Travel
Last Tuesday we went for a hike along the Wales/England border in the Black Mountains. Yesterday, we headed about an hour south of here to do another border walk along the River Wye near the village of Tintern, Wales.
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- Winter Camping!
It was a beautiful sunny morning yesterday, so before we hit the road we went for another hike. Black Canyon Trail is a great place to stop for a short or long walk because the trailhead is right beside Interstate 17 at Black Canyon City just north of...
- 100 Meters Underground
We had a busy day yesterday. After taking the dogs for a walk, we headed into the city of Abergavenny, Wales. It's a small city, with a population of around 15,000 and Tuesday's are market days. Click here to read more......
- The Leaning Church Of Cwmyoy!
Our hike yesterday started off in the village of Llanthony, Wales. There's a public car park at the Llanthony Priory, a ruined monastery dating to the 1100's. It was about a half hour drive to get there, and it was about 11:00am when we set off....
- Still In Hope...we Like It Here!
Monday November 26...11:30pm Went for a hike up to the Hope Mountain Lookout. The guidebook said it was a 3 hour hike return trip, but we've learned that the guidebooks are not usually very accurate with hike times, and we can usually knock an hour...
- Backpacking Trip Part 1
I will post some photos and leave out the history of the hike for a couple of days. I have lots of photos, so please bear with me. The trail was extremely rocky - small rocks and large boulders, some of which I had to crawl over. I took several...
Travel
Another Border Hike
Last Tuesday we went for a hike along the Wales/England border in the Black Mountains. Yesterday, we headed about an hour south of here to do another border walk along the River Wye near the village of Tintern, Wales.
Click here to read more...
- Winter Camping!
It was a beautiful sunny morning yesterday, so before we hit the road we went for another hike. Black Canyon Trail is a great place to stop for a short or long walk because the trailhead is right beside Interstate 17 at Black Canyon City just north of...
- 100 Meters Underground
We had a busy day yesterday. After taking the dogs for a walk, we headed into the city of Abergavenny, Wales. It's a small city, with a population of around 15,000 and Tuesday's are market days. Click here to read more......
- The Leaning Church Of Cwmyoy!
Our hike yesterday started off in the village of Llanthony, Wales. There's a public car park at the Llanthony Priory, a ruined monastery dating to the 1100's. It was about a half hour drive to get there, and it was about 11:00am when we set off....
- Still In Hope...we Like It Here!
Monday November 26...11:30pm Went for a hike up to the Hope Mountain Lookout. The guidebook said it was a 3 hour hike return trip, but we've learned that the guidebooks are not usually very accurate with hike times, and we can usually knock an hour...
- Backpacking Trip Part 1
I will post some photos and leave out the history of the hike for a couple of days. I have lots of photos, so please bear with me. The trail was extremely rocky - small rocks and large boulders, some of which I had to crawl over. I took several...