As one of the most famous long-distance hikes in the world, the strong Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) strong delivers the goods when it comes to fabulous scenery: massive mountains, impressive glaciers, endless vistas of valleys and the bucolic clanging of bells from bovines grazing in high meadow pastures. But strong an overlooked bonus strong of hiking the 105-mile TMB through France, Italy and Switzerland is a palette of colors that treats trekkers to strong a smorgasbord of wildflowers strong whose histories are as interesting as the flowers themselves are beautiful.. strong This book identifies over 70 varieties of flowers strong found by the author ..

In 2011, the author set out to hike one of the most famous treks in the world: the "W" Circuit in Torres del Paine National Park located in Chile. Famous for sheer granite towers called Los Torres, jagged peaks known as the Horns (Los Cuernos) and gorgeous glaciers that are part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the author and friends spent months planning the trip only to arrive at the park and discover that the path to their refugio is closed for the day due to fire. With official information in short supply, they spend the next 24-hours in the park assessing the situation as fire engulfs this national treasure. The author and friends salvage the trip by h ..