My Travelogue
Trips
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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.
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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).
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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).
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Swiss Alps 2018 🇨🇭
I backpacked through the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland July 8 – 15, 2018.
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Alaska 2004 🇺🇸
Sea-kayaking for seven days in Kenai Fjords National Park: photos and trip report.
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Pfitscherjoch
An easier hike today over the Zillertal Alps into Italy to have lunch and then back to Austria for dinner.
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From the Silvretta to the Zillertal
120 miles on trains and buses from the Jamtalhütte to the Hotel Gasthaus Schwarzenstein in Ginzling.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Travel to Austria
A 20-hour journey from Los Angeles to Gaschurn, Austria on planes, trains, and buses.
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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.
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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).
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Upper Cabin Trail
A surprisingly difficult 10-mile, 2,700ft elevation-gain hike in the western Santa Monica mountains.
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Beaudry Loop
A moderate hike up a fire/maintenance road to the communication towers on top of the Verdugo Hills.
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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.