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Home » 2010 » May (Page 3)
A Guide to Having Fun in the Okanagan Valley, BC
My 18th guide – The Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, A Wine Tour by Car and by Bike, has just been published. You can download it off the HikeBikeTravel website for free. The Okanagan Valley is a long north-south valley located in the south central portion of BC, Canada, just north of the US border. The Okanagan is [...]
Climbing Colorado’s Fourteeners
Before I lived in Colorado I hadn’t spent any length of time in the mountains and the world of climbing high peaks was unknown to me. Then I went to an evening talk at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder given by Ed Webster on Mongolia of all places, and I was hooked. Colorado’s 54 Fourteeners as they are called, may not be [...]
What’s the Better Hike – The Kerry Way or The Dingle Way?
Last year I walked the Kerry Way and the Dingle Way, two long distance walks in western Ireland, back to back. So what’s the better hike? Is one necessarily better than the other? What’s to compare? The Kerry Way is the more famous walk of the two. It starts in Killarney and wanders through a variety [...]
Hiking Canada’s Famed West Coast Trail
If you have masochistic tendencies then hiking Canada’s famed 75 km West Coast Trail is for you. You aren’t alone in wanting to hike it – 5000 people attempt it annually between May 1st and September 30th. The West Coast Trail offers the best and the worst of hiking experiences. It is stunningly beautiful when [...]
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I’ve been all over the world – to all continents but Antarctica and to a grand total of 53 countries. I’ve always got some sort of an adventure planned – even if it’s only a weekend. I thrive on change and travel provides that.
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Book Reviews
Book Review: Leading at the Edge
Though it’s been almost 100 years since Shackleton’s ill-fated voyage, his leadership style and lessons in the face of adversity still ring true. Those lessons are used as a backdrop for Dennis N.T. Perkin’s book, Leading at the Edge. Dennis brings his considerable talent as the CEO of The Syncretics Group, a company that specializes in effective [...]
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