My next adventure with the Colorado Mountain Club is to England! Hopefully I don’t get left behind at Stonehenge (which almost happened the last time I was there)! To follow along with my trip Click here to TrackMyTour! https://trackmytour.com/V6j6t (the address is case sensitive if you are typing it in)
My track my tour for this trip is https://trackmytour.com/ndX4m. Since the trip is over — you’ll have to scroll back thru the slides if you want to follow along in chronological order. This was a great trip and I can highly recommend the barge company we used Caledonian Discovery, Ltd. The crew and food were amazing! You can find them on Facebook and checkout their video it is a really accurate description of what the experience is like. For some background information on…
TRACK MY TOUR LINK Click here to follow me in Kenya and Uganda on TrackMyTour! It will be active from 5/11/2017 to 5/23/2017: https://trackmytour.com/PCBKL Follow my daily progress with Track My Tour, an IPhone app that lets me take pictures and add comments and will map my progress along the route. I will be updating it hopefully every evening when I have WIFI access. Don’t be alarmed if I don’t post because there will be days when I might not…
TRACK MY TOUR LINK Click here to Kumano Kodo TrackMyTour! It will be active from 4/2/2017 to 4/21/2017: https://trackmytour.com/V7Kfl Follow my daily progress with Track My Tour, an IPhone app that lets me take pictures and add comments and will map my progress along the route. I will be updating it hopefully every evening when I have WIFI access. Don’t be alarmed if I don’t post because there will be days when I might not have access. Also remember there…
In 2004, two UNESCO World Heritage trails, the Camino de Santiago and the Kumano Kodo signed a “Sister Road” agreement and have been doing some joint marketing. They have a program that if you walk both trails you can get a special “Dual Pilgrim” designation– all you have to do is document your journey and bring your certified credential from the other trail. I’ll be traveling with a group from the Colorado Mountain Club. Here is the trip overview from their website….
Three weeks in Japan should be easier to pack for than 6 weeks in Spain but it turns out to be very similar because I will basically be doing the same thing just for a shorter amount of time. Overall I found the process a lot easier this time around because I’m now “experienced” (LOL!) I’m opting to bring one of Wally’s ultralight backpacks this time because it is a little smaller than the one I used in Spain and I’m planning…
At the REI Flagship Store in Denver, CO, the Front Range chapter of the American Pilgrims on the Camino periodically hosts 8×10 Camino presentations. 8 people get 10 minutes to share something about their Camino. Here is what I shared. There are good stories behind the photos which illustrate the “lesson learned” — let me know if you want me to elaborate… Click on this link to see my PowerPoint presentation slides: My List to Remember
TRACK MY TOUR LINK: https://trackmytour.com/98Cv2 Follow my daily progress with Track My Tour, an IPhone app that lets me take pictures and add comments and will map my progress along the route. I will be updating it hopefully every evening when I have WIFI access. Don’t be alarmed if I don’t post because there will be days when I might not have access. Also remember there is an 8 hour time difference ex., 6:00 PM in Denver is 2:00 AM…
The Scallop Shell is the traditional symbol of a pilgrim on the Way of St James. The Colorado Front Range Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino held a Scallop Shell Ceremony for about 60 people who are planning to do their first Camino this year. Here I am getting my shell! Here’s the whole happy group — it was a lovely ceremony. Pilgrims’ Blessing (Modified from the Codex Calixtinus) Guard these who make a pilgrimage to Compostela. May…
The question everyone asks when they hear I’m doing the Camino — is why? Great question — but I don’t have a great answer — all I can say is that it called out to me. In 2014, when Wally was doing his epic bike ride from Key West Florida to Homer Alaska (~7,600 miles) people kept asking me “Wally is doing this big trip — what are you going to do when he gets back?” At the time I had…