The Basque countryside is a beautiful green with steep rolling pastures dotted with cattle and sheep. Vineyards and woodlots are also common. The coast is… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: March 29, 2024
After a quick breakfast at the Albergue we set off across Irun. At the edge of town our route started to climb. Within an hour… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: March 28, 2024
Today my journey on the Camino Del Norte started. I should say ‘our’ journey began because my good friend Mark Keating is joining me. He… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: March 27, 2024
The Innkeeper, Pat, at Smuggler’s Notch Inn in Jeffersonville Vermont, agreed to drop me and my hiking friends – Rob, Mark, and George, at the… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 8, 2023
We were up with the sun and hiking by 7 am. Weather forecasts the day before leaving Jeffersonville told us to expect high volumes of… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 9, 2023
The forecasts for rain were correct. The State of Vermont declared a State of Emergency this day because many places were facing severe flooding, including… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 10, 2023
We woke to rain, albeit, lighter than it was the past day. By 8 am, we were hiking and wet. Keeping feet dry was impossible… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 11, 2023
The weather was cooperative for this, our toughest day hiking the Long Trail. We started early and made our way through Devil’s Gulch, a narrow… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 12, 2023
If the trail ahead resembled yesterday’s stretch, there wouldn’t be any suitable places to stop for 7.5 km. So we ate breakfast at Tillotson Camp… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 13, 2023
Jamie Kelly and I left our B&B early, took the subway to the waterfront in Lisbon, and walked to the Cathedral. She took my photo… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: March 22, 2023