tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86873520277809807602024-03-21T09:44:03.685-07:00Wings Wide Openc13http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431876276516971000noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687352027780980760.post-59442748018527368792020-10-10T14:17:00.010-07:002020-11-13T22:55:18.767-08:00My Spoonflower Fabric Designs - Dog AccessoriesThis post is about a couple of awesome shops who makes Dog bandanas, bows & collars with custom fabric. But first, let me give you some background on the designer fabric I offer... <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e_3SugF_E5T6XvajxDNNZoBRP1kv5UWCTnx_ES09Uuiasj36MEoaVVUzP959FG0AjMcA-dWumsXwgaLPUDn3lfijP0EpaomGFGOlsiJPk0WEF7-Z4Ctyqx8vZx7YnbGzECxqtYFEXPU/s848/39E140EC-BA1B-4318-BDC9-1331435F9295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="848" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e_3SugF_E5T6XvajxDNNZoBRP1kv5UWCTnx_ES09Uuiasj36MEoaVVUzP959FG0AjMcA-dWumsXwgaLPUDn3lfijP0EpaomGFGOlsiJPk0WEF7-Z4Ctyqx8vZx7YnbGzECxqtYFEXPU/s320/39E140EC-BA1B-4318-BDC9-1331435F9295.jpeg" /></a></div><br />I enjoy dreaming and imagining happy places! Just recently I got to materialize some of it through the designs I created to print on fabric. đ©âđš I now offer my work through the on-demand fabric printing company Spoonflower, and my Etsy shops <a href="https://www.Etsy.com/shop/PawesomeBaby" target="_blank">PawesomeBaby</a> & <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MalamutesMakeMeHappy" target="_blank">Malamutes Make Me Happy</a> đ! You can check out my <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/pawesomebaby/collections" target="_blank">fabric collection here</a>. Youâll find a variety of fabric type with awesome dog breeds (more to come!)! Spoonflower also offers Home & Dining products with my prints. If you click on a design, itâll show what else you can put those prints on and have them make for you!<p></p><p>Donât worry if you donât know to sew! 𧔠This post is about a few Small businesses owned by amazing and talented women entrepreneurs, who can make you something special to put on your fur babies with any of my fabric. đ„°</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Dog Bandanas and Bows! đ đ </h3><div><br /></div><div>My friend Amy makes pawesome bandanas and super cute bows!! She is a mom to a sweet Golden Retriever. Find her shop at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyPupCycled">HappyPupCycled</a> . She is also on Instagram @HappyPupCycled. </div><div>Sheâll buy any of my fabric and make bandanas for you, saving you extra work. </div><div>Or, you can buy the fabric yourself and have it shipped straight to her shop! Simply reach out to her for the custom order. </div><div>Spoonflowerâs Petal Signature Cotton fabric works just fine for bandanas and bows. If you like it more drapey, you can get a more flowy fabric like polyester sateen. </div><div>Regardless of what you choose, youâll be very happy to see it on your pupper!! âșïž</div><div><br /></div><div>The cover picture is adorable <a href="https://instagram.com/saddlebacksisters" target="_blank">Mishka</a> showing off her pawesome bandana by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyPupCycled">HappyPupCycled</a>. The design is my Feast at The Castle collection printed on Petal Signature Cotton. đŠđ</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Dog collars! đ đ </h3></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Wagologie" target="_blank">Wagologie</a> is another pawesome shop who makes really high quality collars! Lauren is a mom to three Poodles and is amazing to work with. She will make collars with any of my spoonflower fabric as a custom order. </div><div>You can reach out to her to find out more! 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c13http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431876276516971000noreply@blogger.comIssaquah, WA, USA47.5301011 -122.0326191000000347.4443521 -122.19398060000003 47.6158501 -121.87125760000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687352027780980760.post-55311410823905580812013-11-20T17:29:00.000-08:002016-07-17T15:35:06.530-07:00My Texas Rose Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Very first home, and the first opportunity to grow my own plants! And I chose roses! Red being one of my favorite colors, I was naturally inclined to red roses. Before I knew, flower beds in my little home was full of red rose bushes, some climbers. Hubby & I moved plants around as it matured, and added other colors over time.</div>
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Most of my roses were purchased from Oregon based <a href="http://www.heirloomroses.com/" target="_blank">Heirloomroses</a>. They sell own root roses that arrived very healthy and grew vigorously with a bit of <a href="https://www.millsmix.com/fertilizers-supplements/mills-magic-rose-mix.html" target="_blank">Mill's Rose Magic</a> every year :)</div>
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c13http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431876276516971000noreply@blogger.comHumble, TX, USA29.998831199999991 -95.26215530000001829.888813199999991 -95.423516800000016 30.108849199999991 -95.100793800000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687352027780980760.post-80644542165911299442013-08-20T15:19:00.000-07:002016-05-04T00:21:53.955-07:00Norway - The First Impressions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><br /></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"> It wasn't so long before I stumbled across another hiking destination</span></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">hut-hut hiking in </span></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sweden's Kungsleden trail</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. This Arctic trail takes you through 443 km (275 miles) of absolute wilderness in the Swedish Lapland covering amazing forests, hidden glaciers, everything a nature lover could dream of. However, I wasn't quite sure about such a long hike; it would probably take us a month to complete. But the idea of a Scandinavian adventure kept beckoning like a honey pot calling out to a wandering bee! As I started contemplating the possibilities, a friend who lived in Finland mentioned Norway</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was still gauging my tolerance to multi-day hikes, and looking up Norway showed some amazing trails with breathtaking beauty and a good level of solitude I was looking for. </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Norway's rugged and dramatic terrain soon became a challenge we had to undertake and must overcome!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before we knew, we were in Oslo, all geared up for a 15+ hours long road trip to the Arctic circle, and then a 3 hour ferry ride to one of the most beautiful archipelago in the world - the Lofoten Islands. The whole trip was planned around a few handpicked hiking trails we thought to accommodate within the two week vacation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Difficulty in finding reasonably priced accommodations that was worth the cost in this expensive country, and freedom to camp anywhere without fearing any predators as long as you kept sufficient distance from private properties, both further encouraged the idea of combining hotel accommodations with camping during our trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><br /></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"> So much to explore in Lofoten Islands, so little time in hand! One of the main challenges with hiking in Norway is its unpredictable weather, constant rain and fog.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">Though we had a few trails mapped out for this part of the country, we had to stick with a single hike - the trail to Hermannsdalstinden summit. It was an interesting hike on a rainy day, climbing slippery rocks and muddy paths.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hermannsdalstinden</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> trail is one of the most beautiful and challenging hikes in Lofoten Islands. Most hikers take it easy by spending the night at Munkebu hut, a mountain cabin run by the trekking association, which requires a key that DNT members can pick up from SÞrvÄgen Commerce. Even if you do not have access to the hut, its still a good midway point to setup your camp and prepare for the roughest path yet to come.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We spent the night near Munkebu hut, and set out to hike to the summit next day. By the time we got past Point 536 (as they refer to in the maps), the wind had picked up, making us feel more vulnerable on the steep exposed ridges. We also didn't carry sufficient food or water and were persuaded to call it a day and return to our camp. Nevertheless, a beautiful day well spent.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;">This city was one of the several stops we made during our drive back to Oslo. The main attraction being the 18th century </span></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Romanesque </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">catholic church, Nidaros Cathedral with its intricate artwork and stained glasses.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We picked this trail in Dovrefjell to spot musk ox, an Arctic mammal found primarily in Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Siberia, Sweden, Alaska and Norway. They are known for their thick coat and the strong musk like odor they emit. Overhunting declined their population at one point, which is now recovering with protection inside national parks and regulated hunting outside.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the trails along the fjord</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A lookout point not so far away</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Other side of the fjord looked interesting<br />There are trails that leads up there. But we couldn't fit it in within our schedule</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cruise ship and the Seven Sister Falls<br />Farm where we hiked to is on the ledge to the right of the falls</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6) Bessgen Ridge trail - Jotunheimenn National Park</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">After Hermannsdalstinden, this was the next major hike we had planned for our trip. We took a ferry from Gendesheim to Memurubu, and then hiked back to Gendesheim. The trail is about 8 miles with 2500 ft altitude gain, most of which is gained at the beginning of the trail and then another steep climb midway. Rock scrambling to get to the highest point of the ridge at about 5718 ft was pretty interesting. Due to its popularity, this trail is always busy. However, since we were visiting in August, we got to enjoy it without too much crowd.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><br /></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">In the two weeks we were there, I had already fallen in love with this country. Saying goodbye was hard :( We boarded the flight back to Texas with memories for a life time and plans to return and make more!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.visitnorway.com/us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Norway - Official Tourism website</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.haramfjell.com/Trip_reports/Hermansdalstinden_from_Munkebu_to_Soervaagen.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hermansdalstinden Route</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.switchbacktravel.com/norway/lofoten-islands/hiking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lofoten Island hikes - SwitchBackTravel.com</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.68north.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lofoten Islands - Cody Duncan photography</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.visitnorway.com/us/where-to-go-us/fjord-norway/the-geirangerfjord/what-to-do-in-the-geirangerfjord-area-and-trollstigen/attractions-in-the-areas-of-the-geirangerfjord-and-trollstigen/the-geirangerfjord/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Geiranger Fjord</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/norway-storseterfossen.html" target="_blank">Storseterfossen Falls</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.nasjonalparker.org/en/nasjonalparkene/dovrefjell-sunndalsfjella-nasjonalpark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dovrefjell National Park</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.codyduncan.com/2011/04/hiking-the-besseggen-ridge-jotunheimen-national-park-norway/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Besseggen Ridge - Jotunheimen National Park</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.lofoten.info/en/Ferry-and-expressboat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BodĂž - Moskenes Ferries</a></span></li>
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c13http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431876276516971000noreply@blogger.comNorway60.47202399999999 8.4689459999999646.059280999999991 -32.839648000000039 74.884767 49.777539999999959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687352027780980760.post-31152076636627310062012-09-01T23:41:00.000-07:002015-01-14T00:40:31.624-08:00Beautiful Alberta - Banff National Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cradled in the lap of Canadian Rockies lies two of the most beautiful national parks in North America, Banff and Jasper. In this part of the country one would find numerous glaciers, including the largest ice field in the Rockies - Columbia icefields, turquoise & emerald glacial lakes, and lots of berries & bears! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was the beginning of autumn, and enough time had already passed to make us want to be back on the mountains. I was so excited when I came across these gems of the Canadian Rockies, with its interesting and rewarding trails. Due to lack of time, we had to limit this trip to just Banff and leave Jasper for later. But we managed to squeeze in enough activities for the 5 days we spent in Canmore, a small town located near the outskirts of Banff national park.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On our first day in Banff, we drove from Calgary all the way up to Athabasca glacier, one of the several glaciers constituting the Columbia Icefields. It is also the most visited glacier in North America due to its close proximity to the scenic Icefields Parkway. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Located near the Athabasca glacier, this is a short and moderately difficult (due to steepness) </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hike </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to the top of the ridge. You will be rewarded with amazing views of the mountain peaks surrounding the Columbia ice field, and its giant tongue - the Saskatchewan glacier. A rapidly disappearing glacier, it retreated about 4474 ft during the years 1893 - 1953 based on what was measured, and is still occurring as of today.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After white water rafting in the morning, we drove to Johnston Canyon and walked up to the lower falls. It has a boarded catwalk along the canyon wall which makes it easily accessible for visitors of all skill levels. </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We didn't run into a lot of tourists here, probably because it was already getting late in the evening. And we barely had time to get to the lower falls. </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A perfect late afternoon stroll listening to the sound of many waters!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the most challenging hikes in the Banff area, this trail has some interesting sections that adds more variety to the hike. Its a 9.3 miles loop that climbs about 3000 ft, most of which is gained in the first 2.8 miles as you ascend through a grassy bald, lush forest and a rocky hill, </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with the view of Trans-Canada Hwy 1 and Bow river behind</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. It then gradually climbs up around Mt. Edith along the Cory pass, then descends </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">through an avalanche scree field </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and finally loops back through a dense forest along Edith pass. Several trails in the park area requires hikers to hike as a group of at least 4 </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to avoid unpleasant surprises to the bears</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. This wasn't one of such trails where its mandatory, but for our own safety we carried bear bells, and thought it was comforting as we hiked through the forest at low light.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This 3.2 miles (one way) trail starts at Chataeu Lake Louise, goes around the lake, and then climbs up 1380 ft through fir woods and waterfalls to a Tea house with amazing views of the glaciers. Most hikers stop at the Tea house and then return. But those seeking a closer encounter with the glaciers go past this point, all the way up to Abbott pass which is an additional mile hike with 160 ft elevation gain. The final section of this trail is through a not-so-friendly scree field, with frequent dust sprays from gale force cold wind rushing through the mountain pass. As we hiked, we heard just one avalanche that sounded like a distant thunder. But it seems to be a common thing. </span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/randonee-hiking/banff.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Banff Area Trails</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XRM017-006" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Cory Pass</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.albertawow.com/hikes/Plain_of_Six_Glaciers/Plain_of_Six_Glaciers.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Plain of Six Glaciers</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.banff.com/banff-helpers/things-to-do-in-banff/johnston-canyon/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Johnston Canyon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Louise,_Alberta" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Lake Louise</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.albertawow.com/hikes/Moraine_Lake/Moraine_Lake.htm" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Lake Moraine</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFCg0tBDck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Travel Alberta - Remember to Breathe (video)</a></span></li>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Switzerland had been in my bucket list as long as I can remember. Probably from the 90s Bollywood movies, or all time classics like Sound of Music portraying the Alps which I always associated with this beautiful country. It was in late 2011 that I came across the Worldâs best hikes post on <a href="http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/trips/best-trails/world-hikes/#/grindelwald-switzerland_35788_600x450.jpg" target="_blank">Nat Geo Adventure site</a> and Grindelwald caught my attention. The First - Bachalpsee (Bachsee) trail was the anchor to our roughly 9 day vacation in this little Playground of Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fodors-Switzerland-Full-color-Travel-Guide-ebook/dp/B00A1MRDSY/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fodorâs Switzerland</a> travel guide, which gives some general guidance on various regions/cantons and highlights for each. But we didnât find it much helpful for the kind of vacation we were planning. After digging through a few Swiss tourism websites, another hiking trails book called â<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Bernese-Alps-Switzerland-Cicerone-ebook/dp/B008HCT4KK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bernese Alps - a walkerâs guide</a>â by Kev Reynolds and a few youtube videos, we decided on an itinerary perfectly customized to our liking. To avoid the summer crowd, we picked late June for our travel, hoping the mountains would warm up enough to open the trails to hikers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We took a gondola from Grindelwald up to First (pronounced as Fierst). Then hiked up to Faulhorn hut, passing Lake Bachalpsee - a serene alpine lake reflecting the mountain peaks </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Schreckhorn & </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wetterhorn, except when caressed by the gentle mountain breeze. And the final hike from Faulhorn down to Bussalp through bouldery path crossing snowy patches and listening to marmots whistling. We were to catch a bus </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from Bussalp </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to Grindelwald</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The hotel where we stayed had given us free passes to ride the local bus. Unfortunately, the last bus that would take us back to town was scheduled a bit too early(5pm). When the sun is out as late as 10 in the night, who would want to be back from such breathtaking trails so early?! Also, almost all of the trails are marked with hours (Std or Stunden) instead of distance (Km). One would wonder whose hours it could be possibly be! This led to some additional miscalculations, because they obviously weren't ours!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To make the long story short, we missed the bus - watched it leaving while we were still up on the mountains. It didnât feel as bad at that time. So we kept walking past Bussalp, through farm lands, listening to cow bells, sometimes trying to make our way through herds of cows, some as tall as me. It was interesting, at times scary since they appeared to pick up speed for no apparent reason and I couldnât tell their intentions. We were very tired and hungry by the time we got closer to Grindelwald. Dry energy bars didnât appeal anymore. Sun went down by 10pm and we stopped and rested on a bench for a few minutes. All of a sudden someone jumped out of the woods behind us, so close to the bench, got startled and galloped away. It was a deer! Until then I didnât know if this place had anything wild other than rodents and birds. We reached the town past 11pm, only to find one restaurant with a bar still open. Had some dessert for dinner, the only food they served at that time, and returned to our hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the things I liked about this tour was I could get down inside Eiger, touch the walls and feel its cold rock heart (yes, I too sound like a pilgrim visiting a shrine ;). I have heard of climbers from around the world longing to climb the cruel north face of Eiger, a challenging feat due to its unpredictable extreme weather and tough route. And how many early climbers have lost their lives, in spite of it being so close to habitation but unable to be rescued. This railway route is also an engineering marvel considering it was built a century ago and is still the highest railway station in Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For the rest of our days in Bernese Oberland we stayed in Lautterbrunnen, a magnificent valley showcasing about 70 small waterfalls during spring time. Its such a breathtaking place I have no words to describe! There are a few car-free mountain towns near this valley, such as Wengen and MĂŒrren, and we were to explore one of those during this trip. We walked to Stechelberg, took a gondola up to MĂŒrren, then walked to GrĂŒtschalp, and another gondola back down. Combining gondola rides with walking allowed us to cover more country side during the short time we could spend there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our last day in Bernese Oberland, and we spent the morning paragliding near Grindelwald. It was a very sunny day, so we decided to go back to Schynige Platte. We hiked the ridge (Panaromaweg trail) up to Oberberghorn and then looped back to train station through the Alpine garden. It was amazing to see what was hiding behind the fog - the turquoise Brienzersee and Interlaken town, with rows of mountain peaks I don't know the names of.</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Bernese-Alps-Switzerland-Cicerone-ebook/dp/B008HCT4KK" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Bernese Alps - a walkerâs guide</a><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> by Kev Reynolds</span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myswissalps.com/hiking" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">Switzerland Hiking Trails</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.paragliding-jungfrau.ch/start-e.htm" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">Paragliding Junfrau</a></li>
<li><a href="http://alpinraft.ch/bungy-jumping/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">Stockhorn Bungee jump</a></li>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Its such a joyful time of the year! Yet another reason to commemorate the purpose of my Savior's visit. Plus, even people who don't believe in Christ or Christmas seem to be just generally happy and celebrating during this time of the year. As we move towards the winter solstice, the approaching of the long "dark" days (for those living above 40ÂșN), its such a pleasure to see the streets lit up in colorful lights, the sparkly decorations on the evergreen trees and listen to the Christmas carols playing in radio stations. All in all a season of nostalgia!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brings back fond memories of my childhood days where I would spend the Christmas and New Year(which was also my grand father's birthday) at my grandparents', on mom's side. The family dinners everyone worked to put together, which always ran late, but came out as much anticipated and delicious. I didn't have much share on the dinner preps, but to put together a manger scene with my brother or cousin, some lights, a paper star, and sometimes decorate the tree nearby. Evergreen coniferous were rare in southern part of India where I grew up, not even any noticeably long cold nights; so the thought of Christmas trees and arrival of "winter" was a bit different. But it was still a season of lights, cooler weather, yummy food, homemade wine, no school and much joy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As Bobby & I began to gear up for this season in late 2011, I found it interesting how most people flock towards the warmest parts of the continent like Florida & the Caribbean. But my heart was set upon some place different. Somewhere I could feel the intensity of Winter, what the season is meant to bring. And I started searching the map for how far up north we could go, and if it had anything that interested us. Which led us to Whitehorse, a small town in Yukon Territory in Northern Canada. Its actually the largest town you would find in the entire Yukon province (</span></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with a population of 30,000)</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">! A perfect place to experience the long dark winter nights, and the life below zero. As an added bonus, the Aurora Borealis band regularly went over this part of the country. Since it was our first visit to such a low populated town that stayed frozen most of winter, we decided to do some guided tours - such as snow shoeing in Kluane national park, snow mobiling, dog sledding and ice fishing. While searching for places to stay outside the town we also had to make sure they had running water in bathroom and flushable toilets, as the primitive types are more common.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We arrived at Whitehorse on Dec 24th after a long flight, only to find out our rental car company, Budget was closed on Christmas Eve & Day, in spite of a confirmed reservation we had. Perhaps not many people rent cars at this part of the world. I was also expecting to see some Christmas busy-ness on the streets instead was welcomed by a quiet, empty town. We took a cab to get to our cabin at Sundog Retreat the next day, and was prepared to be content with protein bar Christmas dinner. But our kind hosts at the cabin found out about our low estate and shared the </span></span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Christmas </span></span>dinner they had prepared with us. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although it wasn't the Christmasy town I imagined, I so loved being there, taking in as much of pristine nature as I could, the powder snow, long starry nights, magical northern lights and the fresh crisp air..</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't read the book, but watched the movie prior to our trip to get some background on the Klondike gold rush and people's life during the late 1800s.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Wear a beanie to keep your head warm. The frost on the hair was interesting, but it also means your head was staying much colder than the rest of the body. Once you get back indoor, you could feel slightly sick from the sudden rush of blood into your brain. I did feel a bit nauseous. But it went away after few min.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dog sledding under the stars was amazing! It took me a while to trust the strength of those little huskies. Once I got a hang of it, the ride was real fun! Sometimes they ran under the trees to do their business, and I had to duck my head each time to not hit the branches. Shortly after I began to enjoy the ride, my hands started to give up. It was my supposedly extreme weather gloves failing. I thought I could hold it until we got back. But soon I stopped feeling my hands altogether, only to be saved from frostbite that night by our guide lending his mittens. By our third day there, I kind of learned what types of gear would actually work at 20 below.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the things we had to spend some time researching was about operating our SLR camera at such low temperature and capturing the Northern lights. Latter wasn't hard, and I did long exposure shots at low aperture. This made the trees much blurry, but the sky turned out well to my satisfaction. As a friend advised, I probably should try an aperture of 7 to 11 with longer exposure next time for sharper frames.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Preparing the camera for sub zero was however a tricky job. At lower temperatures the battery works harder to operate the camera. Which required us to take backup batteries. Condensation was another problem. As soon as you get back into car or anywhere warmer, moisture condenses on the lens. Before going back indoor, I made sure to put the camera in a zip lock bag with silica gel to protect from condensation. This worked out pretty well until we were out capturing the Northern lights late in the night, and the camera battery died. I don't remember what happened to our backup battery, but we tried to switch lens with our second camera (which we normally use with a long distance lens), and totally forgot about condensation. This fogged up our low aperture lens from inside, putting an end to the Aurora photo shoot! Fortunately, we could get some nice shots before that to save for a lifetime. But something to watch out for next time.</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.rei.com/c/hand-and-foot-warmers" target="_blank">Hand & Foot warmers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.naturetoursyukon.com/" target="_blank">Nature Tours of Yukon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://muktuk.com/" target="_blank">Muktuk Kennel Dog Sledding</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.yukonwide.com/snowmobiletours.html" target="_blank">Yukon Wide Adventures</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g155047-d735585-Reviews-Sundog_Retreat-Whitehorse_Yukon.html" target="_blank">Sundog Retreat</a></li>
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c13http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431876276516971000noreply@blogger.comWhitehorse, YT, Canada60.7211871 -135.056844960.2238421 -136.3477384 61.218532100000004 -133.76595139999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687352027780980760.post-56142117798652845422011-10-13T16:42:00.000-07:002015-01-14T00:48:21.861-08:00Autumn Hues of Nova Scotia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Staring at the Map of North America, I wondered what it would be like driving up further north of Maine along the maritime coast. Having been to Bar Harbor in Maine during October, the peak of autumn, I knew it would not disappoint. This led to our very first hiking trip! We had done short day hikes previously during our vacations. But never was a trip planned centered around hiking trails.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />The internet is so full of useful resources to plan a visit to this Canadian maritime province. We got a brochure sent to our home in Texas for free which had tons of information on general geography of the province and places to stay. Soon we knew the highlands of Cape Breton was where we wanted to focus.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nova Scotia (New Scotland), specifically Cape Breton has a rich Scottish/Celtic culture and lots of history. Together with various activities like hiking, sea kayaking, whale watching, scuba diving, biking and so on, this place attracts people of all age groups and interests. </span><br />
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We flew to Bangor, Maine at the peak of Fall and drove from there to Cape Breton, NS. Though a long drive, I loved that such drives always give a good feel of the country. </span><br />
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Our first stop was at <a href="http://www.burncoathead.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burnt Coat</a>, near the Bay of Fundy. It's known for its world record for the highest tides, averaging 55.8 ft. Each day 100 billion tones of seawater flows in and out of Bay of Fundy during a single tidal cycle. Isn't that amazing?!</span><br />
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We still had 4 more hours to our destination, Chéticamp, a small town near Cape Breton Highlands National park's western entrance. After a heavy dinner</span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">(bad idea!)</span></span> at Truro, we were back on the road again, Bobby sleep-driving, and me constantly waking up from my sleep to make sure his eyes were still open. A few hours later, way past midnight, we found ourselves in a cozy little inn called Albert's motel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next day we headed out for our first hike of the trip - <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/randonnee-hiking/skyline.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skyline Trail</a>. It was forecasted rainy. But from previous experiences we knew we can't plan our trips around sunny weather all the time. Sunshine makes the hike more comfortable, but cloudless sky doesn't help me capture nature at its best often yielding over-exposed photographs(yes, I'm a lazy photographer). But how likely are we to find the perfect sunny days with just enough clouds for that astounding scenery?! </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">Plus, I probably have some vampire like genes in me that I tend to hide myself from excessive sun.</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"> </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">So we hiked the Skyline trail (9.2 km loop) in the cold drizzly rain, which I sure enjoyed. H</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">eavy wind gusts </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">made us skip the overlook point which is the primary highlight of the trail. On a windy day it could get as high as 130 kph. I enjoy taking risks, but not the kind of risks that are definite killers.</span></span><br />
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The cabin was rustic, though not spotlessly clean to my liking. But we were just happy to find a comfortable bed and hot shower after a long day of hiking and driving around late in the night looking for some restaurant still serving dinner. The next morning, we woke up to this beautiful view which made the stay overall very pleasant!</span><br />
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I guess we got greedy by this time and wanted to see MORE moose, especially a bull. We hiked around <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/randonnee-hiking/jigging.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jigging Cove</a> lake (1.5 km) with no luck, and then went on an evening stroll on <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/randonnee-hiking/benjies.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benjie's Lake</a> trail. We didn't complete this trail, but just walked up to a clearing and sat for a while. It was almost dusk, beginning to rain with no one else in the trail. Soon we saw two bulls quietly walking through the woods, stopping often to eat off the spruce trees. We were so thrilled to see them up close, though in the back of our minds we were devising plans to escape had they behaved differently. </span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/randonnee-hiking.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.novascotia.com/about-nova-scotia/order-travel-guide" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Dreamers & Doers Travel Guide</a></li>
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