Category Archives: hiking/trekking

Patagonia’s Nahuel Huapi Traverse – Day 3 (Laguna Jakob to Laguna Negra)

Posted on 2017-04-02 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 2 – Refugio Frey to Refugio San Martín (Laguna Jakob) My Route Options For The Day I was in the kitchen of the Refugio by 8:15 or so for breakfast. With my cup of refugio coffee finished, … Continue reading →

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Patagonia’s Nahuel Huapi Traverse: Day 2 – Refugio Frey to Refugio San Martin/ Laguna Jakob

Posted on 2017-03-30 by true_north

Another sunny day in northern Patagonia! By 8:30, everybody was ready for whatever adventure the day would bring.  Outside of the Refugio, a couple of dozen people milled about, busy with their packs and water bottles and sunscreen. Maps were … Continue reading →

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Patagonia’s Nahuel Huapi Traverse – Day 1 (Cerro Catedral to Refugio Frey)

Posted on 2017-03-28 by true_north

Previous Post: Base Camp Bariloche and the Hiking Trails Of Northern Patagonia And so the hike begins.  Step #1: get to the trailhead! There is a bus from downtown Bariloche that goes right to the Villa Catedral parking lot at … Continue reading →

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Base Camp Bariloche & The Hiking Trails of Northern Patagonia

Posted on 2017-03-23 by true_north

Previous Post: Bariloche – Argentina’s Outdoors Playground Capital – Things To See San Carlos de Bariloche is a city of some 113,000 located on the south shore of one of Argentina’s larger glacial lakes, Lago Nahuel Huapi. It is on the … Continue reading →

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Cycling Around Tasmania – Rest Day at Dove Lake & Cradle Mountain

Posted on 2017-01-31 by true_north

Previous Post: Cycling From Gowrie Park To Cradle Mountain A day off the saddle – a day to make use of the hiking boots that made up 1.2 of the 20 kg. load of “essential” stuff I decided to bring … Continue reading →

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A Train Ride Across the Highlands of Sri Lanka

Posted on 2017-01-17 by true_north

Sri Lanka’s ultimate train trip runs 290 kilometres from the capital all the way east to Badulla.  In his excellent blog The Man in Seat 61,  train aficionado Mark Smith says that it is “a classic journey that’s easily the best train ride in … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka’s Horton Plains & The View From World’s End

Posted on 2017-01-15 by true_north

Previous Post: Hiking Sri Lanka’s Knuckles – To Meemure and Corbett Gap We were out of our hotel in Nuwara Eliya and on the road by 7:00 a.m. the next morning.  Our destination for the day: the hill station of … Continue reading →

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Preparing For Hikes In Argentina’s Lakes Region

Posted on 2017-01-02 by true_north

Table of Contents: A Few Days in the Puerto Varas Area The Cruce Andino From Puerto Varas to Bariloche My Bariloche Base Camp – Hostel 41 Below (No longer open) Hiking Trails Near Bariloche See the following for what I … Continue reading →

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Hiking Sri Lanka’s Knuckles – To Meemure and Corbett’s Gap

Posted on 2016-06-05 by true_north

Previous Post: The Manigala Hike In Sri Lanka’s Dumbara Hills (The Knuckles Range)  The next morning our campsite on the banks of the Thelgamu Oya near Illukumbura provided those keen on photography with some beautiful river views.  My roommate and I … Continue reading →

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Finding A Good Place To Pitch A Tent

Posted on 2016-05-27 by true_north

When you’re on the move – hiking, mountaineering, canoeing – circumstances often dictate what small patch of the great outdoors you’ll be calling home for the night. Sometimes the sheer beauty of the spot convinces you to stop moving for the … Continue reading →

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