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Alpaca Sweater May Be Required

October 4, 2021September 30, 20234 Comments

A traverse of Zupjok, Llama, and Alpaca peaks at the Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area

That’s a Paddlin’ (the Sayward Canoe Route)

July 21, 2021September 30, 20231 Comment

A 4-day canoe circuit on Vancouver Island.

Yak Tracks: Climbing Goat Ridge

May 18, 2021September 30, 20231 Comment

A two-day spring ascent of Goat Ridge in Squamish, BC

4 Hidden Gems for Off-Season Hiking

April 11, 2021September 30, 20237 Comments

Exploring some shoulder season hiking trails in the Squamish, Fraser Valley, and Vancouver areas.

Pitt River Hot Springs and the Search for Slumach’s Gold

March 29, 2021September 30, 20234 Comments

Hunting for lost treasure at Pitt River Hot Springs

A Search for Solitude on Iago

December 30, 2020September 30, 2023Leave a comment

Snowshoeing to Ottomite and Iago Peaks in the Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area

A Cyclist’s Guide to Touring Vancouver Island

October 12, 2020September 30, 20232 Comments

A how-to for all you bikers who want to explore Vancouver Island.

The Hills are Alive with the Smell of … Campfire!?

October 5, 2020September 30, 20234 Comments

An overnight hiking trip to Elsay Lake, in the Seymour backcountry, during forest fire season

Your Guide to the Heather Trail

September 28, 2020September 30, 20232 Comments

Hiking the Heather Trail in EC Manning Provincial Park

Crack of Noon Club

September 22, 2020September 30, 20235 Comments

Climbing Crossover Pass via the Crack of Noon Buttress in the Chilliwack River Valley in Southwest BC.

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Hi, I’m Emily, and welcome to Travel oxa Manaman! As a Pacific-Northwest local with a slight obsession with mountains, I aim to provide tips, trail reports, and inspiration on all things adventure. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, an outdoor enthusiast, a gear-junkie, or a couch potato with a New Year’s resolution, I hope you’ll find something here to get that next trip on your calendar!

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A few more photos from the Everest Three Passes loop: EBC and Ama Dablam base camps, a solid-ice waterfall-style glacier, one of the hundreds of mule trains for which we had to make way, and more of the huge, open landscapes of the Himalayas.
Some photos from 20 days on the Everest Three Passes trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal. A massive loop spanning three 5300+ meter mountain passes, we also sumitted three 5300+ meter peaks, with side trips to two famous base camps (Everest and Ama Dablam). The experience was absolutely stunning, freezing cold (as we did the loop in winter, with mountaintop lows of -20 C), and quite tough - with nearly half the trip time spent near 5000m where the amount of oxygen is about 50 percent of sea level, every movement, even just getting into your sleeping bag, leaves you short on air.
Phenomenal 4-day scuba diving liveaboard trip in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. We cruised, ate, and slept on the beautiful boat Amalia, stopping to dive at sites in the central and south of the massive marine park. We also got to stretch our legs on both Komodo and Padar Islands, including the famous pink beach, and even met a giant Komodo Dragon lizard in person.
Some pics from the last week in Indonesia. Spent time relaxing and snorkeling on the tiny island of Gili Air near Lombok. No cars or motorcycles are allowed on Gili, and the island is so small that it takes only 20 minutes to walk across it - there are, however, plenty of horse-drawn carriages for moving stuff around. We also met many other animals, including one particularly needy cat that joined us every day for breakfast (despite having literally just been fed by his owners). As it's the rainy season in west Indonesia at the moment, we were treated to plenty of intense (but short) rainstorms. It was very cool watching them blast in from across the open ocean. On our final night, we learned all about Indonesian cuisine with a cooking class. I primarily learned that you need strong wrists, as there is a shocking amount of grinding required with a mortar & pestle.
A few creatures and corals from Thailand. #seaturtle #scubadiving #snorkeling #traveltheworld
Some photos from a few weeks on Koh Tao, a tiny island in the Gulf of Thailand famous for its scuba diving scene. We checked out a ton of beaches, got in about 10 dives, enjoyed numerous restaurants, snorkeled and hiked and yoga'd, and had many a sunset beer on the beach.

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