At 9 a.m. on a beautiful Tuesday morning, Mark and I started the 5-hour drive from Windhoek to Sossusvlei via Sesriem. The morning had already been quite eventful, with us having breakfast with giraffes at a most charming guesthouse while being serenaded by a happy birthday song from the staff. Our time […]
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A backcountry Glacier National Park trip is an adventure you will not forget in a hurry! Throughout our time in the park, we encountered hikers inside and outside the backcountry who had been coming back to visit year after year. Our host, Jake, was one of such people with this […]
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Here’s a continuation of the last post about hiking in Glacier National Park’s backcountry. Our first outing into the park was quite spectacular! We hiked some beautiful trails and spent our nights in gorgeous campsites – some of the best the park has to offer! Our outing was also characterized […]
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I’ve come a long way from the “baby hiker” whining and wheezing her way up Mount Longonot in Kenya to scaling Africa’s second-highest mountain, Mount Kenya, and finally spending two weeks hiking and camping in Glacier National Park, USA! Honestly, if you had told me a few years ago that […]
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The New Year is just around the corner and perhaps one of your goals is to climb Mount Kenya. If you’re new to hiking, this may seem like a lofty goal, but your fellow novice hiker is here to tell you how you can turn this dream into reality! I […]
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