Engelberg, Switzerland is still possibly the most picturesque little town I’ve ever been to. It seemed like it must have been completely kept in existence by tourism, but it didn’t have the level of commercialization that it seems most ski areas do. “It’s a German legend, there’s always going to… Continue reading
There’s nothing particularly notable about this building and courtyard in Japan and I’m not even sure what the building is. I still find it kind of picturesque, probably just because of how clean everything in Japan is kept. I think I stayed at the hotel from where this was taken two… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 4 itinerary: 6:30 – got to Cades Cove (sunrise) Drove two loops around Cades Cove Started hiking Middle-Prong trail Turned back due to rain Stopped at “The Sinks” Returned to hotel – nap 4:30 – Chimney’s Trail 7:00 – return to trailhead Bear sighting Drove through Gatlinburg… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 3 itinerary: Slept in (forecast of rain) 11:30 – stopped at NOC for a hat 12:00 – Alum trail to Mt. LaConte 7:00 – return to trailhead Return to hotel, made dinner Went to Morton Overlook for sunset It was supposed to rain on Saturday, so we… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 2 itinerary: Stupid early – drive to Clingman’s Dome Nap in Clingman’s Dome parking lot 9:00 – Hiked to Clingman’s Dome Continue down the Appalachian Trail Fail to find Siler’s Bald 4:30 – return to Clingman’s Dome lot Returned to hotel Day 2’s itinerary really only had… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 1 itinerary: 9:30pm (CT) – depart Chicago (Midlothian) Drove through the night 8:30am – arrive in the Smoky Mountains Stopped at Sugarlands visitor center Headed to Ramsey Falls (+ coffee) 10:20 – started hike 12:15 – arrived at the fall 1:15 – start descent 3:30 – return… Continue reading
This was taken on a trip before I was officially involved in the WPC. I was overseas supporting various potential customers and met up with some of the people who were there on a WPC trip. I don’t remember who we were visiting at the time, which is probably good… Continue reading
I’ve posted one similar to this before, but it was not this one, so I’m not breaking my rules. Of course, in some cases that means I could post what appeared to be the same picture for a month straight without truly repeating. This is a shot of Half Dome… Continue reading
Well, the title of this post is dumb because I’ve been referring to the trip as the Tetons & Yellowstone even though it also included the South Dakota Badlands. The Badlands was kind of an add-on, somewhere to stop on the drive if we had time. We weren’t exactly sure… Continue reading
We started out the day with the plan to go see Yellowstone Falls and Artist’s Point (#3). The ranger told us that there was 6ft of snow on the trail, but we figured he was just being cautious and we’d go regardless, like we had in the Tetons. On our… Continue reading