Time for Fall Maneuvers!!!! October is finally upon us, our favorite time of the year for hiking! The end of summer means the end of heat, haze and humidity, the beginning of crisp, cool, clear fall days, and the arrival of fall colors. Well, at least it usually does. For the second straight year, fall has arrived late to NC.North […]
Is the TMB for me? How to Hike the Grand Circle
Tour du Mont Blanc: Can I hike the Tour du Mont Blanc? Can I complete the Grand Circle of the Tour du Mont Blanc too? This may be the question you are asking yourself. The celebrated tour of Western Europe’s highest peak is the single most rewarding thing that Brian and Sylvia have ever done. But it is also without […]
More Bucket Lists
Bucket List Hikes. We’re always on the lookout for them. It’s amazing how many lists there are of “Great Treks” floating around on the internet. A Google search on the term “Best treks in the world” returned 10,600,000 results. Of course, a search for “Best cakes in the world” returned 340,000,000 results. That’s Google for ya. The number of REAL […]
A Hidden Gem at Falls Lake!
Blue Jay Point County Park, Wake County, NC **We have added Blue Jay Point County Park to our list of best local hikes. The park hosts part of the Mountains to Sea Trail, the continuous footpath that links the twin highlights of the Tar Heel State…it’s fabulous seacoast and its mountainous Western Border. It is one of our favorite […]
And the Next Big Adventure is…
Can We Top the Tour du Mont Blanc? Our 2019 Adventure! Having completed the ambitious Tour du Mont Blanc, it’s time to reveal what the NEXT adventure will be for Brian and Sylvia! We have carefully considered all the prospective destinations and the winner is… PATAGONIA! One of the world’s greatest, wildest and most magical areas. Patagonia is the Alaska […]
Tough times for Zion National Park
Angels Landing reopens…but now the Narrows is indefinitely closed. A lot of unfortunate news coming out of Zion National Park these days. First, due to damage resulting from a severe storm earlier this year, the Angels Landing Trail – the most popular in the park – was closed for months. Then, just days after Angel’s Landing re-opened, the park announced […]
Paris: If We Had To Do It Over…
Paris: L’Essons L’Earned, or What We Learned NOT to Do from Four Days in the City of Light. **Becauseitzthere is typically a hiking and outdoor adventure blog. But from time to time we will feature other sorts of travel and leisure on these pages. In other words…fu fu travel. And it don’t get no more […]
Charm-on-ee…The Cradle of Alpine Mountaineering
Chamonix: Post Hike Day One. ***The Tour du Mont Blanc is obviously not for everyone. But even for non-hikers, Sylvia and I very strongly recommend a visit (if you can afford one) to the two major cities on the Tour…The French Alpine outdoor hub of Chamonix, France, and its alter ego on the Italian side, Courmayeur. We might be tempted […]
NEXT UP: The Grand Circle Complete!
TMB wrap up: Chamonix *The Tour du Mont Blanc is the most famous and celebrated hike in Alpine Europe and is the fifth Bucket List Hike that Brian and Sylvia have completed together. It is also our first hike together of any kind in Europe. Sylvia and Brian finished the full tour, walking every step of the way, on the […]
Can We Top the Tour du Mont Blanc?
Sylvia and I live for the BIG adventures. The Tour Du Mont Blanc was a big adventure — they don’t come much bigger — and it was great success. But how do we top that? What to do next? There are many choices. Our Bucket List is currently full of uncompleted items. These are some of the best hikes in […]