Hike Your Hike

Hike Your Hike was built to help the hiking loving traveller plan their active vacations - around the world.

In January 2015, I was serving in northern Nicaragua as a Peace Corps volunteer and a friend was visiting the country.   I took her hiking up Volcan Conception on the island of Omotepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua.  Switchbacks were not existent,  I had gained weight, and I was struggling up this volcano - not something I was proud of as a self-identified hiker.  As I apologized to my group for hiking slow, they said "Hey, hike your own hike", and we repeated it on the tough climbs throughout the hike.

I don't know that I've ever hiked my own hike.  My family hurried me along when I tried to stop for (maybe too many) pictures, and my ego kept me speed hiking while guiding backpacking trips in college.  But after that moment, I've begun to embrace hiking my own hike.  For me that means taking the scenic route.  If that sounds like your cup of tea, follow along, and hopefully by sharing my past itineraries, your planning becomes easier.  Less stress, more excitement!