Travel Adventures
Taking advantage of an Alaska Airlines one day sale, Jim and I headed to Las Vegas and Zion National Park. I have wanted to return to Zion ever since my half day visit with Erika several years ago. Jim and I decided to do some of the classic one day hikes: Angel’s Landing, The West…
After a year of planning, Brooke, Jim, and I headed out on a 10-day backpacking trip through the Huayhuash mountains in Peru. Our goal was to do the Huayhuash circuit plus several high alpine side trips. We had expected to see no one else doing the route without a guide. After all, only crazy people…
We arrived back at our AirBnb at 9pm after our trip to Machu Picchu. We were heading out for our next trek at 4am. We had enough time to shower and repack before falling into bed. Our 3:45 alarm came way too quickly. Our drive to the start of the Ausangate 2-day trek was 3-1/2…
While Jim and Brooke tackled the stairs (all 1,800 of them), I joined the rest of our group for a bus ride up to Machu Picchu. Once again we got up at 3:45, out the door by 4, at the bus stop by 4:15. Our guide wanted us on the first bus up to Machu…
On Monday at 7am, we headed to the airport. 26 hours and 4 flights later, we landed in Cusco, Peru. 16 hours later, we were picked up in a van and off to our first trek: The Salkantay Trek. Also known as The Savage Mountain Trek to Machu Picchu. We would hike for 3 days…
On Monday, Carol and Thomas picked up Derek and I at 5am to take us to the airport. Derek was able to get the majority of his belongings in 6 suitcases: 4 extra large and 2 carry-on size. The 5 hour flight to Tampa went faster than expected. When we arrived Tampa, we retrieved Derek’s…
Last week, we made our last trip to Santa Clara University for Derek’s graduation. It took me 4 years to figure out the roads and now we are done. There were a few department functions leading up to the graduation ceremony on Saturday. Thursday night, the Theater Department took their grads out to dinner. Derek…
The Upper Michigan Peninsula in April is not a common vacation spot. Frankly, most businesses were still shutdown for winter. So how did Erika and I end up going there? Erika and I have been trying to find an adventure for 2019. Erika was in the mid-west for business. I flew into Wisconsin to join…
Construction of The Three Capes Track was completed near the end of 2015. Having only been open for 3 years, it’s incredible beauty has not spread worldwide yet. But it has quickly risen to number 26 in the top short hikes in the world. Tasmania’s south-east peninsula is definitely world a visit. The track took…
Since the Walls of Jerusalem were off due to smoke and heat, we headed to Hobart for a few days. Hobart wasn’t in our original schedule. Since Hobart is known as a town for foodies, we went out for a nice seafood dinner. The rumors were true. Everything was delicious. We took our full day…
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