Climbing Estes Cone: Short Scramble with Big Payoff
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 Lakes: Reflections, Pines, and Peaceful Trails
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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Cameron Peak Fire: Aftermath and Recovery in Northern Colorado
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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Lake Bled Slovenia – Picturesque Lake and Castle
Lake Bled is the Tahoe of Europe. Slovenia, and Lake Bled in particular were never on our Go-See-Do list until I heard people…
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Mount Snezka Czech High Point – Hiking Adventure
While we technically could have taken the cable car to the top and checked the Czechia high point off the list, why not…
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Konstanz Germany – Lakeside Town Visit
For the first spot on our Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) trip, we stayed on the south side of the lake in Berlingen…
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Castle Honberg Ruins – Historic Site Visit
Yet another castle ruin! We have had these in our Germany map since we got here, and the drive down to Bodensee seemed…
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La Cibourg Switzerland – Mountain Village Visit
After the hustle and bustle of Zurich, we knew that we would want a night out in the countryside with cowbells and fresh…
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Climbing Zugspitze – Germany’s Highest Peak
Altitude, Check. Snow, Check. Safety Cables, … 5:54 AM This was supposed to be a Via Ferrata with steel cabling in most of…
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Return to Garmisch – Alpine Town Visit
Garmisch is THE must-do town for people visiting Bavaria, right after seeing the Neuschwanstein Castle. Classic Germany, right at the base of the…
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Bad Wimpfen – Historic German Town
Bad Wimpfen was highly recomended by my friend Bruce as a charming little village, and he was spot on. We thoroughly enjoyed wandering…
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Schorndorf Germany – Historic Town Exploration
A quick stop in a typical German town after a day hike. Nothing special, but it’s always cool to see the old downtowns…
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