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Hiking Chasm Falls

Hiking Chasm Falls

Posted on January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 by jim

With permission to play hooky on a Wednesday, we loaded up spikes and snowshoes and headed to the Park. Surprisingly enough, despite the…

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Climbing Estes Cone

Climbing Estes Cone

Posted on December 26, 2020January 8, 2021 by jim

Making use of yet another day of reduced crowds in Rocky Mountain National Park. Normally the Longs Peak trailhead parking lot is completely…

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Rocky Mountain Christmas

Rocky Mountain Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2020December 27, 2020 by jim

Since we love nontraditional holidays – why not a hike in the Park? We figured that crowds would be low, so we would…

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Rocky Mountain Lakes

Rocky Mountain Lakes

Posted on December 8, 2020December 31, 2020 by jim

Off-season means low crowds, might as well bang out some of the hikes you just can’t get to in the summer without hordes…

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Balanced Rock Hike

Balanced Rock Hike

Posted on December 6, 2020December 17, 2020 by jim

Although we’ve already done the first section of the Cow Creek Trail, we haven’t done the circuit up to Balanced Rock. While the…

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Shelby's Turkey Recipe

Shelby’s Turkey Recipe

Posted on November 26, 2020November 28, 2020 by jim

Cute, smart AND clever! Shelby came up with this creative TurkeyDay recipe, starring none other than their cuddly hairless litte Sphynx. Enjoy!

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Gem Lake Hike

Gem Lake Hike

Posted on November 17, 2020December 9, 2020 by jim

The very nice thing about Rocky Mountain National Park being mostly closed – fewer tourists! Slowly as bits of the Park have reopened,…

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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Posted on November 16, 2020November 18, 2020 by jim

A sad third-order effect of the massive Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires has been the closure of most of Rocky Mountain National…

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Mountain Lions

Mountain Lions

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by jim

It’s something to be sitting inside the house and watch three huge mountain lions walk up the driveway, across the back patio right…

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Settling In

Settling In

Posted on November 10, 2020December 7, 2020 by jim

It’s been a long road getting here, but we’re finally settling in. The almighty internet says that the distance between Stuttgart and our…

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Cameron Peak Fire

Cameron Peak Fire

Posted on November 5, 2020November 11, 2020 by jim

Fire is like radiation or gossip. It can be used for good, it can be used for bad, but no matter what –…

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Bis Spater Stuttgart

Bis Spater Stuttgart

Posted on October 22, 2020October 24, 2020 by jim

Das ist nicht auf wiedersehen, das ist bis spater! Counting down the last days here in Stuttgart with Colette already gone and nothing…

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Oberstaufen Cows

Oberstaufen Cows

Posted on October 11, 2020October 20, 2020 by jim

When you’re in Bavaria, you simply must take cow photos! Why? Because they’re there! And they’re very photogenic. And they’re curious. And the…

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Einodsbach Bavaria

Einodsbach Bavaria

Posted on October 10, 2020October 17, 2020 by jim

Einodsbach is listed as "the charming little village at the end of the road", so of course we had to go there! A…

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Breitachklamm Gorge

Breitachklamm Gorge

Posted on October 10, 2020October 17, 2020 by jim

Another Oberstdorf must-do is hiking up the Breitachklamm. A deep gorge that starts flat enough, and quickly becomes tall and narrow. With the…

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Feldhorn Peak

Feldhorn Peak

Posted on October 9, 2020October 18, 2020 by jim

Going up the Feldhorn is something all visitors do. The top of the mountain is the dividing line between Germany and Austria, and…

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Oberstdorf Germany

Oberstdorf Germany

Posted on October 8, 2020October 18, 2020 by jim

Big enough to have a train station, but still small enough to have old-world Bavarian charm! Nestled among towering peaks, you can choose…

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Lake Ammersee Germany

Lake Ammersee Germany

Posted on October 3, 2020October 5, 2020 by jim

Our weekend focused around Lake Ammersee, and with good reason. Train to Augsburg Thursday evening, followed by a train to Landsberg am Lech…

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Herrsching and Andechs Germany

Herrsching and Andechs Germany

Posted on October 3, 2020October 4, 2020 by jim

We picked Herrsching to round out our Ammersee weekend for one big reason – the Andechs Monastery biergarten! There are few attractions in…

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Landsberg am Lech Germany

Landsberg am Lech Germany

Posted on October 1, 2020October 4, 2020 by jim

We put Landsberg am Lech on our map strictly because it was a small town between Augsburg and Fussen. And we’re so glad…

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Schloss Favorite

Schloss Favorite

Posted on September 27, 2020October 18, 2020 by jim

One of the famous landmarks in Ludwigsburg, just north of our place in Stuttgart. The beautiful lush park grounds don’t compensate for the…

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