The in between times

As July leans towards August, I can't help but wonder how we've arrived well past the mid-point of the year! I suppose that my attitude has tinged towards the negative as injuries, surgeries and rehab have shaped so many months. However, I shouldn't bitch and moan all THAT much, as I've looked forward to different …

Hiking highlights

As we are full-on skiing (!!!) and haven't hit the hiking trails for some time, it seems like a timely moment to summarize the hiking season in Zermatt.  First of all, we lucked out weather-wise with a serious lack of rain.  This, obviously, benefitted us, but is concerning long-term for a place that depends on …

Road tripping: Whistler and Squamish

At times I feel spectacularly boring or predictable when it comes to life and the patterns that seem to define my experiences or to which I revert.  Case in point, back in 2014, when I undertook the first full ironman journey, I wanted the trip part to be about more than just the race.  And …

Fall potpourri

Yes, it's fall, so this will be one of those ubiquitous (why isn't there another word for "ubiquitous" which I seem to use every time I feel like a cliché which then makes the word a cliché?) "It's fall" wordy posts.  I swear that I won't mention sweaters, fleece jackets (although I'm currently wearing a …

Spring highlights

Now that summer has "officially" begun - at least for me - I feel compelled to take a moment and look back on Spring 2017.  I would describe it as a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.  Let me say, that mid-life crisis thing is REAL!  One thing that is contributing to some of the emotional …

Fall awakening

I know, I know!  I am one of those people who abandoned my blog for, quite literally, months.  I have something of a defense for the "blog" inertia.  I associate the summer months with road trips, biking, hiking, hanging out with family and friends, reading good books, drinking (probably too much), the occasional sunburn, and, …

Zermatt: Hiking Season recap

s, happy November?  I sound like a broken record as I repeat "Time is flying", but it IS.  We have just over a month remaining for the program, which seems incredibly short. And, ski season begins tomorrow.  I cannot wait - although I'm also nervous about it! In addition to feeling SOME trepidation about skiing …

Bernese Oberland: The hills are definitely alive

I know, I know, any reference to The Sound of Music is a bit off, since we're comparing Austria to Switzerland, apples to oranges - or maybe apples to pears?  But, the Alps are the Alps, and with the rolling hills in abundance, I can't help but think of certain songs.  It doesn't help that our …