Good news for folks that think hiking in the mountains might be fun but also feel like maybe their chance has passed them by. You are probably not too old to hike in mountainous terrain if you want to! When… Read More ›
Kilimanjaro 2018
Switchbacks on the trail and in life
I like to have two or three discrete take-away points after any adventure – a short bulleted list of things I learned or what I got out of the adventure, or how I grew or changed. When we did Kilimanjaro,… Read More ›
Top 10 destinations with the fewest tourists
Any of y’all get tired of going on vacation somewhere and being stuck in queues or mobs of tourists? Any of y’all tired of vacations where you get discriminated against (or worse) by locals who have grown to hate the… Read More ›
Kilimanjaro-inspired creamy leek soup
When we were at Kilimanjaro in January 2018, we were helped along the way by Chief’s Tours’ expert team of guides, strongmen (we were told they didn’t like being called porters), and cooks. Cook is not a sufficient title for… Read More ›
A Chagga holy plant
When the Roaming Parkers were in Tanzania in January 2018, our guide showed us a Dracaena fragrans (Masala) plant and told us a story about the Chagga people who regard the plant as holy. It seems that if you come upon four… Read More ›
3 things you need for a successful Kilimanjaro climb
Washingtone, our head guide at Kilimanjaro told us that three things are needed for a successful Kili climb. These are really good pointers for any guided trek, whether you are on Kilimanjaro Tanzania or Black Creek Mississippi or anywhere in-between…. Read More ›
Buy experiences and memories, not stuff!
Everyone that I’ve ever read or listened to talk about a Kilimanjaro trek spoke positively of the outcomes. Even the folks that got sick and couldn’t summit. It is most commonly described as “life-changing,” or “transformational,” or just plain “awesome!”… Read More ›
