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….
Category: North American travels
August 12th, 2019: The big day! Our long, tough hike up to the Ice Lakes Basin!!!
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 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!!!
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!!!
Roots, rocks, mud and mushrooms!
Mushroom hunting has been the impetus for a lot of our hiking lately. This has taken us from New Hampshire to Maine, and the mushrooms from the forest floor to the table. Chanterelles, a favorite in France, have a delicate, creamy and earthy flavor and a wonderful texture. Lightly fry them in butter and voila!…
Miami Spice
So we went to Miami to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We rented a cool apartment located on the beach in North Miami Beach in an extant 1930 art deco building. Art deco is big in South Beach. In fact, the entire Miami Beach Historic District is devoted to it. Our little building was far removed…
A postcard from Key Largo
We recently left the unpredictable Texas winter behind on March 4th and adopted the Sunshine State as our new home until May 24th. Key Largo, Florida to be exact. Here, at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park we 3 volunteer for 4 days and have 3 days off to explore. And explore we have! The…
A tour of Colorado High Country Trails
I haven’t posted since mid-July, so I decided to touch upon each of our weekly high country hikes in one blog posting. We’ve been high in the mountains above Telluride, Ouray and Ridgway, Colorado Tuesday or Wednesday of each week; our days off. The scenery has been amazing as we hiked through deep forests of…
Headed for Ice Lake Basin
I climbed to it with my son in 2012, I sent friends there in 2013 and I longed to return this year. Based on our experience hiking around 10,000 ft. there was still a lot of snow until late June, as the winter had had 120% of normal snowfall. On June 27th Mandy and I…
Dinosaurs and Rock Art
This particular figure is known as The Guardian. We found the image delightful because he reminded us of the totoro, from the Japanese animated film, “My Neighbor Totoro.” Totoro is fond of showing his huge teeth and roaring, and this character seems to be doing just that! The Guardian can be found along Colorado 139…
Silver Chariot 