Five refreshing nights were well spent visiting the beautiful car-free resort of Saas-Fee, the main village in Saastal (Saas Valley), in the district of Visp,… Read More »2022 July: hiking Saas-Fee resort, Switzerland
After years of anticipation, our group of three completed the magnificent Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB). Twelve days of strenuous walking up and down covered… Read More »2022 July: trek Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) in Europe
From March 4-15, we enjoyed visiting California’s Pinnacles National Park and redwood coast plus Oregon’s southern coast via RV camping. Highlights from the trip are… Read More »2022 March: CA: Pinnacles NP & Redwoods. OR: south coast.
Our summer 2021 went from Mammoth Lakes to woolly mammoths! Hiking mostly new trails for training in Washington kept us motivated and fit, climaxing with… Read More »A Mammoth summer 2021: hiking Olympics, Sierras, Rockies; Nebraska
In Nevada, revisiting Valley of Fire State Park stunned us with rainbow rock patterns. Driving 3 hours north reaches Cathedral Gorge State Park, whose subtle… Read More »2021 April: Nevada: Valley of Fire & Cathedral Gorge State Parks
In April 2021, we boated 226 gorgeous miles down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek over… Read More »2021 April: rafting Grand Canyon 226 gorgeous miles, Arizona
As the winter pandemic gradually waned, we enjoyed hiking four desert areas in Southern California: Mojave National Preserve; Joshua Tree National Park; Mecca Hills Wilderness;… Read More »2021 March: California desert: Kelso Dunes, Joshua Tree NP, Mecca Wilderness, Indian Canyons
Driving the scenic Oregon coast cured our Seattle winter blues, February 7-11, 2021. Designed for summer throngs, Highway 101’s many spacious campgrounds were thankfully uncrowded,… Read More »2021 Feb: Oregon coast in winter via RV