The weather in the mountains here is very erratic. On our final day at Star Hill we woke up to snow falling with high-winds and bright sun! Odd combinations. It was very windy, gusts over 40 mph the entire day and cloudy. The clouds departed as night approached but the wind did …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Final Night at Star HillWe spent the daylight hours today looking around northern New Mexico. We went in a big triangle from Las Vegas, NM to Taos, then over to Santa Fe and back. The day was peppered with two complications. First was altitude. With Tammy being pregnant she is not supposed to exceed …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Stargazing Night TwoWe just finished our first night of viewing at Star Hill. Phil, the owner of Star Hill spent the night with us on the observation deck. We had the Meade LX200GPS 12" for the evening. Star Hill is located north of Las Vegas, NM. To say it is off the beaten path is an …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: To Infinity And BeyondFor some reason I feel like writing something on my website tonight but I don’t really have a specific topic to write about. Usually I only post very topical things. We did this or that. Or we went to this place or that place. Pretty standard, if not a little boring, stuff. So, …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: PokipsyToday was my birthday. We went out of town to celebrate and spent a couple of days at the Spider Lake Lodge outside of Hayward, WI. It’s a really cool lodge. The rooms are just average but the lodge itself really looks like a “northwoods lodge”. We hoped to XC ski and snowshoe …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Birthday Boy!This past weekend we spent our weekend up on the North Shore just north of Two Harbors, MN at the Grand Superior Lodge. Tammy and I drove up on Friday with a dinner stop at Bellisio’s in Canal Park in Duluth. Tammy’s family joined us and we turned this weekend into the first …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Grand Superior GetawayToday’s Stats: Moving Time 3h 54m Distance: 9.2 miles Ascent: 1,656’ Max Elevation: 4,822’ We had the dessert course of our hiking trip today. Today’s hike was an easier hike with some great views and a wonderful trek through history. We started our trip by grabbing a bus from …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Casaccia to SoglioToday’s Stats: Moving Time: 5h 4m Distance: 9.5 miles Ascent: 3,589’ Max Elevation: 9,124’ Shirley left us this morning. Shirley is one of the happy members of our hiking group and she’s a pretty incredible lady. She has no problem talking but luckily she’s got a wealth of …
Keep reading · 5 minutes: Piz Lunghin SummitToday’s Stats: Moving Time: 4h 58m Distance: 11.9 miles Ascent: 2,506’ Max Elevation: 7,437’ There is something really fun about waking up in one village and walking out of your hotel with your pack on and walking right into your next hotel in another village having used nothing …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Pontresina to Sils MariaToday’s Stats: Moving Time: 4h 19m Distance: 8.5 miles Ascent: 2,526’ Max Elevation: 9,061’ Last night at dinner our guides presented two different hike options for today. One would be a relatively flat hike for those looking for any easier day. The other would be a day similar …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Zuoz to Pontresina