New Zealand hiking trail offers creatures and comforts (LAT-WP) - Peninsula On-line

[WhiteBlaze]

<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/features/featuredetail.asp%3Ffile%3Djunefeatures52009.xml&cid=0&ei=h_UpSpHnM6OpmQf17fjABQ&usg=AFQjCNFy8EsC8ONeXhhyN0hZvbTUW88isA">New Zealand hiking <b>trail</b> offers creatures and comforts (LAT-WP)</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Peninsula On-line,&nbsp;Qatar</font></font><br><font size=-1>Bryson and his boyhood pal Stephen Katz took off to trek the <b>Appalachian Trail</b> and had the worst time ever, what with bugs, bears, rain, cold, sore feet and all the other afflictions of outdoor life. Bryson deduced with tongue in cheek that the AT was <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>

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[kenphillips]

This is cool! I and my friends are planning a hike out this year, would love to check the NZ scene. :)