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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
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 11: Kendern – Basel
Last day of a trek is almost always bitter sweet. No matter if or how much your aching body wants to be done, no matter how much your brain tells you to celebrate… Continue reading
Westweg Day 10: Hut Kinney – Kendern
The rain came unexpected. I was glad we put the tent fly on. We did it out of concern for condensation which we got none of but it saved us from jumping up… Continue reading
Westweg Day 9: Hotel Am Bach, Hinterzanten – Hut Kinney
Summer is fading. The colors slowly started to turn. The change was most visible in the open meadows bellow Feldberg, the highest mountain in Germany North of the Alps where the grasses were… 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 7: Büchereck – Gasthaus Hirschen
Day seven in the Black Forest. I think we are getting a feel of what hiking the Appalachian Trail might be like as the path leads mostly through wooded areas with an occasional… 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