Last weekend of the year – Last opportunity to get out for a hiking and camping trip.Continue reading “Joshua Tree NP, December 2017”
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 4: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley
Monday morning we continued on to the Eureka Dunes.Continue reading “Christmas in the desert 2017 – 4: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley”
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 3: Racetrack and canyons below Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Sunday morning we drove to the Racetrack and checked out the tracks of the rocks on the playa.Continue reading “Christmas in the desert 2017 – 3: Racetrack and canyons below Tin Mountain, Death Valley”
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 2: Tin Mountain, Death Valley
In Death Valley our goal was to climb Tin Mountain.Continue reading “Christmas in the desert 2017 – 2: Tin Mountain, Death Valley”
Christmas in the desert 2017 – 1: Mojave Preserve
My friend Alex and I wanted to do some exploring in the Mojave Preserve and Death Valley during the cooler winter season. An opportunity opened itself for us to spend 4 days over Christmas out there. Here are some impressions from this trip. The report is split up in 4 posts with links to the next/previous post in each one.
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France 2017 – 4: Cities
We spent most of our time in the mountains or on the barge. Paris and Dijon were our start/end/transition points. So we had some time in each city and did some light sightseeing. Continue reading “France 2017 – 4: Cities”
France 2017 – 3: Barge trip on Canal de Bourgogne
Besides the hiking below Mont Blanc the barge trip on the Canal de Bourgogne (Burgundy) was our main purpose for this vacation trip. Our friends have a friend who is part owner of the barge Derrineel and we joined them for a week on the canal.Continue reading “France 2017 – 3: Barge trip on Canal de Bourgogne”
France 2017 – 2: Hiking hut-to-hut in the Aiguilles Rouges
One of the things we wanted to do on this trip was to experience the hut-to-hut hiking which is very popular in the Alps.Continue reading “France 2017 – 2: Hiking hut-to-hut in the Aiguilles Rouges”
France 2017 – 1: Below Mont Blanc
After a arriving late in Paris due to an inflight emergency that had our plane turn around shortly after leaving the mainland we got our rental car and headed straight for the Alps.Continue reading “France 2017 – 1: Below Mont Blanc”
More Kayaking Lake Hodges
Went back to Lake Hodges with a friend for some more kayaking. The yellow line approximates the route from the last trip here, the blue line shows this trip. Continue reading “More Kayaking Lake Hodges”