“Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I have seen this quote many times over the years and […]

“Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I have seen this quote many times over the years and […]
On a Saturday in early August I got up early and left at first light and drove up to Warwoman […]
The hike to Charlie’s bunion on the Appalachian Trail from Newfound Gap is one of my all time favorite hikes. […]
One of my most memorable moments while hiking happened close to home. I was doing my normal little weekend loop […]
This hike is 2.6 miles with 585 feet elevation gain. You can access it from the Roaring Fork Motor Nature […]
Double header day! Right after hiking the Alum Cave trail, I drove up to Clingmans Dome and did the 3.5 […]
I lucked out ! I’ve come up to GSMNP many times and have never been able to hike the Alum […]
Abrams Falls is one of my favorite day hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is about 4.9 miles […]
Shaconage (pronounced She-Kon-O-Hey), meaning “Land of the Blue Smoke” is the Cherokee word for the Great Smoky Mountains. This region’s […]
We could not do the Monte Piano climb we had planned for today because the road was closed due to […]
The town we stayed in has 2 names: Niederdorf and Villabassa, population 1600. The region is known as South Tyrol. […]
This day was the best hike of my life so far! We enjoyed a memorable walk under the famous “Three […]
I started the day with an hour massage at the Hotel Gasthaus Adler’s spa. Then a group of us rented […]
We started the walk at 2000 meters altitude walking amongst beautiful wildflowers and ascended to the summit of Strudelkopf. We […]
Today we explored high pastures and ridges along the Austrian border. We walked steadily exploring the meadows under the ridge […]
The ideal start to visiting this vast area of the Italian Dolomites was a walk straight from the Hotel Gasthaus […]
Pics from 2nd day of hiking around Sedona
Sedona is an Arizona desert town near Flagstaff that’s surrounded by red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls and pine forests. It’s […]
Rocky Mountain National Park is a United States national park located approximately 76 miles northwest of Denver International Airport in […]
Want to trek in Nepal? Did you know that there are short trek options? I have always dreamed of trekking […]
On my first day in Kathmandu I had a flashback to when I was 19 years old and was out […]
Travelers who come to Zion often feel an instant sense of awe and reverence. Formed over the ages by water […]
17 years ago I was standing in Pamplona with my liter cup of beer, looking at a yellow arrow and […]
The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe. It circles the […]
In April 2015, I did the Salkantay Trek to Macchu Picchu with REI Adventures and Mountain Lodges of Peru. It […]
They say that adventure is what happens when things do not go according to plan. On this trip, absolutely nothing […]
The Deep Creek area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park was new to me. It is near Bryson City North […]