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October 13, 2025 – Day 2 – Palmaria Island and Porto Venere The second day of our group tour started with a boat trip to Palmaria Island from the small village of Porto Venere. Our first hike would be on the island of Palmaria… Continue Reading “Cinque Terre Hiking Trip – Day 2”
About a year ago, on a whim, I signed up for a Road Scholar group tour entitled “Hiking the Cinque Terre.” I had been researching the possibility of hiking the trails of the “Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre” for a few years. It was… Continue Reading “Cinque Terre Hiking Trip – Day 1”
October 2025 My blog posts have been intermittent for some time now. Sorry!! I have had very limited cell service since last Spring and no convenient internet service. But, I’m back home in Vermont for the foreseeable future and enjoying consistent connectivity! So, I… Continue Reading “Cinque Terre Hiking Trip – Preview”
We’ve had a smokey haze all day due to wildfires to the south of us and it makes for some very pink sunsets.
I’m not sure what provoked the one duck into scolding his fellow log-sitter – but the squabble was amusing!
July 29, 2025 I like to bring my chair and coffee down to the lakeshore early in the morning on my days off. I’m usually greeted by one of the several flocks of ducks that call our campground day use area home. 🙂 They… Continue Reading “Lazy Timothy Lake Morning”
We have not had many colorful sunsets at Timothy Lake this summer but this one a few days ago was absolutely spectacular!
Connectivity issues have prevented me from posting for awhile but hoping now that I have a good system to get back to regular posts! We arrived back at Timothy Lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest for a second year of camp hosting and… Continue Reading “Timothy Lake 2025 – Early Wildflowers”
April 27, 2023 It was a long (19.8 km) trek today but also a relatively flat walk along the Canal LatĂ©ral de la Garonne between Moissac and Auvillar. It also turned out to be one of the hottest days of our travels. Some final… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Moissac to Auvillar”
Another great day of exploring the Pacific Coast – this time just north of Half Moon Bay on a cliff above the ocean called Pillar Point Bluff. We are once again dog sitting for our son’s Belgian Malinois “Wylie” and finding dog friendly hikes… Continue Reading “Pillar Point Bluff 2.27.25”