El Camino de Santiago and other trails.
Today we hiked about eight miles through the French Alps. The trail is very well marked and with all the people hiking it is impossible to get lost. The journey was quite challenging for our 12 year old, we walked most of the time on rocky trails, sometimes through snow and ice, and at some point, we had to climb a ladder to get to the next hill.
The views of the valley are breathtaking and my words and pictures could not describe how beautiful this place is.
We are very happy to be back in Chamonix, Fr. Tomorrow we’re going to begin our 110 miles (177 kms) hike around the Mont Blanc Massif, which goes through France, Italy, and Switzerland.
I always procrastinate when it comes to packing.
#buencamino
Today we were tired after our longest hike yesterday, so we went for a short hike. We walked 4.93 miles.
I think we are ready for El Camino!
This weekend is the one when we chose to hike on Saturday and Sunday.
Today we went to Berry Creek. We hiked 12.08 miles in the most scenic area of Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
It has been raining for the past two days, and today we had to hike. I chose Alviso because it looked like an easy hike. It had a flat 9-mile trail. It was a great decision to go today because it was overcast and there weren’t any trees. Well, after three miles on wet gravel, which was an easy walk, we got to a muddy trail. For the next six miles, we walked on the worst terrain. I didn’t know how heavy my boots and hiking poles could be when the mud accumulated on them; it was almost impossible to walk in some areas. At the end, it took us four hours to walk 9 miles. When we finished, we were dirty, tired, and hungry.
I’m afraid that on El Camino, we will have some days with this kind of terrain due to the rain in spring.
I’m glad we did it because now we know what to expect and how long it could take us to walk in mud with some extra weight on our shoes and hiking poles.
Today we did eight miles again. It was an easy and quiet hike. We passed a few cyclists and had the opportunity to admire the valley and the beautiful spring flowers.
Also, today I watched the movie The Way, with Martin Sheen and Emilio Stevens, so that my children could have an idea about the walk and the places we will be.
It has been a month since the last time we did a hike due to bad weather and Jeremy having the awful flu, and my mild flu. Today we finally had the energy to go for a walk.
We hiked 8.58 miles in 4 hrs, our worst time yet.
Today was a day when we didn’t really want to do a long walk. After a delicious and unhealthy donut and coffee breakfast at Psycho Donuts, we headed to Saratoga Open Preserve. We faced our steepest hill so far at the beginning of the trail.
We hiked 3.60 miles today.
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