Tag: mountain

Idaho Inlet-Alaska-Uncruise

The morning begins with safety briefings on our Alaska Uncruise. One briefing is for water safety, another for land safety. It’s the first of many “bear talks” we will receive. Our Adventure Guides do their best to make safety fun and entertaining. After a hearty brunch (including the best bacon ever), we set out on…
The First 48-Juneau-Alaska

Day 1 To reduce anxiety caused by possible flight delays, we arrive in Juneau, Alaska, 48 hours before our cruise sets sail. Exiting the airport, we are struck by the gorgeous mountains. The hotel we are staying at provides airport pickup. The driver loads our bags into the back of the van, and we are…
Visiting Kirstenbosch Garden-Cape Town

The weather in Cape Town, is fascinating. It’s not unusual for the weather to be one way on one side of the mountain and completely opposite on the other. We finish our jazz brunch at Harvey’s, on a patio flooded with sunshine, but as our Hop on Hop Off Bus winds its way around Table…
Sunset on Table Mountain-Cape Town

After receiving the text that our paraglide needed to be rescheduled, due to weather, we scrambled to rearrange our plans for the week. What activity could we fit in on a Friday, late afternoon/evening? A visit to Table Mountain seemed the best choice. With stunning views in every direction, the citizens of Cape Town have…
Hiking at Chautauqua Park

I already wrote a previous post about how this ended up being an important, significant, hike. A life altering hike in fact, so I won’t go into all of that again. Since our last meal was sometime late afternoon the previous evening, we knew we needed some fuel before hiking. We saw a Starbucks, and…
Mt. Evans Summit-Colorado

Important advice, even if it is in the mid-80s at the bottom, at the summit of the highest paved road in North America, it is going to be chilly. There may be snow at the top, even in summer. Be prepared. We were prepared. We wore pants and hiking boots. We had extra layers, including…
Driving Mt. Evans-Colorado

We were looking for something to do during the day that was in reasonable driving distance to the Red Rocks Amphitheater. When we saw that Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in North America fit our criteria, we knew we had to check it out. The drive to, and up the mountain, elicited many oohhs…