Snow Camping at Artist Point
“I wish I could go backpacking again next weekend,” I say to Lisa and there is a hint of gloom in my voice. We are coming down from Talapus Lake where we spent… Continue reading
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THREE SISTERS LOOP – DAY 1: LAVA CAMP LAKE TO CAMP LAKE
7/25/2021 17 miles 3,396 ft el. gain The alarm buzzes at 5:20 a.m. Thankful for a good night’s sleep I slip in my hiking clothes, execute the last gear check and by 5:50… Continue reading
Dirty Harry’s Peak
When the snow starts falling in the lower part of the Cascades and avalanche danger rises uncomfortably high, there is always Dirty Harry’s for those who want to get out for a hike.… Continue reading
Westweg Day 8: Gasthaus Hirschen – Hotel Am Bach, Hinterzanten
From the first morning steps, we knew we would sweat. Even at 8:30 a.m. the air was already warm. And still. Windmills on a hill near the trail did not move an inch… Continue reading
Westweg Day 6: Hark – Büchereck
I have never seen more mushrooms in my life. Boletes. Shaggy parousels. More boletes. Hundreds of boletes. Do Germans ever go mushrooming? Seriously. I though I died and went to mycological heaven. We… Continue reading
Westweg Day 2: Birkenfeld – Dobel
After a lazy morning, we enjoyed a lazy day of trekking. The terrain wasn’t challenging and so we had plenty of opportunities to notice small things in our surroundings. First of all we… Continue reading
Westweg Day 1: Pforzheim – Birkenfeld
It can be said that the Westweg trail through Schwartzwald (Black Forest) is the origin of all German long-distance hiking trails, becoming the first designated path of its kind back in 1900. Since… Continue reading
HR – Day 1: Champex-Lac to Le Châble
“You really live up to your trail name,” Dave said as we packed today. We have just finished Tour du Mont Blanc yesterday afternoon and he was hoping for a rest day while… Continue reading
TMB – Day 10: Refuge Elena – Champex
The wind we thought would blow forever. There was no relief whatsoever during the night or in the morning. A thought occurred to me when we were packing the tent, carefully holding onto… Continue reading
TMB – Day 9: Refuge Le Randonneur – Refuge Elena
Courmayeur was a very nice town, clean with lovely houses spread through the valley. We stopped at a grocery store to pick up more bread and sausage, and in the pharmacy to get… Continue reading