Flint Hills Trail (KS)

Submitted by pbakwin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 04:45pm
Description

The Flint Hills Trail stretches for 117 miles* across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and passes through communities including Rantoul, Ottawa, Pomona, Vassar, Osage City, Miller, Admire, Allen, Bushong, and Council Grove. The trail passes through five counties: Miami, Franklin, Osage, Lyon, and Morris.

Prairie Spirit Trail (KS)

Submitted by pbakwin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 04:41pm
Description

The Prairie Spirit Trail in eastern Kansas is a 52 1/2 mile path through small towns, shaded woodland canopy, and scenic prairies alive with wildflowers (and wildlife!), and running beside streams, rivers, neatly-tended fields and family farms. Built on the railbed of the old Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad, the trail offers easy grades for hikers and bikers alike.

Ojos del Salado

Submitted by pbakwin on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 01:24pm
Description

Nevado Ojos del Salado (6893m) is the second highest peak in South America. It is on the border between Chile and Argentina, and can be climbed from either side.

From the Chile side, the logical start point is the large Refugio Claudio Lucero (a.k.a. Refugio Murray), at 4527m, or from the Atacama Base Camp at 5250m. From there it is about 27km with 2366m of elevation gain to the top. Permanent mountain refuges are built on most camps and are reachable in 4x4 vehicles.