After almost a week of overcast days and some rain and snow, New Year’s Eve morning promised to be stunning. Instead of sleeping in I grabbed my camera, donned my winter boots and went out in the biting wind to capture the sunrise. The mountain nearest where I live is called Bachtel and admittedly it’s […]
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ViaRhenana: Days 8 & 9
Walking the last two segments of the ViaRhenana was like coming full circle. I had begun the trail at the end of lockdown, and now I was finishing it before another impending lockdown. When I arrived in Bad Säckingen in November, the sun was shining. Day 8: When I started out on the second to […]
ViaRhenana: Day 7
The first six segments of this hike along the Rhine River were multi-day hikes. The first hike was in summer and the second hike in late summer, early autumn. With three segments left, I tried to decide how I wanted to divvy up the last three days. In the end, the weather was forecasted to […]
A Postcard from Alpsee
When I told a colleague I would be visiting Neuschwanstein, he suggested a walk around the Alpsee. Unfortunately it was too rainy and cold to walk all the way around it, but what we did see was beautiful.
Hohenschwangau & Neuschwanstein
A trip to Füssen to see Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein, arguably Germany’s most famous castle, was never really on my must-see list. But since this year everything is different, I thought it would be the perfect time to visit. No battling tourists to get the good view or standing in a long line for tickets. Due […]
Autumn Morning
They say the early bird catches the worm. This morning when I opened the shutters, the early morning sun hitting the colored leaves and fog hugging the ground made me want to reach for my camera. I quickly dressed and headed out. It took a while for me to realize why something felt faintly off: […]