Hiking and Adventures with Brian and Sylvia
We Celebrate a Doggie Milestone With a Trip To the Mountains Fitz Roy passed a recent milestone in his career as a dog when he graduated from Beginner Dog Education. He is now a fully certified dog! Of course, Fitz already knew how to be a dog. Trying to act like a GOOD dog around human and other dogs has […]
Dupont State Forest, Part III: High Falls **DISCLAIMER: While all of the waterfalls featured on Becauseitzthere can be safely hiked and enjoyed, be aware that there is GREAT RISK involved in venturing off trail near ANY of the waterfalls described here. We advise you to HIKE SAFELY. Please remember that you are responsible for your own safety on the trail. […]
DuPont State Forest: Part II, Triple Falls **DISCLAIMER: While all of the waterfalls featured on Becauseitzthere can be safely hiked and enjoyed, be aware that there is GREAT RISK involved in venturing off trail near ANY of the waterfalls described here. We advise you to HIKE SAFELY. Please remember that you are responsible for your own safety on the trail. […]
DuPont State Forest Part 1 *We have added DuPont State Forest to the list of Best Hikes in the Southern Appalachians. This outstanding state park that featuring it is practically a waterfall week in itself!* **DISCLAIMER: While all of the waterfalls featured on Becauseitzthere can be safely hiked and enjoyed, be aware that there is GREAT RISK involved in venturing […]
From the Archives: Table Rock State Park South Carolina *For those of you returning to the site after our absence, welcome back! We hope you like our newly re-designed blog. Our site archivist recently delved into the depths of our dusty old file cabinet and recovered a treasure trove of pictures from past hikes. Here’s the first of them…Table Rock, […]
If you are thinking about the TMB, the time to start planning is NOW Sylvia and I completed the Tour du Mont Blanc in 2018…it remains the most impressive adventure we’ve ever taken together. If you are considering doing the trek yourself this year, it’s time to make that decision and — if in the affirmative — start your planning. […]
Fitz Roy: Day 1 **Completed in November 2019, Fitz Roy (Los Glaciares National Park of Argentina) is Sylvia and Brian’s sixth BucketList adventure completed together. It is also the furthest they have ever ventured for a hike.** The wind blew with vengeance most of our first night in El Chaltèn, but by morning had tapered off to a light breeze. […]
Patagonia: The W Hike, Day 1 **Completed in November 2019, The Torres del Paine ‘W’ hike is Sylvia and Brian’s fifth BucketList adventure completed together. It is also the furthest they have ever ventured for a hike. (We are skipping past our first full day in Puerto Natales, which was basically spent on buses in hot pursuit of our ‘misplaced’ […]
They’ve done it again. Backpacker Magazine pout together a list of the Ten Most Dangerous Trails in America…and the Abrams Falls Trail made the list. The last time Backpacker Magazine did this was in 2008 we believe. Abrams Falls, for those who don’t know, is perhaps the most famous (or infamous) falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s also quite likely […]
Three Ridges Hike via the AT Logistical Page **We have added The Three Ridges Hike to our list of the Best Hikes in the Southern Appalachians. In fact, we feel confident that this will make our next revision of the Top Ten Hikes in The Southern Appalachians…but we’ll chew on that for a while.** When we first saw The Three […]