In January of 2023 I spent 10 days hiking 175 kilometers on the Island of Madeira, part of Portugal. The diverse island, in both weather and flora, made it an exciting trip.

In November 2022 I spent 4 days hiking alone in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan, then found myself among the Bedouins of the Zalabia tribe for 2 days.

In October of 2022 I hiked part of the Alta Via 2 route in the Dolomites. The Alta Via 2 is one of the dozen or so long distance high routes in the Dolomites, and considered the most difficult and tec

In July 2022 I hiked a self-made variant of the Peaks of the Balkans trail in Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro, the same area as last winter.

In May 2022 I hiked 65-km on the South Loch Ness Trail in the highlands along the majestic Loch in Scotland. Trails were easy, but extremely quite.