It’s spring in most areas of the U.S. and some noted and not-so-noted experts are starting to publish their summer Greatest Hit lists of hikes. Use these to build your own hit list for the year.
- Best Hike.com breaks it down by region in North America and provide lots of info for each hike. Generally, Best Hike is a killer resource.
- Forbes Traveler.com keeps it a little more mellow with 1o of the most “…scenic and doable strolls” day hikes in the U.S.
- National Geo. Adventure did a Best Hikes in National Parks last summer, but considering the glacial rate of change in the National Park Service, I’m guessing nothing has changed.
- and then there’s Trip Adventure who pulls info from a variety of sources for a pretty complete look at sweet hikes around the world.
Gregory is supporting the 
The crew has started in Africa and are posting updates on their blog. We’ll keep the RSS feed of their dispatches in our sidebar. GLP is an interesting and adventurous project. The results of this expedition will provide us with insight and ideas behind a smaller footprint.
As Bill Cosby says
In addition, Gregory’s Z30 pack was named ‘Best All Around’ daypack in Backpacker’s annual Gear Guide, in the March issue. The magazine noted “their most finicky tester called the Z30 “darn close to the perfect daypack for general duty.”