Funny how so many of these routes are defined as 'difficult' - very subjective thing, but says something about the average American's fitness maybe...?
Keystone Thrust and surrounding hills February 5th 2009 Thursday 5th February 2009
I was feeling REALLY tired (see the eyes in photos/video) so decided to take a short-ish hike to Keystone Thrust. It is where older rock (volcanic grey stuff) got pushed up on top of much younger (red sand stone) rock during a geological 'thrust'...
I got there pretty quickly so decided to climb up the wash to the nearby hills with interesting looking (for ... read more
North America » United States » Nevada » Red Rock Canyon Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
I had been on holidays to Europe and a bit further afield, but never done the proper 'Round the World' backpacking adventure. I started planning for that very event in 2004. Finally in June 2006 I got on that plane that started my year of backpacking around the planet. What an amazing journey! It changed my life like nothing else. And it was where I found my life partner...
My plans for that year included living and working in New Zealand. This was because I felt like I really wanted to move there permanently but needed to 'check it out' for six months first. I liked that NZ offers the perf... full info