This last summer, a small group of my friends (all girls, by the way) decided to climb up Mount Wittenburg in the New York Catskills. Preparing for our adventure the night before, the only Wittenburg veteran quickly assured us that it was a “fun walk”, “not very hard”, and rounded off the conversation by concluding . . . → Read More: How four girls climbed a mountain and survived.
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At 3,790ft, the Wittenberg Mountain in the Catskills affords breathtaking views. Thankfully, well worth the long, . . . → Read More: Bird’s eye view.  In a previous post, I detailed how to get to the Rhein and also gave information on my favorite village to visit, Oppenheim. If you’re more interested in hiking up the hills and viewing the scenery from the top, nothing can beat hiking up to the Niederwald Statue. This is a mammoth statue overlooking the Rhine and . . . → Read More: Rhein, Part Two – Lunch at a castle and a hike to remember! Are you one of those people who thinks you will never see a wild animal (despite repeated warnings)? Well, join the club because this, my friends, was my outlook on nature…until I stayed in rural British Columbia for five weeks. How rural, you ask? Population: 160. No road (save a rickety, two hour-long drive on an old . . . → Read More: Lions, Tigers, and Bears – Oh My! The West Coast Hiking Trail. |
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