• Exploring the Zugspitze Circuit

    A multi-day hike below Germany’s Highest Peak The train slowed and finally lurched to a late afternoon halt in Mittenwald, a small town between huge mountain peaks on the German-Austrian…

    A Multi-day Trek on the Wicklow Way

    On the eastern coast of Ireland stretching south from Dublin are the Wicklow Mountains (Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin in the Irish)…

    Texas Six Pack

    Events are a common tactic in the marketing arsenal of craft breweries and they come in alot of different shapes…

    First Time Camping?

    Camping can be one of the most enjoyable activities that we humans can indulge in. There’s nothing quite like surrounding…

    Beery Dublin

    The Dublin beer scene conjures up visions of dark pubs and darker beers and conversations with people that you can…

    Wandering Summer Wine Country

    In West Yorkshire in the foothills of the Pennines is the Holme Valley — home base for the world’s longest-running…

    Albuquerque Brewery Run (or Bike or Walk)

    The idea of an Albuquerque Beer Run came to me when I was learning about bike routes in Albuquerque and…

    Moor Hiking, Moor Beer

    When planning my trip to the Peak District in north-central England a vision of the Pennine Way loomed large in…

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    Buxton & Macclesfield

    Buxton and Macclesfield are two towns in the southwesten Peak District region separated by a high ridge continuing from Axe…

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    Country Brewery Visits in Chesterfield

    Chesterfield grabbed my attention because it seemed to be situated on an east-west brewery belt that stretched from Chesterfield to…

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    Canal Walk

    While looking for hikes in the Peak District of Northern England that would provide opportunities for brewery visits along the…

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    Fall Puddles

    Have you ever wondered whether what you see in the reflection in a puddle is more real than everything outside…

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    Leaving Mosquitoville

    Mosquitos!  I hate them and want nothing to do with them!  Living where I do in the mountains of north…

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