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Experience Starkbierzeit in Bavaria: Beer Culture and Celebrations
March in Bavaria marks the return of the Doppelbock—rich, dark beers designed by monks to “soothe the soul” during Lent. Discover the difference between Starkbierzeit and Oktoberfest. Journey to the…
Cool tool for 4pi photography
A new app that I’m playing around with on my iphone is Bubbli (bubb.li) a tool for making and sharing…A Day in the Parks
The San Pedro Parks Wilderness, located in the Jemez Mountains of North-Central New Mexico is 40,000+ acres of remote country…
Youth (em)Power
Young people can be pretty inspiring and energizing to be around when they are heading in the right direction and…
Circle in the Sky
This is another in my series of reports about hikes in the Valles Caldera National Preserve (read my overview of…
Real Images of Unreal Looking Places
Here is a real image of an unreal looking place in China. The images are collected by Andrew Handley and…North Rim Splendor
The hike on La Garita trail is a bit of a misnomer, in that it does not climb the nearby…
On the Border
The Redondo Border Trail sits high on a prominent northwest facing ridge in the western part of the Valles Caldera…
A Hike in Alamo Canyon
This is yet another in a series of hikes I’ve been doing in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern…
Gimme Shelter
The best I can tell with very limited Spanish abilities is that Cerros Del Abrigo translates to either “coat hills”…
Chalk Art Masterpieces
Here are a couple of great collections of chalk art masterpieces assembled by Priscilla Frank of Huffington Post and by Hongkiat.com…
Whodat Hoodoo Hiking?
I dat hiker! Hoodoos (maybe Hoo-dye is the plural?), if you’ve ever wondered, are distinctive geologic formations that typically consist…
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