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Mountain High on Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trails Source:Ianlockwood Image Source:Ianlockwood Scenes from different parts of the Pekoe Trails (Stages 9 & 12). In the last six months, I have been curiously excited to learn about the Pekoe Trails, an initiative with socio-economic goals that promotes a networked series of hiking paths through Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands. The initiative has a helpful website and you can use All Trails and Wikiloc to assist with walking the trails. Raina and I did our first trail (stage 1) in November and I have just returned with friends after completing three of the most interesting stages (9, 10 & 12) in the Horton Plains National Park area. Walking new mountain paths for three straight days through varied landscapes in gorgeous Sri Lankan winter weather gave me the kind of lift that is so rare in our busy lives. I was reminded of the challenges and joys of trekking and completing ...