The Lost City of the Incas…Machu Picchu by the Salkantay Trek!
Tour du Mont Blanc: We Done It!!!
Brian and Sylvia have successfully completed the Tour du Mont Blanc, Alpine Europe’s most famed long distance walking route! We completed the entire circular route on foot, without the aid of cable cars, chair lifts, buses trains or other mechanical contrivances. No cheating! It was every bit as spectacular as advertised! It was also VERY challenging. Sylvia and I had […]
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: The Savage Mountain
Salkantay to Machu Picchu Trek Day 1…The Savage Mountain.
Salkantay to Machu Picchu…The Sacred Valley.
Part III…The Sacred Valley *This post originally appeared on the blog in early 2018…We have re-posted for the enjoyment of all during our ‘Summer re-runs” while Brian and Sylvia are in search of new adventures. The Sacred Valley is loosely defined as the 60 miles or so of the Urubamba River between the Incan ruins at Pisac and the more […]
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: Cusco, The Two Mile High City
Part II…Cusco, The Two Mile High City *This post originally appeared on the blog in early 2018…We have re-posted for the enjoyment of all during our ‘Summer re-runs” while Brian and Sylvia are in search of new adventures. We had a very tight schedule upon arrival in Peru. After touching down in Lima and a brief few hours to spend […]
Salkantay: The Path to Wonder
*This post originally appeared on the blog in eafrly 2018…We have re-posted for the enjoyment of all during our ‘Summer re-runs” while Brian and Sylvia are in search of new adventures. Peru 2012: Machu Picchu via the Salkantay trekking route *The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is one of Brian and Sylvia’s Bucket List Hikes! Go ahead and look up […]
Time for Summer re-runs!
We’ll soon beheaded into Summer Vacation mode here in BecauseItzThere land, as Sylvia and Brian venture far afield to bring back more quality hiking adventures to you. We’ll be checking in as time, internet access and other events beyond our control allow. To fill the gaps until we get back, we’ll be posting some ‘re-runs’ of older posts than many […]
Bastille Day and an Update on the TMB
Today is the French Holiday of Bastille Day, when France Celebrates it’s independence. And tomorrow may be another special day in France. What better way to celebrate than with fu-fu coffee at a local French restaurant? But our special days in France are also coming shortly. Sylvia and I will soon be embarking on the adventure of a lifetime – […]
The Last Miles Before the Hundred
Our last conditioning hike of the pre-Tour Du Mont Blanc was completed Sunday. Seven miles out and back on the Falls Lake Trail with fully loaded packs…carrying exactly what we’d be carrying on a typical day of the TMB. The hiking days in the Alps will be longer with much more up and down, of course. The TMB is of […]
The TMB Just Three Weeks Away! (and of course the French train workers are on strike)
Update on the Tour Du Mont Blanc So… We’re just three weeks out from the Tour Du Mont Blanc…our hundred plus mile circumnavigation of Western Europe’s highest peak! The excitement is building for this, the most ambitious thing we have ever done. Brian’s ‘Tarzan French’ is improving daily to the point where he now believes he can communicate with any […]