10 Tips to Get Started Hiking
Ten simple tips for getting started with hiking, including checking with your doctor, starting small, finding local trails and dressing for the conditions.
GET OUT THERE. GIVE IT A GO.
For us, adventure isn’t about being extreme. It’s about getting out there and doing something – walking a spectacular trail, snorkelling with manta rays, white-water rafting, learning to scuba dive or simply trying something we’ve never done before.
Some adventures challenge us. Some take us outside our comfort zone. And some are simply a wonderful excuse to get moving.
Ten simple tips for getting started with hiking, including checking with your doctor, starting small, finding local trails and dressing for the conditions.
How to plan a Cradle Mountain hike, and our walk up the quieter Horse Track from Ronny Creek, returning via Marions Lookout.
An easy forest walk south of Whistler, across a suspension bridge, to seven graffiti-covered boxcars.
How to hike the Hooker Valley Track in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park: getting there, preparation, the walk itself, where to stay and what else to do nearby.
How Australia’s walking track grades work, from Grade 1 easy walks to Grade 5 very difficult tracks, so you can choose a hike that suits your fitness and experience.
Should you get scuba certified on vacation or at home before you go? The pros and cons of each, and why I chose to certify at home before our trip.
It’s not about being extreme.
It’s about saying yes.
Five foot care tips for travelling, including shoes and socks, blisters and a foot care pack, based on managing my own foot injury while we travel.
A snowmobile ride onto the frozen fjord, crabs hauled up through the ice, then an all-you-can-eat feast – plus why Norway’s red king crab is an invasive species.
Our shore excursion from Skagway to Davidson Glacier: a boat ride through Lynn Canal, a walk through the forest, then a canoe ride to the foot of the glacier.
A life shaped by curiosity, connection and the moments that quietly change us.
Until next time… keep wandering.
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