Saturday, December 21, 2024

Annapurna Circuit & Gettin’ High!

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Annapurna Circuit & Gettin’ High!  Yaks make me sneeze, goats eat marijuana and the Yeti I saw at High Camp turned out to be a bearded, 6’8” Canadian. Even with the crowds, yaks, and tall,...

Annapurna Circuit Trek Begins!

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186 miles, 17,768 foot mountain pass, 30 lb backpack, 14 days, 12 Snickers bars and Tang. Yup, I said Tang. I forgot my electrolyte packets at home and they don't have any in Pokhara, Nepal so...

Days 10-11 (Nepal Adventure): Welcome to the Jungle!

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Who knew Nepal has jungles? I didn’t…but on a safari in Chitwan National Park, standing 20 feet away from a resting rhino that soon stood up to charge us, I do now! Bonus was...

Trans-Zion Trekking in Utah

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On a recent trip to Zion National Park, I had the pleasure to climb the infamous Angels Landing and backpack the longest section of the Trans-Zion Trekking Route, The West Rim Trail.  The WRT...

‘National Geographic Adventurer of the Year’ Andrew Skurka & Payge McMahon at AT Festival...

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McMahon caught up with National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year,' uber-distance & ultra-light weight backpacker Andrew Skurka  at the AT Founders’ Bridge Festival in Bryson City, NC. Skurka, has packed and rafted over 30,000 miles...