Wish List: Hikes

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I'm in the airport this morning, waiting on my flight with a crew delay. So I thought that I would try to jot a wish list entry via my mobile.

Returning from Ireland, I watched a travel show as part of Continental's in flight entertainment. The show was about hiking the Larapinta Trail in Northern Territory, Australia. The trek was amazing; starting outside of Alice Springs, the trail heads westward following the Larapinta River. The name comes from the local aboriginal language for salty river. At one point along the hike, the host and her guide sampled the river water to show thai it was indeed salty. The location of the trail was based on John McDouall Stuart's travels across Australia from the south to the north. Even today, the trail demonstrates the hardships that Stuart came up against while trying to open up the interior of the continent.

While I'm not ready to go off and hike that particular trail right now, I'd like to add more hikes into my weekends. There are many pages on line of local easy trails to hike along. There are a few in Delaware that interest me and I'll probable end up doing one before the end of fall. Then I can work my way up to Yosemite and Australia.

Any good suggestions for your favorite trails?

Some links for additional information:

Larapinta Trail: http://www.australia.com/itineraries/nt_larapinta_trail.aspx
Sample of trails in DE: http://www.destateparks.com/activities/Trails/locations/fort-dupont/index.asp
John McDouall Stuart: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McDouall_Stuart

Image is courtesy of http://worldislandparadise.com/backpacker-zone/standley-chasm-australia via my iPhone

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