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Excursions

New Zealand Town for Sale

July 7, 2010

With $700,000, maybe you could buy a nice condo or loft here in L.A. Or you could pack up, move to the South Island of New Zealand and have yourself an entire town. The village of Otira is up for sale for $1 million (NZ), and includes a hotel, fire station, town hall, 18 houses, [...]

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Bodie State Historic Park

June 9, 2010

So, this isn’t exactly a hiking trip – but anyone who’s even mildly interested in the history of the American West owes it to themselves to visit this unique State Park just outside the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park. The town of Bodie, north of Mono Lake, was a bonafide boomtown. Named for W. [...]

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View Death Valley on a 4WD

March 24, 2010

If you’re going to head to Death Valley, you really want to have access to a 4WD vehicle with high clearance. There’s a lot you can see in a normal passenger car, but if you really want to get into the desolate backcountry that makes up the majority of the National Park, you’ll want a [...]

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Whitney Clinic and Anza-Borrego Movie at A16

February 3, 2010

In case you missed the last Whitney clinic at REI, our local outfitters at Adventure 16 will be holding their version in the West LA store on Friday, February 5th. Whitney expert Kurt Wedberg will be leading the informational session in store, and they’ll have permit applications on hand just in case you get extra [...]

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First-Person eHiking

January 26, 2010

The web curators over at Urlesque have put together a small compilation of what they call “Virtual Reality Hiking” – first-person perspective videos of hikers on dangerous and harrowing treks around the world. Some of the videos – like Spain’s El Camino Del Rey – have been around for a while, but that doesn’t make [...]

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Stay in Yosemite for Cheap!

January 20, 2010

If you’ve wanted to view Yosemite National Park in all its wintry splendor, but aren’t quite ready to snowcamp yet, the park is offering reduced rates at its Valley lodgings right now on selected dates through the end of March. The Ahwahnee Lodge rates are as low as $199 a night, while the Yosemite Lodge [...]

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LA Times’ Four Favorite SoCal Getaways

January 14, 2010

The LA Times Daily Travel & Deal Blog just posted its four favorite Southern California weekend getaways, and managed to tailor them for both the budget-conscious and the outdoorsy Angelenos. There’s great hiking at three of the four destinations, which include Channel Islands National Park and the town of Idyllwild, which is right at the [...]

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Kilimanjaro Talks and Sales at Adventure 16

November 16, 2009

If you’re at all interested in learning more about joining an expedition to Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, you’ll want to head to your local Adventure 16 this week. The local chain will be hosting slideshow presentations by Kurt Wedberg, the founder of Sierra Mountaineering International and a veteran climb leader on Kilimanjaro. Each presentation [...]

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Stop What You’re Doing

April 3, 2009

And go to northern California right now. The wildflowers are AMAZING. Yes, the Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve says they’re at their peak now, but they also say it’s going to be a moderate to poor year at best. I just got back from the Pinnacles National Monument, where I swear I felt like I was [...]

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New Zealand Wants to Complete Nation-long Trails

March 19, 2009

Alright, New Zealand. I get it. You want me to come visit. I’m working on it, already! You don’t have to try so hard. Apparently, New Zealand is not immune from the global economic meltdown, and recently had a nation-wide brainstorming session to try to come up with ideas that would boost their economy and [...]

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