New Orleans has certainly gone through a lot these past years after the devastating Hurricane Katrina but for travelers it still boasts its irresistible Southern hospitality, filled with a love of culture, good food, and live music. I took a recent long weekend to ‘go down south’ and see for myself the party town affectionately [...]
Now that I’ve filled you in on a typical day at the GMC, I’ll let a few more pictures of my ascents and active “days off” speak for themselves as to the astounding beauty of the scenery and learning experience this mountaineering camp truly was. Late morning (i.e. 7:30am!) sunrise on the camp Walking along [...]
While everyone was suffering from the heat waves relentlessly hitting the US, I was heading north to cool off by joining the 2012 General Mountaineering Camp with the Alpine Club of Canada. Located this year in the Sir Sandford area of the Selkirk mountains, my friend and I met the group in Golden, BC before [...]
It’s been a little while…and it was all for a good reason. If you’ve never made it to Western Canada and the Rockies (I’m Canadian and this was my first trip out there, shame on me!), I hope the following posts will convince you to hop on a plane and immerse yourself in some of [...]
Summer weekends are usually best spent entirely outdoors so a friend and I decided to go on a short Catskills getaway, 2.5 hours drive north of New York City. We set up camp at the Devil’s Tombstone Campground on NY 214, one of the oldest in the Catskills, offering primitive camping and easy access to [...]
Follow Me!