Blue View - Close Encounter with a Rattlesnake

Blue View - Close Encounter with a Rattlesnake

While hiking in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, we had quite the adrenaline rush when we almost stepped on an angry western diamondback rattler blocking the narrow path. With a granite wall on one side and a sheer drop-off on the other, there was no easy way around him…

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Questions About Walking the Via Francigena

Questions About Walking the Via Francigena

You’re probably about ‘Via-Francigena’d’ out by this time, however I thought I’d write just one more blog on the subject. A long-time cruising friend along with several other folks who followed us on the Via Francigena have asked some questions about the walk. Rather than trying to answer individually, I thought I’d share the questions and answers in a blog post.

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