• Andechs Another Way: A Pilgrim’s Progress on a Path Less Traveled

    I have hiked the popular route from Herrsching to Andechs Abbey many times, and it’s a very pleasant beer hike. This time, though, I wanted some variety – a different…

    Andechs another way

    Hot Spot – Hatch

    Around Labor Day every year the pungent aroma of roasting green is in the air throughout the cities and towns…

    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…