Today’s Stats: Moving Time: 4h 13m Distance: 9.6 miles Ascent: 2,956’ Max Elevation: 8,520’ When we were in France we spent at least €100 on water in one form or another. The water out of the tap tasted hideous and restaurants treated it like gold. Here in the Engadine region of …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Zuoz to Chamanna Des-Cha Hut and backFirst of all, let me wish my sister Alona a Happy Birthday! I was on the other side of the world and was unable to get in touch. Hope this is some small consolation for that. 🙂 Today’s Stats: Moving Time: 5h 25m Distance: 12.99 miles Ascent: 2,250’ Max Elevation: 7,365’ Today was …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Scuol to GuardaAfter our amazing train ride we arrived in Zurich. Switzerland is such a different place than France. It’s much more multi-national. A lot of different languages; almost all signs were in four different languages. We spent some time at the train station getting Euros changed to …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Zurich and on to the mountains...The first privately funded spacecraft successfully reached suborbital space today!
Tammy and her Mom went and picked fresh strawberries today. I’ve already had at least a pound and a half of them. Fresh, real, vine ripened strawberries are just amazing. Strawberries are by far my favorite fruit and these are like an entirely different thing than what you get at the megamart or even the co-op. Yum!
We just got back from a quick overnight car camping trip to St. Croix State Park. The beauty of car camping is that you do really bring everything and the kitchen sink with you. We had our large tent which I affectionately refer to as “the condo” and blow-up mattress. The weather …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: There is nothing redeeming about mosquitosOne of the guys at MarketWatch in our New York office, Rowan Hajaj, recently took off to go to the North Col of Everest. It’s funny because I had met him a couple of times and the main thing that I was struck with was his British accent, not a spirit for adventure! :-) Obviously …
Keep reading · 1 minute: North Col of Everest or BustI’m sitting on a huge story and I think I should be calling our headline desk to break it. There is a scam going on, a big scam, on people looking for an enjoyable adventure into the air on a hot air balloon ride. I’m sure you’ve probably seen a picturesque hot air balloon over …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Expose of the Hot Air Balloon IndustryTammy and I took a weekend kayak trip with Trek & Trail out of Bayfield, WI recently. The trip was their Paddle Through Time trip going through the Apostle Islands. It was a wonderful trip. Day 1 (3.2 miles) - Paddle to Sand Island and setup Camp Day 2 (13.1 miles) - Paddle from …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Apostle Islands Kayak TripWoke up early and can’t fall back asleep. Figured I would just write a little. Tammy is sound asleep next to me. I wish I had the ability to sleep that well. We went to sleep early last night so even though I’m up at this crazy hour (and I’ve been up for about an hour), I …
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