People who haven’t ventured past it will think that I’m crazy for saying this, but when you’re visiting Slovenia, you can skip Lake Bled. Sure, if the weather is nice, you may want to walk around it and snap some pictures, but the real beauty awaits 26 kilometers (16 miles) to the southwest. After driving…
Everyone we met (and asked) in Croatia raved about Plitvice Lakes National Park. Everyone seemed to think that it was one of the absolute highlights of a visit to Croatia—if not the one main highlight. And every guidebook I opened seemed to be saying the same thing. Needless to say, we were really looking forward to…
On the way from Istria to Dalmatia, we spent the night in the coastal city of Zadar before continuing our road trip to Krka National Park and nearby Šibenik. Both Zadar and Šibenik are excellent places to stay if you want to visit Krka National Park, respectively located less than 60 minutes and 15 minutes…
Our last hike was in late June. We hiked to the summit of Camel’s Hump before spending a weekend in Stowe, after which we haven’t done much in terms of outdoorsy activities. Unlike last summer, when we went swimming pretty much every other day, went camping in Maine and hiked up a dozen mountains, this…
Last Saturday, before we went to Stowe to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, Caroline and I spent the day in the Green Mountains. In addition to yummy maple syrup, covered bridges and gorgeous farmlands, the Green Mountains are one of Vermont’s main attractions. Hiking Camel’s Hump was something I’d wanted to do for quite some time…
After our hike to the summits of Mount Webster and Mount Jackson, we spent the night in a motel in North Conway. The next day, we’d planned to bag two more 4,000-footers, Mount Osceola and East Osceola. After arriving at the trailhead and getting our backpacks ready, we noticed that my rain jacket was missing….
Last weekend, Caroline and I planned to do the challenging Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. However, upon seeing the higher summits of the Presidential Range covered in a layer of snow and feeling the bone-chilling wind that blazed through Crawford Notch, we decided that spending three days on the ridge probably…
On Saturday, which up until then was the warmest day of the year, Caroline and I took advantage of the spectacular weather to bag another mountain, our fourth one of the year. We headed to Benton, on the western edge of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, about an hour’s drive from our base in…
On Sunday, Caroline and I finally headed out for our first hike of the year. After six months of snow cover, temperatures way below freezing and roads covered with ice, spring has arrived and looks like it’s here to stay. Almost all snow has disappeared by now, except on the mountain peaks, and trees are…
Last Saturday, Caroline and I decided to strap on our snowshoes again for an afternoon of outdoor fun in the mountains and woods of New Hampshire. We headed to Glencliff along Route 25. At a point a short distance north of the Glencliff town center, Route 25 is intersected by the Appalachian Trail. There’s a…
I know, I know. I’ve posted about the Hadrian’s Wall Path already. Shortly after I completed it, I shared a bunch of photos (here are part 1 and part 2) and a video. What I haven’t done, however, is actually talk about it. It’s a magnificent hike. In this post, I’m going to share all…
Let’s start this post with a little game: Ever since my fun snowshoe across Lake Fairlee two weeks ago, I’ve been anxious to get outside again. Unfortunately the winter weather doesn’t always allow that. (I’m writing this while a snowstorm is dumping several inches of snow all around me.) Last Sunday, however, definitely honored its name….
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Last Sunday Caroline and I went on another hike. It’s already been three weeks since our last hike, up Franconia Ridge and to the summit of Mount Lafayette. It was about time we headed out again. The weather wasn’t as good as last time though. It was a chilly afternoon. Grey clouds covered the sun and…