best hikes?
 

hello gfy, is here any hiker? want to know your best, here is what i enjoyed and what i say go for it bitch!

best: milford track
2nd: anapurna trail

and, now, go please!

namaste, pico! :winkwink: best wishes in 12! :thumbsup

looks like some of you needs to go outside once in a time, do it, do something for your health in 2012! :)

Roraima, Venezuela
The hardest trail I've ever been on, but well worth the pain.
About 10,000 feet up from the base camp.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kxPG6y8Qct...os+%286%29.jpg

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I enjoy hiking in the high peaks region of Adirondacks in upstate New York in summer. Beautiful area. I will dig up some pics from a few summits later on.

Love hiking. :)

thank you much, will check both on the map first, and hope soon on the foot also! that roraima looks great, like a king kong land :)

The Appalachian Trail is practically in my backyard. The mountains certainly aren't impressive compared to the higher elevations around the world, but it's a beautiful hike with some impressive views, waterfalls, fresh mountain streams, good hunting, fishing, and camping locations throughout the trail.

I quite like Crypt Lake in Waterton Parks...

i cant afford to take a hike... :(

My best hike is the bar!

It is funny you say that because that is how it feels when you are up there.
Roraima is in south west side of Venezuela near the Brazilian border and it is one of many "Tepuis" or table top mountains of which the animals and plants evolved differently from the species below.
So you have black frogs who do not hop, they crawl. Black rat like creatures and black birds.
The creeks on the top are filled with crystals and there are jacuzzi like areas in the creeks.
http://images.travelpod.com/users/mu...eird-rocks.jpg
This is looking at Roraima from the beginning of the trail-
http://www.vacationideas.me/wp-conte...ma-500x375.jpg
A "jacuzzi" spot-
http://www.vacationideas.me/wp-conte...tion-world.jpg

Arthur Conan Doyle based his book "The Lost World" on Roraima. It tells the story of an expedition which finds prehistoric life on a huge plateau on a mountain.

Sadly we did not encounter any dinosaurs, but there is a huge, deep cave in the middle of the plateau which apparently has not been explored fully yet...

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i want to do the caminho de santiago in the next year or so.. an abbreviated version obviously. Probably take the route through portugal.

Colorado, where I grew up, has a lot of great hiking.

Hiking is what you do to get to the climb.

That looks amazing! I had spine surgery in March, not sure if I'm up to a hike on that scale just yet, but would love to get there.