<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for The benefits of a carbon-free vacation]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by thebarefootbadger http://www.grist.org/article/Walkabout-California/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:17:11 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Walkabout-California/1 self powered travel

Carbon-free (or minimal) vacations sound great!  Touring by bicycle is another great option.  Perhaps "slow travel" will become the next "slow food"?

Live simply. Live barefoot. thebarefootbadger.com

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Carbon-free (or minimal) vacations sound great!  Touring by bicycle is another great option.  Perhaps "slow travel" will become the next "slow food"?

Live simply. Live barefoot. thebarefootbadger.com

]]> Comment #2 by cheflovesbeer http://www.grist.org/article/Walkabout-California/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:49:13 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Walkabout-California/2 Carbon Free!

It is funny to see backpacking labeled as carbon free. I shall now refer to my backpacking habit as carbon free!

On my longest carbon free vacation, I walked from the California/Mexico border to the Washington/Canada border, on the Pacific Crest Trail.

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It is funny to see backpacking labeled as carbon free. I shall now refer to my backpacking habit as carbon free!

On my longest carbon free vacation, I walked from the California/Mexico border to the Washington/Canada border, on the Pacific Crest Trail.

]]> Comment #3 by EmilyAnjuli http://www.grist.org/article/Walkabout-California/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:36:22 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/Walkabout-California/3 Inn to Inn Hiking - I love slow travel!

This definitely qualifies as low impact travel. My partner and I took this trip in March. We agreed it was one of the best vacations we've been on. We hiked from our apartment in San Francisco, across the Golden Gate bridge and into the Marin Headlands. We stayed at the MH hostel and then hiked to Muir Beach where we stayed at the Green Gulch Zen Center. From there we hiked to Stinson Beach. Don't miss the Muir Beach overlook! I can't count the number of times I've driven past that sign, but on foot it's easier to appreciate the gems in the journey. We caught the bus in Stinson to within three blocks of our apartment. We loved this trip so much that we hiked from inn to inn down the Point Reyes peninsula for our honeymoon. What a great way to travel!

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This definitely qualifies as low impact travel. My partner and I took this trip in March. We agreed it was one of the best vacations we've been on. We hiked from our apartment in San Francisco, across the Golden Gate bridge and into the Marin Headlands. We stayed at the MH hostel and then hiked to Muir Beach where we stayed at the Green Gulch Zen Center. From there we hiked to Stinson Beach. Don't miss the Muir Beach overlook! I can't count the number of times I've driven past that sign, but on foot it's easier to appreciate the gems in the journey. We caught the bus in Stinson to within three blocks of our apartment. We loved this trip so much that we hiked from inn to inn down the Point Reyes peninsula for our honeymoon. What a great way to travel!

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