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Things to do on Cape Breton Island

August 29, 2023 No Comments »

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My mom and I turned into the French Mountain parking lot in Cape Breton’s Highlands National Park. After pulling into a parking space I walked over to the Skyline Trail sign. I had been told hiking the Skyline trail was one of the best things to do on Cape Breton. This was supposed to be […]

Ottsworld Tour: Ireland Hiking and Cultural Adventure April 2024

June 21, 2023 Comments Off on Ottsworld Tour: Ireland Hiking and Cultural Adventure April 2024

Ireland county mayo hiking tour

Note: This tour currently has one space available! If interested, please email me at [email protected]. To really experience Ireland – you need to feel it – feel its land, its rain, its temperate climate, and most of all – its soul. This is a country that cannot be rushed and exploring it on foot is […]

Hiking Packing List: Essential Hiking Gear for Any Hike

March 17, 2023 10 Comments »

hiking packing list

There are many kinds of hiking – day hikes, multi-day hikes, long-distance hiking, circuit hiking, pilgrimages, hut-to-hut hikes, bushwalking, thru-hikes, and more. I’ve done and enjoyed them all. Over the years, I’ve gotten a lot of practice at packing the perfect hiking gear for the specific hike I’ve got planned. Now I’ve finally put all […]

Hike the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites with a Group

February 28, 2023 2 Comments »

alta via 1 group hike

As I started the climb up the Alta Via 1 trail from Brais Lake, my body was anxious with excitement – the kind of excitement you get when you start an epic journey. This was the beginning of a day of lots of elevation gain, I just hoped that I was in good enough shape […]

Hiking in the Grand Canyon Where Few People Can Go

January 27, 2021 3 Comments »

hiking in the grand canyon

“I am attaching a document to help you train for your hike into the canyon,” the email said. I was a bit shocked – a training plan? I know I wasn’t supposed to take hiking in the Grand Canyon lightly, but I had never before had a tour operator be so thorough and serious about […]

Hiking in Vail and the New Normal of COVID Travel

August 18, 2020 No Comments »

hiking in vail

I felt as if I had traveled far from home, yet I was only 1 ½ hours from Denver. The luxury Colorado ski town of Vail felt sort of like the French Riviera; I heard more international languages than English as I walked through Vail Village! There were men in skinny jeans wearing pashminas…wait…did I […]

Everything you Need to Know About Hiking the Annapurna Circuit

June 30, 2020 No Comments »

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We saw the first glimpse of them from the plane window. The famous, rigid, snowy Himalayan peaks were practically at eye level with our cruising altitude; I imagined reaching out and touching them.  They looked beautiful and scary at the same time. Cold, hard, and barren; as if they were saying “Leave us alone, you […]