Tag: Hiking

Peekaboo

“I don’t know if I can do this.” Rare words from Magellan. It’s in my double helices to be timid when confronted with a physical

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Hooked on Hooker Valley Track

“Indisputably the best walk on the South Island,” says Scott Cook about Hooker Valley Track in his guidebook NZ Frenzy. There’s even higher praise—many references

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Our Favourite Hiking Companions

What is it about mountain goats? Perhaps it’s their cross-species sociability. Their curious nature. Their direct gaze. And their amazing agility on steep mountainsides.  If

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Silhouette

Temporal Flexions

What did you do to celebrate your retirement? Magellan chose Palm Springs. Figured he’d improve his golf score. Take in the BNP Paribas Open—the tennis

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Hackberry Canyon

In the Pink, Tracks

Of our many hikes in the Southwestern United States, we both look back at one in awe—short, sweet and a palette of pinks—Lower Hackberry Canyon.

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