Day 3 Colca Canyon **BecauseItzThere is currently in “Patagonian Summer” re-runs as we are off fixing up new adventures. Be sure to check back soon! In the meantime, here’s a repost of our trip to Colca Canyon and Misti Volcano which appeared on this blog over a year and a half ago. There is no way out of Colca Canyon that does […]
The Deep Abode of the Rio Colca
Day Two, Colca Canyon **BecauseItzThere is currently in “Patagonian Summer” re-runs as we are off fixing up new adventures. Be sure to check back soon! In the meantime, here’s a repost of our trip to Colca Canyon and Misti Volcano which appeared on this blog over a year and a half ago. Brian was awakened the next morning at 4:45 am by […]
The Cross of the Condors
Colca Canyon, Peru: Part One, The Cross of the Condors **BecauseItzThere is currently in “Patagonian Summer” re-runs as we are off fixing up new adventures. Be sure to check back soon! In the meantime, here’s a repost of our trip to Colca Canyon and Misti Volcano which appeared on this blog over a year and a half ago. At 1 am we […]
From the Bottom to the Top: Colca Canyon and Misti
Colca Canyon and Misti Volcano, Peru **BecauseItzThere is currently in “Patagonian Summer” re-runs as we are off fixing up new adventures. Be sure to check back soon! In the meantime, here’s a repost of our trip to Colca Canyon and Misti Volcano which appeared on this blog over a year and a half ago. *Colca Canyon/Misti Volcano, Peru, Completed in 2017, is […]
More Autumn Wanderings
No matter where you are in the South, fall is a good time for wandering about. The best place for fall wandering is anyplace with a lot of trees where the leaves are currently changing. But at some point that describes almost everyplace in North Carolina. North Carolina is, by the way, the twelfth most heavily forested state in the […]
The Colorado Rockies Join Our Bucket List!
Colorado Makes the Grade as a Hiking State, Duh. Our recent visit to Colorado confirmed to us what we essentially already knew – that the Centennial State is a kick-ass place for hiking. Therefore we have done the needful and added the Colorado Rocky Mountains as a Reserve BucketList destinations. This is a long overdue move. There is still no […]
The Countdown to Patagonia: Fitz Roy
Our Second Patagonian Destination, Los Glaciares National Park of Argentina A few weeks back we talked about the planning for our upcoming trip to Patagonia, and especially the challenging logistic of Torres Del Paine National Park. Today, we’ll check in with our other by by no means less interesting Bucket List destination, Fitz Roy…aka Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, or Glacier […]
How to Have Pets and Travel: The Happy Dilemma of Fitz Roy
The Dilemma of Travel and Dog Ownership In December of last year we welcomed the newest member of our team, Fitz Roy, into our home and into our adventures. Life with Fitz Roy has been enormously rewarding; no matter how great the challenges we never look back on this decision with regret. But it has brought to the fore a […]
The Best National Parks for Hiking(?)
What Are The Best US National Parks Purely for Hiking? For a long time we have wanted to make a list of the best US National Parks for hiking. A REAL list, mind you…not just a crappy click bait article, of which there is no shortage. Problem was, we had not yet visited enough of the National Parks to put forth […]
Highway to the Sky
Rocky Mountain National Park IV: Trail Ridge Road ***Warning this post has a whole ton of photos and may load slowly.*** After our horseback riding adventures at Moraine Park, we had to high tail it out of Dodge before the sun quit. We had many miles to cover before we reached our next destination — the ski resort of Vail, […]