Overcast skies greeted us as we headed up Tunnel Mountain on Tuesday morning. Rain and snow were forecast for later in the day, but we were bolstered by relatively warm temperatures in the 30s. We met Barbara and David, friends from my Sierra Club climbing days, on the trail. They had started before we did …
Continue reading A Sense of Loss: The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2017, Part Two
The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is the largest and one of the most prestigious mountain festivals in the world. Hundreds of film and book entries are submitted from around the world and most events at the Banff Centre sell out during the weeklong extravaganza. Following the festival, many of the best films are …
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Adventures can be fun, exciting, uplifting, and fulfilling; that’s why we keep doing them. But spend enough time on the road and the odds are you will experience a not so pleasant part of travel: being sick or injured away from home. I was reminded of this last week, where instead of exploring a canyon …
The plan was to spend the remainder of the week here in Palm Desert, thawing out from our ten day trip to Banff, Canada and the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. We were going to enjoy morning hikes and afternoons by the pool, lounging under the warm sun. We needed the rest after a …
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Adventure-to-Adventure 