Lions, Elephants and Zebras - from a bicycle! - Iringa, Tanzania
The only real development was the flies started to bite, and the terrain slowly turned more towards the classic Serengeti Savannah type, more open and grassy. Coming over a hill, and there's some nice giraffes! I shot some pics,
Friday Fantasy - Iceland Investigation, Part 4
So they began their hike and the terrain was really untouched, green and pretty. There were small streams surrounded by native shrubs, wildflowers and plants. Beautiful rock outcroppings jutted from both water and land.
Weekending at Raccoon Creek State Park
The forest was, in my opinon, the most interesting of the three trails, offering more terrain change and some nice views from atop the hills (in the summer, not so much, but with no leaves the view was quite nice).
Ouachita weekend update most hyperlinks lead to photos
I really enjoy using my body, my elbows and wrists, knees and angles, as natural shocks, I love the sense of triumph I get out of counter-matching the bumps and dips of the terrain. That's what mountain biking is all about for me.
Re: Cement and the Book of Mormon
BTW, we're all waiting to hear your explanation as to why Egyptians in Dahab on the western shore of the Gulf of Aqaba call it the Red Sea, yet you contend Lehi couldn't possibly have called it by the same name while camping near the
The rocks and some snows of Kilimanjaro - Moshi, Tanzania
The first day is not too heavy; 4000 ft of gain, good trail through terrain that slowly changes from forest to rain forest to tree line. . Rain forest is one of those amazing things like waterfalls which simply have to be experienced,
Alpine Adventures at the Mueller Hut - Mount Cook National Park
There weren't many people staying in the climber's hut, and we were the only ones camping outside - well, apart from two climbers on a course who had dug out a great igloo and slept there for the night. The terrain was all broken rocks
Back in Auckland Briefly a few times
Anyway unfortunatly I didn't realize how far the camping beach was away from the ferry whalf, luckely there was a bus but still even from the bus it was a good 45min walk on very uneven terrain to the camping beach in Rocky Bay.
Re: All terrain touring bikes?
I had some trips on a road bike in the distant past that ended up with not being able ride back, at remote camping locations, but that was probably from having the wrong wheels and tires rather than the wrong bike altogether.
Thursday 29th March 2007
La Grange was a pleasnant old town with a nice central square around its historic court house. In a cafe on the eastern side I found a decent latte and a good WiFi connection so I ended up camping there for a good three hours whilst

March glimpses USA Today
A closer look at U.S. servicemen and women killed in Iraq in March.
epic arctic battle Pioneer Press
PANGNIRTUNG, NUNAVUT, CANADA #150; The farther Will Steger clambered up the frozen cascade on the Weasel River near the Inuit village of Pangnirtung in Canada, the better he grasped the immensity of the task ahead.
Commission Rejects All-Terrain Park The Morning News
BENTONVILLE -- Tahni Rogers of Stone Ridge Estates said she would leave the Bentonville area if the city approved a proposed recreational, all-terrain park near where she lives.
Two arrested in Beverly after police chase The Marietta Times
Two men were arrested just past noon Monday after leading Washington County sheriff’’s deputies on a chase through a Beverly neighborhood.
Snowbowl set to log trails now Arizona Daily Sun
Owner Eric Borowsky contends the ruling against snowmaking doesn't apply to plans to clear and thin 124 acres for new ski trails
Geocaching: High-Tech Hide-And-Seek Newtown Bee
The Global Positioning System (GPS), a system of satellites and receivers that can determine a location on Earth within feet, was originally developed for military use by the Department of Defense.
A story of war Austin American-Statesman
argret Hofmann invited me to her home one day to tell me a story, a cautionary tale of war and peace, informed by her experience of growing up in Nazi Germany. We talked for hours that first morning, yet I left her little house in South Austin with the feeling I needed to know more.terrain+camping+nice: | | terrain+camping+nice