This was our first real hike for a very long time: we have been busy with our marathon and half-marathon training programs, but also preparing for the bicycle touring season. Instead of going running or riding this past Sunday, we thought it would be cool to go hiking at a […]
We started the summer season with an easy hike at the lower slopes of the Vercors range near Grenoble. This was the area where we did our very first hike just three days after moving to Grenoble. Except for a short attempt for a wintry hike five years ago (the […]
On one of our hikes in the Summer last year we saw this strange white building in the forest. When back home we checked the map and the searched the internet, and found out what this curious architectural project, built in 1966, was. Here you can read all about it, […]
This post is about the “Trails” part of our vacation. We did three easy to moderate hikes: first one to Joenmäenvuori and Harjuranta Nature Church near Varkaus, the second to Kotkanpolku (“Eagle’s Trail”) in Kotkatharju Outdoor Recreation Area in Joroinen, south of Varkaus, and the third one to Kangasvuokon Kuiskaus […]
We spent two weeks at Tomi’s parents’ house in Kangaslampi. These weeks were the most relaxing time of our vacation/workation; we didn’t need to be anywhere particular, and we didn’t need to do anything special. We went for early morning runs, then worked through the day, watch tennis and athletics, […]
Just a brief post of yesterday‘s hike and attempt to find some cooler and cleaner air. We did part of this hike in February last year. Then I wrote that it was lovely but challenging hike, the difficulty mainly due to snow and ice on the trail, and no snowshoes. […]
We returned to the heart of the Chartreuse massif for this extended Ascension Day holiday weekend. On our previous visit to the valley of two rivers Guiers (Vif and Mort) in March we discovered a bicycle path that runs at the bottom of the valley. Even if we walked most […]
The past week ended our winter season, and it also ended the winter sports season — more on that at the end of the post. We returned to La Vallée de la Clarée in Hautes-Alpes for one week, since our year-end vacation there was a disaster (we both were sick […]
Then it was time to move on again. Our next destination was Quimper, which we chose for no particular reason other than it being smaller than the port town of Brest. On our way to Quimper we stopped by in the town of Huelgoat (Finistère) to hike in its mythical […]