Hiking and star-gazing at Mont Mégantic in Quebec …

• At a light pollution symposium, the International Dark Sky Association awarded Dark Sky Reserve status to a 5,500 square kilometer area around the Mont Mégantic Observatory. The Montreal Gazette has  Peter Leney’s detailed account of a “region …. palpably remote amid rolling Appalachian mountains spilling over from Maine”; a region that “combines hiking trails with astronomy facilities” rewarding all with ….

Or just staying dry near Mount Si in Washington State.

• Karen Sykes tries to stay dry on her first wet hike of the Fall season. Rain gear insights along the Boulder Garden Loop and Little Si Trails near Seattle.

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Hiking News Headlines

• Two hikers died this past Wednesday (9/10/2008) as a flash flood swept away a family group and their guides. Hiking in a slot canyon in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, they had no warning ….

• Tropical Storm Hanna damaged Nova Scotia hiking trails in the Cape Chignecto Provincial Park. Two wooden bridges, a large one at Refugee Cove and a smaller one at Seal Cove, will have to ….

• Ground was broken for a new 14 mile hiking and mountain biking trail at Lake Howard, Alabama. Entering the Talladega National Forest, and growing a half-mile per day, the trail ….

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Hike North! And marvel at the stunning beauty of Fernie, BC, the Lake Agnes Hiking Trail, or the Grouse Grind Hiking Trail.

Mountain Pursuits and Island Lake Lodge Hiking

FERNIE, BC, CANADA - Anyone who has ever visited or who lives in Fernie will agree that it is a beautiful valley framed by stunning peaks. From the iconic Three Sisters, to the folded layers of geological history of Mt Hosmer, …

Lake Agnes Hiking Trail and Tea House, Lake Louise, Canada

… for it (we did after some rejuvenating tea), the Little Beehive Trail provides a stunning view overlooking the the valley below. originally posted at Go Green Travel Green. Lake Agnes Hiking Trail and Tea House, Lake Louise, Canada.

Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain sits at a height of 1231 m (4039 ft) and public access to the mountain is by a Swiss Garaventa aerial tramway, the Grouse Grind hiking trail, or the Old Grouse Mountain Highway (foot and bicycle access only). …