My Travelogue

Trips

  • Austrian Alps 2024 🇦🇹

    Austrian Alps 2024 🇦🇹

    I traveled to Austria in late July for nine days of hiking in the Alps and a day of sightseeing in Salzburg.

  • Austrian Alps 2022 🇦🇹

    Austrian Alps 2022 🇦🇹

    I traveled to Austria for 11 days of hiking in the Alps and a couple of days of sightseeing in München (Munich).

  • Austrian Alps 2019 🇦🇹

    Austrian Alps 2019 🇦🇹

    I traveled to Austria for nine days of hiking in the Alps and a couple of days of sightseeing in Vienna (Wien).

  • Swiss Alps 2018 🇨🇭

    Swiss Alps 2018 🇨🇭

    I backpacked through the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland July 8 – 15, 2018.

  • Alaska 2004 🇺🇸

    Alaska 2004 🇺🇸

    Sea-kayaking for seven days in Kenai Fjords National Park: photos and trip report.


Latest Posts

  • Pfitscherjoch

    Pfitscherjoch

    An easier hike today over the Zillertal Alps into Italy to have lunch and then back to Austria for dinner.

  • From the Silvretta to the Zillertal

    From the Silvretta to the Zillertal

    120 miles on trains and buses from the Jamtalhütte to the Hotel Gasthaus Schwarzenstein in Ginzling.

  • Getschnerscharte

    Getschnerscharte

    A long day of hiking the Edmund Lorenz Weg (trail) from the Wiesbadener Hütte over our highest crossing in the Silvretta Alps, the 2,839m Getschnerscharte (notch), to the Jamtalhütte. We will also cross over the 2,652m Radsattel (saddle) on the border between the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tirol.

  • Litznersattel

    Litznersattel

    Today’s route involved hiking up steep snowfields, outstanding views of big peaks and glaciers, and lush alpine valleys from the Saarbrücker Hütte up to the Litznersattel, down to the Silvretta Reservoir, and up to the Wiesbadener Hütte.

  • Hochmadererjoch

    Hochmadererjoch

    Today we hiked from the Tübinger Hütte, up and over the Hochmadererjoch saddle, down into the Kromertal valley, and up the Kromertal to the Saarbrücker Hütte.

  • Erich Endriss Weg

    Erich Endriss Weg

    The Erich Endriss Weg is a ridge-top trail from Gaschurn to the Tübinger Hütte with stunning views into deep valleys and tall peaks in the Silvretta Alps of Austria.

  • Travel to Austria

    Travel to Austria

    A 20-hour journey from Los Angeles to Gaschurn, Austria on planes, trains, and buses.

  • Mt Baden Powell

    Mt Baden Powell

    At 9,407 feet (2,867 m) in elevation, Mount Baden Powell is one of the tallest peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains and is named after the founder of the Scouting Movement, Robert Baden-Powell.

  • Inspiration Point loop hike

    Inspiration Point loop hike

    Inspiration Point is a shelter and viewpoint located in the Angeles National Forest above Altadena and the nearby NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

  • Upper Cabin Trail

    Upper Cabin Trail

    A surprisingly difficult 10-mile, 2,700ft elevation-gain hike in the western Santa Monica mountains.

  • Beaudry Loop

    Beaudry Loop

    A moderate hike up a fire/maintenance road to the communication towers on top of the Verdugo Hills.

  • Österreich Alps 2019 Itinerary

    Österreich Alps 2019 Itinerary

    9 days of hut-to-hut (or hotel) hiking in Austria in the Vorarlberg and Tyrol states, through the Silvretta and Zillertal alps.