I admit it. My expectations about the first leg of our Greece trip were, um, modest. After all, it was…
Maliciosa Peak (2227m) – Hugest among our mountains
In this hiker’s imagery, La Maliciosa (“the malicious one”) is the biggest mountain in our modest sierra. Huge, really. Not…
The Pyrenees: A world-class hiking destination
The Pyrenees are a mountain chain that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and which acts as…
Rescue on the Long Trail, Vermont
This is a story that took place in August 2012, on Vermont’s Long Trail, close to its Northern terminus. It’s…
Laciana (León) with Kids II: Peña Orniz (2194m)
Every Spanish town has a bar, no matter how dinky the town may be. Conventional wisdom that my son had…
Laciana (León) with Kids I: Muxiven (2027m)
Pretty impressive, the guajes, nodded the ruddy Asturian mountaineer on meeting the three of us on the top of Peña…
Cercedilla: The Run Home
You know when you’re in a nice mountain village or coastal town and say, hey, I wish I could own…
La Pedriza: the playground of my life
La Pedriza: ode to granite rock, smells of rockrose, mecca of Madrid climbers and hikers and, well…one of the few…
On an island. In Greece
K. said we were enjoying the Mediterranean dream, and I had to agree. She couldn’t get over the olive trees…
Still Remote: Another Try at Loving Gredos
It had been – what – 20 years since I had hiked in Gredos for the last time? And this…
B-Side Travels 