a principality bordered by Switzerland to the south and west and Austria to the east and north. It is home to 36,000 inhabitants and has only 90 police officers. It is a true landlocked country with neither an airport (the closest airport is in Zurich, Switzerland) nor a seaport.
Hiking to the Base of Mt. Everest
Everest sat high on the near horizon blowing its nose like a blizzard over the top of neighboring Lhotse, the eternal hurricane force winds scouring Everest from its west to east summits. This was the first time I’d seen Everest other than a glimpse from an airplane into Katmandu or Lhasa. This time had taken some doing.
Ama Dablam is seen behind a shrine in Dingboche - photo by David Rich
 |
The only way to get to Everest is to fly to Lukla, unless you’d prefer a rickety bus to Jiri and a week’s hike from there to reach the Lukla trailhead. For $93 ($30 for locals) you can fly from Katmandu to Lukla, the third busiest airstrip in Nepal -- everyone wants to see Everest up close and some fools actually harbor ambitions to climb Everest or one or more of the dozen other incredible summits in the area.
Read More Stories about Hiking on GoNOMAD:
Hiking the Cordillerra Blanca in Peru's Andes
Visit the Waterfalls of the Ozarks in Arkansas
A Walking Tour of San Francisco: Urban Hiking at Its Best
Pittwater, Australia: A Place to Kayak, Hike and Enjoy Nature
Australia's Great Ocean Walk: Victoria's Magnificent Trail
Panama: Climbing a Volcano With Views of Two Oceans
St. George, Utah: Hiking and Biking in Snow Canyon
Trekking Te Araroa, New Zealand's Newest & Longest Hiking Trail
Nepal's Annapurna Circuit: Hiking Across the Roof of the World
Vermont's Northeast Kingdom: Bucolic Beauty and Outdoor Adventure
One Step at a Time: Q & A with Brandon Wilson
Italian Odyssey: One Couple’s Culinary and Cultural Pilgrimage
Hua Shan: The Most Dangerous Mountain in China
Wallachian Rocks: Off the Beaten Track on the Czech - Slovak Border
Rediscovering Newfoundland and the East Coast Trail
Climbing Mount Takao: A Delightful Escape from Tokyo
Summiting A Swiss Mountain With Your Kids
Over the Top and Back Again: Hiking X the Alps
Roopkund, India: A Week-Long Trek to Skeleton Lake
Kilimanjaro: Climbing Africa's Tallest Mountain Peak
Hiking Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s Highest
Colombia: The Lost City of Teyuan
A Trinidad Hiking Adventure: Rough Terrain, Gentle People
Hiking and Biking in Austria: Innsbruck, Salzburg and Grödig
Hiking the Alps Near Torino: Getting to the Top is Worth the Work
Hiking Along the Great Wall of China
Upstate New York: Hiking the Gertrude’s Nose Trail in the Shawangunks
Switzerland: Hiking in the Land of Sky
Hiking Palm Springs' Indian Canyon
The Eden of the Havasupai: Hiking to the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
Hong Kong's Adventurous Side: Hills, Mountains and Sea
Cinque Terre, Italy: A Beautiful Hike by the Mediterranean
Family Fun in Goblin Valley, Utah: A Rare Jewel of Nature
Urique, Chihuahua, Mexico: A Birding Paradise
Dharma-ville: Dharamsala/ McLeod Ganj, India
The Real Cold Mountain: North Carolina's Chilly, Hilly West
Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal: Change on the Horizon
Pringles, Coke, and Mount Everest: Family Trekking in Nepal
Trekking from McLeod Ganj to Triund and Beyond
Hiking India's Kuari Pass
Mt. Kenya: A Beacon of Brightness in the Heart of Africa
Roraima: Venezuela’s Lost World
Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith
Goa on Foot: A Trek to Remember
Pakistan's Karakorams: Mountains to the Max
Bhutan: A Visit to Taktshang Goemba, "The Tiger's Nest"
Chile's Torres del Paine National Park: Glacier Watching and Spectacular Scenery
The Idaho Panhandle: Crossing the Crown of the Continent
Like this on Facebook:
