Silver Chariot

August 12th – 19th: More hiking adventures with Veronica on the final days of our daddy / daughter adventure, then visits with friends and family!!!

August 12th – A rest day. Went to “Bear Coffee” in Silverton for their veggie breakfast burritos again. We checked email, etc. and then went to take a coin-operated shower at the Molas Lake campground. We then had a late pizza lunch along with some delicious brews at “Avalanche Brewing and Pizza” back in Silverton….

August 12th, 2019: The big day! Our long, tough hike up to the Ice Lakes Basin!!!

August 9th – 11th, 2019: Camping and high country day hiking with Veronica!!!

August 1st through August 8th, 2019: Preparing for my big trip to Colorado to join Veronica for some epic hikes and special daddy – daughter time!!!

May 14th, 2019: A bittersweet goodbye to lovely Paris and the close of 5 amazing weeks in Europe!!!

May 13th, 2019: Our last full day in Paris – the incomparable Musée de Louvre and another visit to Monet’s water lillies at the Musée de l’Orangerie!!!

May 12th, 2019: A visit to the Rodin Museum, the Eiffel Tower, the Musée du Quai Branly, the Cité de l’architecture & du Patrimoine and the Champs Élysées!!!

May 12th, 2019: A visit to the Rodin Museum, the Eiffel Tower, the Musée du Quai Branly, the Musée de L’Homme and the Champs Élysées!!!

May 11th, 2019: An incredible day in Paris visiting the Picasso Museum and the Centre Pompidou!!!

May 10th, 2019: The incredible Musée d’Orsay and dinner at an old, late-night Paris bistro in Les Halles, with an old friend from our years living in Japan!!!

May 9th, 2019: By TGV high-speed train from Angoulême, back to Paris!!!

May 8th, 2019: From Sarlat-la-Canéda to our friends’ restored farmhouse near Angoulême, France!!!

This morning we hopped back on board the tiny, one-car train for the ride along the beautiful, meandering Dordogne River, from Sarlat-la-Canéda to Périgueux, and then on to a faster, but still local train from Périgueux, back to the large city of Bordeaux. At the Bordeaux St. Jean central train station we boarded a duplex…

May 7th, 2019: Our visit to the amazing Lascaux IV – an exact replica of a cave containing 20,000 year-old polychrome cave paintings!!!

May 6th, 2019: From Bordeaux to Sarlat-la-Canéda by single-car train and exploring the beautiful medieval town of Sarlat-la-Canéda in the Dordogne!!!

May 4th – 5th, 2019: Barcelona to Bordeaux, France by air, the Cité du Vin, and a day spent exploring fabulous Bordeaux!!!

May 3rd, 2019: Our last day in Barcelona – Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Vicens and Torres Bellesguard!!!

May 2nd, 2019: Antoni Gaudí’s fabulous Park Güell!!!

May 1st, 2019: Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Battló, Palua Güell and Puig i Cadafalch’s Casa Amattler, three Art Nouveau classics!!!

April 30th, 2019: The Picasso Museum and Gaudí’s Casa Milà – La Pedrera!!!

April 29th, 2019: La Sagrada Família!!!

April 28th, 2019: From Marseille to Barcelona by train, then our first afternoon eating in and exploring the Park Güell area of Barcelona!!!

April 26th – 27th, 2019: From Rome to Marseille by high-speed Trenitalia train, and our one day exploring fabulous Marseille, France!!!

April 25th: From Rome to Tivoli – the Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa!!!

April 24th, 2019: To the top of the Victor Emmanuel Monument, the National Roman Museum, Hosteria Romana and the Palazzo Barberini!!!

April 23rd, 2019: Rome’s Borghese Gallery, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and the Piazza Navona!!!

April 23rd, 2019: Rome’s Borghese Gallery, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and the Piazza Navonna!!!

April 22nd, 2019: The Roman Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill and the Piazza del Campidoglio!!!

April 21st, 2019: Florence to Rome by high-speed Trenitalia train and the loss of my backpack!!!

April 19th, 2019: Another morning in beautiful Florence – from the Galileo Museum to the Loggia dei Signoria!!!

April 18th, 2019: Florence, Italy – from the Loggia del-Lanzi to the Galleria Accademia and Michelangelo’s David!!!

April 17th, 2019: A high-speed Trenitalia train from Venice to Florence – the Uffizi Gallery – and a grand sunset from a Florence highpoint, Piazzale Michelangelo!!!

April 16th, 2019: Venice, Italy – along the Canalé Grandé and across the Bacino di San Marco to the San Giorgio Magioré church!!!

April 15th, 2019 – seconda parte: Our first full day of exploring Venice, Italy – part two – the afternoon, from the historic Caffé Florian all the way around the eastern island and back, to the spectacular Doge’s Palace !!!

After a leisurely lunch and time sketching over the noon hour at historic Caffè Florian – the oldest café in Europe, we decided to head east along the promenade of the Riva degli Schiavoni (bayside of the Venetian lagoon) toward the eastern tip of the Venetian islands, for a mile or so, observing fishermen, boats,…

April 15th, 2019 – prima parte: Our first full day of exploring Venice, Italy – from a superb, but tiny Italian bakery all the way to the ancient Basilica di San Marco!!!

April 15th, 2019 – prima parti: Our first full day of exploring Venice, Italy – from a superb, but tiny Italian bakery all the way to the ancient Basilica di San Marco!!!