Category Archives: Trekking
Rigi, queen of the mountains: my first ascent of a mountain following Mark Twain’s footsteps
The American author and humorist Mark Twain became famous for writing the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He also wrote funny and entertaining short stories on the brink of what became typical holiday tourism these days. Mark Twain … Continue reading
Micropilgrimage on the Road to Santiago
Indeed, dear reader, your eyes have not betrayed you. I went on a pilgrimage, albeit only a small one, hence the title of this blog entry: micropilgrimage. How does one come up with the idea of walking along the Road … Continue reading
Crossing the suspension bridge and a quick hike at Sattel-Hochstuckli
The village of Sattel nestles against a mountain range that is constituted by the summits of Morgartenberg, Chaiserstock and Hochstuckli. The landscape has been noticeably formed by moraines during the last ice age. The Mostelberg directly at the mountain station of … Continue reading
Hiking up Grosser Mythen
The sister mountaines Grosser and Kleiner Mythen (big and small Mythen) are the emblem of Kanton Schwyz and you can spot their distinctive summits from a lot of places in Schwyz. By the way, the country Switzerland (Schweiz) has its … Continue reading
Hiking and unvolutary wading around – and through – Furnas lake – Azores tour #4
What did we learn the last time, at the tour to the waterfall Salto do Prego? Well, mainly that Sao Miguel is a beautiful island and ideal for trekking – if it is high season, i.e. June, Juli or August. … Continue reading
To the waterfall Salto do Prego – Azores tour #3
Welcome to the third Azorean trekking report. This time we head to the south-east of the island, to the small village of Faial da Terra. In this area of the island you find old forests through which a small mountain … Continue reading
Loneliness at the cliffs of Rocha da Relva – Azores tour #2
Finally, the weather cleared and the second tour took me to the south-west end of the island, a handfull of kilometers away from the capital Ponta Delgada. This hike follows an ancient path along the cliff line where a few … Continue reading
Visto do Rei and Caldeira das Sete Citades – Azores tour #1
The first trekking on the Azores took us to the well-known viewpoint of Visto del Rei. From the 565 m high crater top you have a beautiful view on the twin lakes Lagoa Verde and Lagoa Azul. Unfortunately the weather … Continue reading
Hiking the Azores – Overview
The Azores are famous for the meterological anti-cyclone that is supposed to be accountable for all the good weather and sunshine in Central Europe. On closer look, they are a bunch really far-stredged islands in the Atlantic between Europe and … Continue reading
Hiking up Dragonstone
On a sunny Pentecost saturday, a bunch of old friends meet rather early at the parking lot of the rustic restaurant ‘Alte Schmelze’ near Bad Dürkheim in a region called ‘Pfälzer Wald’ in Germany. The region is known for good … Continue reading
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