• 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 Hike in the Davis Mountains

    When planning my roadtrip in southwest Texas several people recommended that I check out the Davis Mountains, a volcanic mountain…

    Davis Mountains

    Brewday

    The brewday starts by brewing a strong cup of Italian Roast coffee.  It is pretty early, but my plan for…

    Geocache Hiking

    Somewhere along the way in my travels I ran across an article that mentioned the hobby of “geocaching.”  My impression…

    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…