This quote tells it all:
As I looked into my brother’s eyes, I could see that he thought we were going to die, and I telepathically agreed. I thought to myself, “This is how those stupid people you read about in newspapers die in the wilderness.”
Sometimes we THINK we are brave and adverturous.
Sometimes we really have adventures, like being caught in a flood
But generally we are pretty conservative, there for a good time, rather than a hard time.
Let us therefore introduce you to Hank and Brian Leukart. They like an adventure, they love a challenge and, if the truth be known, they must be slightly , well…..totally mad.
Over at Hank’s inspiring site, without baggage , you can read about a hiking adventure in the Denali National Park in Alaska.
This is slightly off topic but thought many of you may be interested in this site. There are some fantastic opportunities to caretake properties all over the world, which may be an inexpensive option to stay near some of the world’s best hiking tracks (see the tie in there!) Nora from The Professional Hobo told us about the Caretaker Gazette a few months ago, and after sussing it out, we subscribed for 12 months to see what opportunites were available. The basic principal is people who are looking for short or long term “caretakers” advertise on Caretaker Gazette. We get an email once or twice a week listing opportunities.
In reality these are welcomed with a mixture of excitement and envy here at Hiking Blog central. Excitement because of the huge number of opportunities for free (or nominally paid) roles around the world , envy because the timing is not quite right for us, yet.
Enter the competition to win over $100 worth of kit from our newest sponsor, Survival Storehouse.com. There are five prizes up to the value of $113.00. Whether you are hiking, backpacking , four wheel driving, rafting, sailing or getting into any other adventure, planning to take an emergency meal and supplies are always important. Frank shares a video of the type of products you can win in this really simple competition.
Louis Philippe Loncke who has been accepted as a Member of the Western Europe Chapter of the Explorers Club. Regular visitors would remember the interview: Walk a mile in Louis-Philippe Loncke shoes – Interview with a Belgian explorer. We congratulate him!
Ok, so international volunteering is bit “off topic” for a hiking blog….
We understand that, but please take a minute to read why we are reviewing this new eBook – International Volunteering? The Underground Guide by Kirsty Henderson.
We are in our early 50′s and looking at different options to full time work in the nearish future. We are looking for a bit of adventure and travel. We are considering volunteering as an option as we both have pretty good skill sets that may be useful.
We also know that many of you, our dear readers, are in similar situations or are “youngies” with a spirit of adventure and travel on your mind. You are all outdoors people and …
