Cache Creek ridge trailhead is just off CA20, about a 20 minute drive from Clearlake CA, which is about 40 miles north of Santa Rosa. This 27,294 acre wilderness area is part of a 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System and has no fees or permits for entry. A fire permit is required –… Read More Cache Creek Hike
The South Downs Way is one of England’s National Trails and goes east to west from Eastborne to Winchester. This hike covers the 45Km section from West Lulworth to Seatown and included an overnight stop at a B&B in Weymouth. The trail largely hugs the green rolling coastal hills of Dorset and on route passes… Read More South Downs Way
The journey from Beijing to the Great Wall of China was almost as much of an adventure as the hike itself. The first challenge was buying a bus ticket (bus 980 to Miyun). I was told I could get a ticket on the bus, but the first driver appeared to be waving me away. The… Read More Great Wall of China Hike
Short on time, I’d arranged a driver to collect me from Xi’an Airport and drive to our hotel in Huashan. We stayed in a room behind a shop, about as close to the trailhead as possible – Huashan Fengguan Inn. It was very reasonably priced, but in November the room was freezing! Getting up at 6am,… Read More Mount Huashan – Xi’an
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