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Hiking, trekking, mountaineering and caving
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News on Hiking from sources around the net:Flora explorers: Hiking tour examines weeds, wildflowersThere was a great turnout for the annual wildflower and weed community hiking event last Friday morning, as about 15 people, young and old, met at the Porcupine Trailhead to learn more about native, invasive ...]]> A fall on Bear Mountain Bear Mountain State Park is filled with natural wonders, from the flora and fauna to breathtaking views of the verdant ridges surrounding it.]]> Internationally published wildlife photographer Vezo dies Tom Vezo took those wildlife pictures that made millions of magazine readers go "aahhhh." The Green Valley resident made a career out of an intense hobby, with his photos eventually being published in big-name ...]]> Ymup Backpack Generates Oxygen What you see on the right is just for illustrative purposes and is not the real thing, but Ymup from Japan has managed to come up with a backpack that contains a battery-powered oxygen generator.]]> Is ‘The One’ Cocky or Commander in Chiefy? Just slightly, and just when he has to wear a flak jacket over his blue oxford shirt.]]>
Hiking is an outdoor activity, a form of walking on trails in wilderness areas, with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying
the scenery. Many beautiful places can only be reached overland by a hike, the best way to see nature.
Off-trail hiking in some places is called a cross-country hike. In the UK people would use terms such as hillwalking. Australians use the term bushwalking for both off-trail and on-trail hiking. New Zealanders use walking or bushwalking and the term tramping for overnight and longer trips. Hiking a long-distance trail from end to end is referred to as thru-hiking. In the mountains of India and Nepal is called trekking. In some parts of the world overnight hikes are called backpacking. Backpacking combines hiking and camping in a single trip, which involves spending one or more nights in the backcountry, and carrying supplies and equipment to satisfy sleeping and eating needs. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest. The tallest mountain in North America is Mount McKinley, in South America is Aconcagua. For Africa the tallest is Kilimajaro. In Europe, the tallest mountain is Elbrus, in Antarctica Vinsin Massiff. In Oceania, Puncak Jaya is the tallest mountain. There are volcanic, domed, folded, plateau, and fault-block mountains. Volcanic mountains are mountains that form when molten rock erupts onto the earth's surface. Domed mountains are formed when molten rock rises through the crust and push up the rock layers above it. Folded mountains are the highest mountains in the world. They form along converging boundaries, where two continents are colliding. Plateau mountains are large areas of flat topped rocks that have been lifted above the crust by converging continental plates. Fault block mountains are formed when parts of the earths crust has been broken off into large blocks. These are then lifted, then, faulting tilts these blocks. Social bookmark this page - Art prints Reproduction of any picture from this website, either in printed or electronic form, is prohibited without our prior written permission. Copyright 2005-2008 Hiking-Photos mountain and cave pictures |
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