• Beer Hiking in the Land of Rainbows

    Hiking from Runding to Cham to Roding offers a great little slice of the Bavarian Forest and a chance to experience a bit of local beer culture. The route travels …

    Flagstaff Beer Walk

    Pretty much everywhere you hike in Flagstaff, Arizona you have a great view of the San Francisco Peaks rising high …

    Late Spring Snowy Hike

    Surprise!  It is almost May and I woke up this morning to a snowy wonderland in my small town, shrouded …

    Day Hikes in the Big Bend

    The terrain gets exciting fairly quickly as I start an early morning drive south from Alpine, TX.  I am heading …

    The Most Remote Brewery in America

    What do suppose it means to be the most remote brewery in America?  I had to scratch my head at …

    In the Cloud#%$@

    The small village of Cloudcroft in the Sacramento Mountains is about as far South as you can get in New …

    A Hike to the Top o’ Texas

    Texas isn’t the first place that comes to mind when I hear the word “mountains”, so it seemed like an …

    Winter Hiking in the Southern Rockies

    Winter in the Southern Rockies can be cold and snowy at times, but I have found that winter weather rarely …

    Blanco

    Talk about surreal — the landscape of the White Sands National Monument sneaks up quickly as you drive into the park …

    Road Visions

    “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” ― Lewis Carroll I’m sitting down …

    Deja Vu All Over Again

    While most people simply admire old photos, Irina Werning is more interested in how people would look and feel if …

    Murder at the Spy House

    A scream pierces the small talk around the vintage dining table where a group of about twenty has gathered on …