We woke up to snow yesterday. I'd say about two inches fell in the valley, but it quickly melted in the lowlands. Our view of snow in the mountains was gorgeous. We did a long hike to the Trail of Love, a forested trail along a ridge overlooking the valley [...]
Hoellerundweg, the name of the trail we hiked yesterday in the Bavarian Alps, can be translated as "To Hell and Back" . Well, though the trail was not as rough as the name would suggest, the devil did treat us to a variety of weather. We hiked this trail in [...]
Hello from Hindelang in the Bavarian Alps. I only have one precious week here visiting dear friends Tom and Ursula. My journey from Seattle to Hindelang was long, but, three planes and three trains later, I am now ensconced in this beautiful green village, Hindelang. The week ahead will be [...]
We have a house guest, Joon Joongwong, visiting from Thailand. It is so refreshing to see this magical place we call HOME through his eyes. Joon is an accomplished photographer and avid birder, so we have been taking him to various beautiful places in the area. He was super excited [...]
Perhaps our pace was quicker than a saunter, but "Seattle Saunter around Lake Union", the title of this post, sure does have a good ring to it. Rick, Jack, Don, Simone, sweet Annie-the-terrier, and I went on a 9 mile walk around Lake Union today. It was the first time [...]
