The GR10 is known for its unforgiving and monotonous, ascents up to passes and descents into valleys; but as I’ve said, one benefit is to see the villages in the valleys. I found the old buildings fascinating. The roofs were… Continue reading

Another difference between the Basque area and the Alpine area of France is the presence of livestock guardian dogs (Great Pyrenees). Somewhere along the Pyrenees there are some wolves and reintroduced brown bears. People rarely see them, and there is… Continue reading

In the Basque Country, there are animals almost everywhere; just free ranging, munching and pooping away. The Basque also seem to have a thing about bells, and all the animals have to wear them. It can be a bit over… Continue reading

Transitioning from Basque Country to the higher alpine. The first sign was seeing a village of grey roofs instead of the red tile characteristic of the Basque. 19 June ‘26 Left the hut at 6:20 am and had a nice… Continue reading

It has been hot. And the ups and downs have been, well, very up and very down. And over and over again. I need to get to bed so that I can get an early start tomorrow. I’ll let some… Continue reading

I’m about to get back on trail, finally. I wanted to either hike the PCT, of which I’m quite sure I’ll never tire, or the Pyenean Haute Route (the Pyrenees High Route). This is a challenging, mostly unmarked ‘trail’/scramble along… Continue reading

When researching the trail and talking to others, there were definitely sections that got my attention. I survived the Richmond Range, and I knew that Nelson Lakes was another section ‘to survive.’ Side note: little did I know that the… Continue reading

I spent a bit of time putting together a post of the Queen Charlotte Track and the Richmond Range, but then lost it. Argh! Then lost all interest in blogging. I’ll at least post some photos, as the words escape… Continue reading

I’m still learning this blogging thing. While walking, I think of so much to write about. But when I wait a week or longer to put a post together, I find myself at a loss. So this will be picture… Continue reading

Just downloaded these, from Cam (fellow hiker), who has a great camera and likes to use it. I don’t ‘do’ many selfies, but I’ll begrudgingly post these, because they’re pretty decent. Continue reading