Shaconage (pronounced She-Kon-O-Hey), meaning “Land of the Blue Smoke” is the Cherokee word for the Great Smoky Mountains. This region’s […]
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A few pics from Venice
Last day in the beautiful Italian Dolomites
We could not do the Monte Piano climb we had planned for today because the road was closed due to […]
Am I in Italy or Austria, can someone please tell me?
The town we stayed in has 2 names: Niederdorf and Villabassa, population 1600. The region is known as South Tyrol. […]
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
This day was the best hike of my life so far! We enjoyed a memorable walk under the famous “Three […]
20 mile bike ride
I started the day with an hour massage at the Hotel Gasthaus Adler’s spa. Then a group of us rented […]
Climb up towards Strudelkopf
We started the walk at 2000 meters altitude walking amongst beautiful wildflowers and ascended to the summit of Strudelkopf. We […]
Kreutzberg Pass to Nemes Alm
Today we explored high pastures and ridges along the Austrian border. We walked steadily exploring the meadows under the ridge […]
Lago di Braies
The ideal start to visiting this vast area of the Italian Dolomites was a walk straight from the Hotel Gasthaus […]
Sedona, Arizona USA
Pics from 2nd day of hiking around Sedona
Sedona, Arizona, USA
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, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park is a United States national park located approximately 76 miles northwest of Denver International Airport in […]
Andy's walks in the world 