hawaii maui swimmers seastars tide pool ocean tropical
A straight line of red buoys stretchin across the placid blue waters of a lake, with mountains, clouds and blue sky in the backround
silhouettes sunset beach people costa rica dominical
pine trees silhouettes sunset road roadtrip washington
orange sunset tropical ocean beach mountain hawaii maui
sunset desert sky orange arizona
dark blue sunset ocean beach costa rica santa teresa

The mountains are calling and I must go. - John Muir

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Comprehensive Hike Reviews

My first hiking adventure dawned on a crisp, bright autumn day in 2011. I was about to "tramp" (as the kiwis say) the 3-day Routeburn Track in the stunning Otago district, South Island, New Zealand, with one of my best friends, Bob. We were beginners, novices, amateurs – but we made up for our lack of experience with overzealous enthusiasm and extraordinarily above average organizational and planning skills.

The Routeburn Track went down in history as the hike that would hook us for a lifetime.

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Fast forward to 2020.  . . still hiking and documenting, still hooked. Happy trails!

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Click on a hike or photo below to read a detailed review of each hike

(if you see any information that is incorrect or needs updated, please email me)

New Zealand: The Routeburn Track, Mueller Hut / Sealy Tarns, Liverpool Track / Mt. Aspiring, The Rees-Dart Track

Costa Rica: Cerro Chato Volcano

Nicaragua: Maderas Volcano

Guatemala: Acatenango Volcano

Australia: Mt. Solitary

Peru: The Salkantay Trek

2 day hike in Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park, Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand

Mueller Hut route

Matukituki Valley, Mt. Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand

The Liverpool track

Mt. Aspiring National Park, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand

The rees dart track

2 day hike in Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia

mt solitary hike

5 day hike in the Vilcabamba Mountain Range, Peruvian Andes, Cuzco Region, Peru

salcantay trek

3 day volcano hike in Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala

acatenango volcano

1 day volcano hike on Ometepe island, Rivas Department, Nicaragua

maderas volcano

Aloha, my name is Jasmine.

I'm a freelance writer, editor, and content creator based out of Maui, Hawai'i, USA.

I travel the world, write, take photos, surf, and hike!