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Lost in the Andes, Ecuador - January 2021

Jan 20, 2021
23 min

Lost in the Andes, Ecuador - January 2021

January 4, 2021 Adventuring! Off to a new part of the world for me. It would not be true if I said I wasn’t a little nervous... but maybe that’s just excitement. I’ve got a very loose plan and only the first hotel reserved. (Thank goodness I had my mask to protect me from the chem-fog from the anti-hysteria wipes the lady next to me was mopping her seat down with. I choked back a coughing fit for fear of starting a panic! After she had a couple Chardonnay’s she pulled her

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Walking the Ruta du Vin - Alsace, France - January 2020

Sherry

Jan 20, 2020
12 min

Walking the Ruta du Vin - Alsace, France - January 2020

Alsace, France, January, 2020 Strasbourg, Alsace France January 5 New Years Day got off to a nice slow start lingering in bed with coffee and thoughts about the upcoming year and particularly the next 6 months. I told Steve "I gotta get out of here." He said "Why don't you go get your nails done." I said "That's not what I mean." He said "You do what cha gotta do", and by 3:00 that afternoon I had a ticket to Paris to depart two days later. Spontaneity. The Alsatian region

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Falling Down and Living It Up - Hiking in the Picos of Spain September 2019

Sherry

Oct 20, 2019
18 min

Falling Down and Living It Up - Hiking in the Picos of Spain September 2019

Spain - September 17 Girona-Barcelona-Santander-Potes Steve and I headed our separate directions in Barcelona and he headed home to LAX. I went north from Barcelona to Santander by plane and up into the Picos de Europa to hike in the mountains. The coast of Mediterranean, Costa Brava, is a totally different look than that of the more northern Costa Verde. After a long wait at the Santander bus station I caught my bus and wove through the deep gorges of Picos de Europa Nationa

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Croissants and Cappucinos Along the Costa Brava September 2019

Sherry

Sep 30, 2019
17 min

Croissants and Cappucinos Along the Costa Brava September 2019

"Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape". For Steve's Christmas gift last year I gave him the gift of coming along with me on an adventure (!). He is not so much a hiker guy as a water guy, but I thought the Costa Brava walk might blend our interests enough to make it fun for both of us. We took off on flight destined for Barcelona, but with only a short time left until arrival time one of the engines stopped doing it's job. The Captain came on the

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Day Hikes in Appenzellerland, Switzerland - September 2018

Sherry

Sep 29, 2018
8 min

Day Hikes in Appenzellerland, Switzerland - September 2018

FUSSEN, Germany - APPENZELL, Switzerland 2018 September 15, Füssen Germany to Appenzell, Switzerland via Urnäsch. “Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aristotle Definitely. Definitely worthwhile! Leaving the Austrian Lechweg trail behind me and heading to Switzerland to see the cows come home. I had planned this day very closely and carefully and it was important that everything go according to schedule in order to work out the way I wanted. ...and it worked out perfectly! But the p

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From the Spring to the Falls - Walking the Lechweg in Austria September 2018

Sherry

Sep 15, 2018
14 min

From the Spring to the Falls - Walking the Lechweg in Austria September 2018

September 6, 2018 Buddha said "It is better to travel well than to arrive", but I don't always agree that that is the case. After 23 solid hours of travel yesterday(s) I finally arrived. And it is "BETTER". Solana Beach - Union Station - LAX - Paris - Zurich - St Anton am Arlberg - Lech am Arlberg... Truly a Planes Trains and Automobiles situation. I arrived in Lech with a light rain and the last bit of light from the setting sun... as quiet as can be with just the faint soun

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Walking the Costa Brava Alone... Brava Indeed. September 2017

Sherry

Oct 15, 2017
33 min

Walking the Costa Brava Alone... Brava Indeed. September 2017

Spain-Costa Brava September 20, 2017 "The one who goes alone can start today, but he who travels with another must wait until that other is ready." Thoreau My plan was to travel with friends to Spain to hike the Costa Brava coastal trail from Blanes, about an hour drive north of Barcelona, up to the French border, a 16 day trip. Those who initially showed interest slowly dropped out and I was faced with not going or going alone. With encouragement from Steve I made the decisi

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Runaway Mom - Southern California - November 2015

Sherry

Nov 9, 2015
9 min

Runaway Mom - Southern California - November 2015

Start of travels: Nov 05, 2015 End of travels: Nov 07, 2015 Pro Surfer Mick Fanning was quoted in Outside magazine "The smartest people are the ones who give everything up and go hiking or take a long trip." Well, I'm not in a position to "give everything up", in fact, I'm snack mom for the soccer game on Saturday... But sometimes a gal just needs to break out of the mundane day to day and Runaway! My plan was to set out for a long walk, a couple of nights camping and a train

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Sherry

Aug 15, 2015
14 min

JMT + 1 - August 2015

JMT Section Hike with unenthused pre-teen About this blog: I really believe that, in most cases, that an opportunity is something I should say yes to. However, when the opportunity presented itself to not only myself, but my 12 year old daughter, it took a bit more consideration before deciding to say "yes". My hiker friends decided to do a 40-50 mile section hike on the JMT and bring their 12 year old daughter and invited me and mine to join them. Mine was at camp so I had t

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