by adventuretoward | Sep 15, 2012 | Europe, Hiking, Stories, Wales
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Many hikers have not yet heard of the Wales Coast Path. So I’m here to help spread the news. The Wales Coast Path, opened in 2012, runs 870 miles around the country’s coastline. In fact, it’s the first country in...
by adventuretoward | Nov 7, 2018 | Europe, Hiking, Italy, Stories
As the train rumbles out of the station in Riomaggiore, I follow the small knot of people heading for the information center next door. Waiting in line, I listen to the attendants telling everyone the same two things:If you’re going to hike the famous coastal...
by Melanie McManus | Sep 24, 2019 | Blog, Hiking, Spain
Spain is home to the Sierra Nevada mountains, the second-highest mountain range in Europe after the Alps. Surprised? You’re not alone. Most people in North America only know about the Sierra Nevada that lie in the U.S., running along California’s eastern...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 6, 2022 | By Location, Europe, France, Hiking, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
Oh, my – our last day’s hike back to Les Houches from Refuge La Flégère was not at all what we thought it would be! So, this guidebook that Bruce bought says our last stage should take about 6.5 hours, and that it features a lot of downhill. That turned out to...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 5, 2022 | By Location, Europe, Hiking, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
Today’s trek to Le Flégère was pretty awful. And yet amazing. Such is the TMB! We got up pretty early in our refugio, as we wanted plenty of time for our hike. While we’ve had decent breakfasts at most places, this one was pretty skimpy, namely in that it lacked...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 4, 2022 | By Location, Europe, Hiking, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
The weather forecast for today’s hike from Champex-Lac to our refugio in Trient was predicted to be a rainy one. Sure enough, it had rained all night and continued through our breakfast. But miraculously, by the time we set out to hike the rain had stopped. The...