• Kleine Blodern Beer Hike

    When the owners of the Feine Biere shop in Treuchtlingen invited me to their hop harvest it was all the encouragement I needed to scope out a beer hike that…

    Hot Springs Hike

    It’s a crisp morning deep in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico – perfect for a hot springs hike. …

    Hot Springs Hike

    Two other Bavarian Beer Festivals

    If you mention the phrase “Bavarian beer festival” to anyone other than a Bavarian I’m willing to bet that 99…

    Two other Bavarian beer festivals

    Malted

    One of the world’s great sources of malted grains for making beer is found in the northern Bavarian city of…

    Malted

    Beer Cellar Hike

    The region of Franconia in northern Bavaria surrounding the historic city of Bamberg has likely the greatest selection of beer…

    Exploring Zoigland

    Four days of exploring Zoigland and hopefully I now know just enough to describe this fun and intriguing area for…

    Autumn Leaves in the Southern Rockies

    Autumn leaves in the Southern Rockies means its time for some hikes, some beers, and putting the camera to work. …

    Beers and more along the way in the Hallertau

    Although the primary attraction of the bike tour was to learn about hops and hops culture…

    Hops Heaven

    The Hallertau is a hops heaven – no other way to put it.  Located in…

    Hop(f)en Time

    Hops, or hopfen in the German language, are arguably the least well known of the ingredients…

    shuckin' hops

    Hikes and Brews in Boise

    Fourth of July weekend and I’m pulling into Boise for a few days to explore for hikes and to see…

    Hikes and Brews Around the Bend

    Bend, Oregon seems to be a trendy spot these days — several people I know have retired up that way…

    Hikes and Brews in Walla Walla

    Driving west from Missoula you eventually get to the corner of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon and the town of Walla…

    Walla Walla