RE: The expeditionist's 8 day itinerary for the Big Island of Hawaii
Wow! Just wow! I love this post!
First, I love people who are so much eco-friendly and environmentally aware. Hiking instead of renting a car, leaving no trace yourself, picking other people´s trash - this is exactly what I do too! Thank you so much guys, you are awesome! Btw 1: there is an amazing project called @cleanplanet running on the Steem blockchain, feel free to use their tag whenever you "clean planet" ;)
Second, the Hawaii nature is just breathtaking! They say it is similar to that of the Canary Islands where I lived for some time but even though there is actually quite a lot of some similarites, I must admit this looks even more fascinating than what I remember from Tenerife. I must visit this place. Btw 2: there is an amazing project called @travelfeed running on the Steem blockchain, feel free to use their tag whenever you post a superb travel post like this ;)
Thanks @phortun for your comment and pointers to @cleanplanet and @travelfeed.
Didn't know you lived on Tenerife (before this I knew nothing of this island). Cool to see that it is also a volcanic island. Did you ever hike Mount Teide? Sounds like it erupts every couple hundred years.
Tenerife is a wonderful island. Some parts are usually crowded with tourists as the Canaries are a very popular subtropical getaway for people from continental Europe (especially in winter) but there are still large areas of beautiful pristine nature to be found there too. Yes, I have been to Mount Teide, it is an epic hike. The mountain is surrounded by the Del Teide National Park, a spectacular place. I am sure you guys would love hiking the Tenerife mountains. Here are two shots I took on the top and just below the top of Del Teide ;)
Wow. Truly magnificent shots.
Sounds like spring is the best season to hike? But winter is possible ...
I would say spring to fall is all good. In winter, you can have snow in the mountains, from some 2,000 m (6,560 ft) up. I will never forget how I was swimming in the ocean in Puerto de la Cruz in October, enjoying some 30°C (86°F) outside temperature while actually looking at the peak of Del Teide far up in the distance that was covered with snow already. Incredible experience.