hikers near the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
hikers on the Tour De Mont Blanc trail, Chamonix Valley, France
hikers hiking on the Pacific Coast Trail
a hiker looking at the Khumbu Glacier see from Everest Base Camp, Nepal
a backpacker on Overland Track Trail, Tasmania
a hiker on the Franconia Ridge Trail in Franconia State Park, New Hampshire
a hiker on the Sierra High Route, California
a hiker in Olympic National Park, Washington
hikers in the Brooks Range of the Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
hikers on the Long Range Mountains trail, Newfoundland, Canada
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Te Araroa Trail in New ZealandHiker: Dan Ransom, filmmaker In His Words: What puts the Te Araroa on the top of my dream list is the variety. New Zealand is famous for its diverse landscapes, and the Te Araroa links close to 2,000 miles of coastal sand, alpine ridges, and jungle bushwhacks traversing national parks and farmland and winding past volcanoes. After bagging the Triple Crown of long trails in the U.S., the Te Araroa would be the obvious target f...
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Original reporting byDoug Schnitzspahn
April 19, 2017