Ski Touring on the Italian Border, Villgratental, Osttirol, Austria, 3-2022
The meadows were brown as we drove into the Villgraten valley in East Tyrol,…
April 6, 2022Hochhäderich Cross Country Skiing-Riefensberg, Austria 3-2022
The second day of spring in March at Hochhäderich in the Bregenzerwald was sunny…
March 20, 2022Ragazer Blanken Ski Tour-Damüls, Austria 3-2022
The snow crunched beneath the skis of Franz and his sports buddy Florian as…
March 6, 2022Kunsthaus Bregenz: The Otobong Nikanga Exhibition 2-2022
My favorite day of the week is Friday. And the Kunsthaus Bregenz likes it…
February 4, 2022Bullerschkopf Ski Tour-Schetteregg, Austria 1-2022
The blustery winds swept over the drifts of snow as the determined ski touring…
January 29, 2022Damüls Ski Tour-Damüls, Austria 1-2022
A chilly January morning Franz woke up in anticipation of a beautiful ski touring…
January 23, 2022A Fairytale Ski Tour in Laterns, Austria, 1-2022
A fairytale ski tour in the mountains of the Laternsertal in Laterns, Austria. My…
January 8, 2022A Lil’ Powder in Lech 4 Christmas-Lech, Austria 1-2022
Clear skies and a lil’ powder on the Madloch in Lech in the Arlberg…
January 2, 2022Cheese Fondue New Year’s Day-Bregenz, Austria 1-2022
Happy New Year to family, friends, and fellow travelers! Franz and I rang in…
January 1, 2022Valentines Day Brunch & Skiing Bizau, Austria, 2-2021
December 26, 2021Deckin’ the Halls “Yazbert” Style-Bregenz, Austria 12-2021
In another life (in my twenties) I was a floral designer. Today I still…
December 23, 2021Fresh Powder on the Ochsenlager-Hittisau, Austria 12-2021
Early December ski tour to the Ochsenlager near Hittasau in the nearby Lecknertal. Franz…
December 9, 2021Hochälpele Once Again! Dornbirn, Austria 12-2021
Up the Hochälpele once again two days later, but this time shared it with…
December 5, 2021Hochälpele: First Ski Tour of the Season-Dornbirn, Austria 12-2021
December 3rd brought some real snowfall into the local mountains. So out with the…
December 3, 2021Thanksgiving on the Bodensee-Bregenz, Austria 11-2021
A quiet walk along the Bodensee reflecting on past Thanksgiving family gatherings back in…
November 25, 2021Last Day of the Ski Season-Schoppernau, Austria 5-2021
We enjoyed our last day of the cross country ski season in Schoppernau. The…
May 6, 2021Red Snapper after Skiing, Bregenz, Austria, 4-2021
After a morning of cross country skiing for lunch Franz grilled us a delicious…
April 9, 2021Spring Skiing on the Tschengla-Bürserberg, Austria 4-2021
A fantastic sunny cross country day on the Tschengla. The Tschengla is situated on…
April 8, 2021Spring Ski Tour Hochälpele-Dornbirn, Austria 3-2021
A great day for a early morning ski tour at the Hochälpele in the…
March 30, 2021Cross Country Skiing on the Argenbach Au, Austria 3-11-2021
Bright and early morning cross country skiing on the Argenbach Au in the Bregenzerwald.…
March 11, 2021Cross Country Over the Moors of Hochhäderich-Riefensberg, Austria 3-2021
The snow from the previous night made for some icy roads up to the…
March 7, 2021Wait For Me! Snowshoeing in Sulzberg, Austria 2-2021
When I do anything sportive with Franz I am always playing catch up. He…
February 23, 2021Almost Spring Skiing-Damüls, Austria 2-2021
February is still deep winter in Austria but recently we have had a spate…
February 23, 2021Champagne & “Hearty” Pasta, Valentine’s Day Bregenz, Austria 2-2021
Champagne and Penne pasta made for a “hearty” Valentine’s Day meal. After a chilly…
February 14, 2021Glühwein & Cross Country Skiing, Sibratsgfäll, Austria 2-2021
Brrr… A chilly 10° C cross country ski afternoon in the Bregenzerwald at Sibratsgfäll.…
February 6, 2021Holiday Cheer at the Yazberts-Bregenz, Austria 12-2020
A bit of holiday decor to brighten the December gray. Melding our two cultures…
December 20, 2020Riveting Rigoletto, Bregenz, Austria, 7-2019
Biked over today to check out the 2019 Bregenzer Festspiele stage presentation for Giuseppe…
March 5, 2020Freeriding The Arlberg Once Again, Körbersee, Austria 3-2019
Vertical white mountain peaks glistened in the winter sun in the cloudless blue skies.The…
March 27, 2019A Bodensee Birthday, 2018
Juppenwerkstatt in Riefensberg “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…” this iconic opening theme…
August 31, 2018Biking the Beautiful Bodensee: Four Legs For Four Days
Day One: Bregenz, Austria to Langenargen, Germany Day Two: Langenargen to Ludwigshafen, Germany Day…
May 17, 2018Irresistible Iris in Bangs-Matschels, Austria, 5-2018
The regal bloom arched outwards revealing delicate petals with slightly ruffled edges. Its outer…
May 9, 2018Masters of Scythe in Alberschwende, Austria, 5-2018
Hay, hay, hay, everywhere. In my hair, in the air, but hey who cares?…
May 6, 2018Descending to the “Bad” Gorge, Üble Schlucht, Laterns, Austria, 4-2018
The footpath had collapsed. What was left of the hiking trail was hanging off…
April 29, 2018The Nativity Museum Dornbirn, Austria, 11-2017
The baby Jesus lay nestled in the center of the boat carved out of…
December 21, 2017Dramatic Diedamskopf, Vorarlberg, Austria, 9-2017
The cool autumn air held a promise of some afternoon warmth as the cable…
December 5, 2017Lovely Lechweg, Lech, Austria, 8-2017
The swift Lech River flowed beneath the rocky trail leading through mountain meadows bursting…
October 27, 2017Sandy Sculptures Lauterach, Austria, 8-2017
Sandy Sculptures Lauterach, Austria Where to spend Friday date night? Well, at the 20…
October 27, 2017Freeriding The Arlberg, Körbersee, Austria, 3-2017
The blue snow glowed under the full moon as the dark slopes loomed silently…
March 13, 2017Ice – Land Wirtatobel, Bregenz, Austria 2-2017
The melting water had frozen into long gleaming daggers that decorated the steep rock faces…
February 15, 2017Birthday In Heaven, Nenzinger Himmel, Austria, 8-2016
Turquoise skies graced with billowing clouds were reflected in the pool beside the burbling…
August 18, 2016Thrilling Turandot, Bregenzer Festspiele, Austria, 8-2016
The summer storm threatened to fall all day. As the evening came the skies…
August 13, 2016The Sounds Of Summer, Schetteregg, Austria, 5-2016
The hills were alive once again with the sounds of buzzing bees, clanging cows,…
July 12, 2016Solitude on the Hoher Freschen, Vorarlberg, Austria, 3-2016
The recent snowstorms prepared a winter wonderland for a pristine ski tour. My friend Kurt…
March 11, 2016The Bregenz Fasching Parade, Austria, 2-2016
Ore! Ore! cries filled the air of the 2016 Bregenz Fasching Parade that hailed…
February 20, 2016Cross Country Skiing In The Neighborhood, The Bodensee Region Austria & Germany, 1- 2016
It’s a beautiful day in the skiing neighborhood A beautiful day in the neighborhood…
January 28, 2016Happy New Year 2016! Bregenz, Austria, 1-2016
Happy New Year from Bregenz, Austria to all our family and friends from Native…
January 28, 2016Pagan Party in Bregenz, Austria, 11-2015
Ore Ore! It’s the 11th month, the 11th day, and 11:11 and the Bregenz…
November 13, 2015Franz in the City, Vienna, Austria, 10-2015
A calmness settles over Vienna in autumn. The swarms of tourists have returned home…
October 25, 2015The Kool Körbersee, Bregenzerwald, Austria, 7-2015
This summer records throughout Europe hit all time highs. Here in Austria we had…
July 28, 2015Mesozoic Mountain Experience, Lech, Austria, 7-2015
Back to home
July 28, 2015The Sparkling Samina, Austria, 5-2015
Mountains, cascading waterfalls, and the fresh green of spring greeted us as we strolled…
May 21, 2015Ski Tour in the Upper Bregenzerwald, Austria, 2-2015
It was a beautiful winter morning when we drove to Schoppernau and started our…
February 23, 2015Winter has arrived in Bregenz, Austria, 12-2014
Long faces on December 25th, no white Christmas again! And the weather forecast was…
January 3, 2015Autumn Mood on the Rhine Delta, Austria, 9-2014
It was the first day of autumn and my favorite time of year. I…
November 8, 2014The Big Cheese Day, Schwarzenberg, Austria, 9-2014
Excitement was in the air as the judges and crowds gathered in the main…
November 8, 2014Round Up Austrian Style, Schwarzenberg, Austria, 9-2014
Where have all the cowboys gone? Well in September they’ve gone to round up…
September 15, 2014Celts, Salt and Skulls in Hallstatt, Austria, 8-2014
The aged surface of the skull was intricately painted with tendrils of ivy and…
September 15, 2014The Kitzlochklamm, a Spectacular Gorge in Salzburg, Austria, 8-2014
Back to home
September 15, 2014The Magic Flute on Lake Constance, Austria, 7-2014
The lilting music of Mozart wafts in the open windows of our house during…
September 15, 2014Mountain Biking in the Bregenzerwald, Austria, 6-2014
On a very hot June morning my friend Alejandro and I set out to…
June 11, 2014High above Lake Constance in Eichenberg, Austria, 5-2014
This morning we awoke to such a lovely spring day and it was quite…
May 31, 2014Water Games in the Rappenlochschlucht, Austria 5-14
We had one of my sisters from the States visiting this week. This is…
May 27, 2014Pilgrimage to Bildstein, Austria, 5-2014
Today is Mother’s Day and this morning Franz & I set off for a…
May 12, 2014A Spring Stroll in the Bregenzerwald, Austria, 5-14
The sun was shining brightly with some high clouds floating over the Pfänder and…
May 5, 2014Sailing on Lake Constance, Austria, 9-13
Lake Constance is as close to my heart as the sea is to the fisherman…
May 4, 2014Spring Skiing in Lech, Austria, 4-2014
Lech am Arlberg is arguably the most prestigious ski resort in the Alps. On…
April 28, 2014Winter Paradise Bregenz, Austria, 12-2012
Bregenz is the capital of the most western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It lies…
April 19, 2014Ski Touring in the Silvretta, Austria, 2-2013
Bielerhöhe (2037m) is a mountain pass that connects the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and…
April 18, 2014Bödele, Austria 11-2013
Bödele-Schwarzenberg (700-1,460m) is a small ski area complete with nostalgic alpine ski huts in…
April 16, 2014