• 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…

    You Don’t See That Everyday – Small Towns in Southwest Texas

    Driving across Southwest Texas on US90, a highway signed as “Texas Mountain Trail” I couldn’t help myself.   More than…

    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…