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, 2022Sulzberg Cross Country Skiing-Sulzberg, Austria 1-2021
The cross country trails at the Sulzberg Nordic Sports Park were uncrowded and freshly…
January 30, 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, 2022Life starts at 66, Malbun, Liechtenstein, 1-2022
Happy 66th birthday to Franz! This year Franz wanted to do something he had…
January 13, 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, 2022First Cross Country Day-Ratzenberg, Germany 12-2021
The first time cross country skiing this season and there was plenty of fresh…
December 10, 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, 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, 2021Glühwein & Cross Country Skiing, Sibratsgfäll, Austria 2-2021
Brrr… A chilly 10° C cross country ski afternoon in the Bregenzerwald at Sibratsgfäll.…
February 6, 2021Sea and Ice in Ilulissat, Greenland, 9-2019
The North Atlantic Seas glimmered with floating icebergs and rocky islands streamed with ribbons…
August 30, 2020Quest for the Ultimate Gin & Tonic. Eqi Glacier, Greenland 9-2019
When one has a “yen” for a REALLY good gin & tonic some of…
September 9, 2019Freeriding 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 Winter Visit To The Navajo Reservation, USA, 1-2019
A white whisper of snow dusted the sandstone buttes of the Lukachukai mountains that…
March 27, 2019Rainy Starzlachklamm, Sonthofen, Germany, 9-2018
The rushing waters of the Starzlach were tinged coffee brown from the sediment…
September 5, 2018A 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, 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, 2018