The 12 months, 12 hikes challenge continued this year! This is my third year doing it. I usually try to go once a month, but with as many weddings I went to in the spring, I had to double up
On our last two days in Iceland, we spent our time in the southwestern region, east of Reykjavik.LAVA Center The LAVA Center is located in the town of Hvolsvöllur. You’ll get to explore an interactive exhibition on the volcanic systems in
I had seen so many pictures of the highlands, which are the central, mountainous part of Iceland off of the Ring Road. It looked beautiful and I knew I had to see it!Thorsmork The drive to Thorsmork is not an
The Vatnajökull glacier was one of the most impressive things we saw in Iceland. It’s Europe’s largest icecap and covers about 8200 square kilometers (~3200 square miles). It’s 1000 meters at its thickest point! You can see it when you’re
We came to Banff to hike, and that’s what we did! On our first day we hiked Johnston Canyon, the second day we headed south to Upper Kananaskis, and on our last full day we hiked to Lake Agnes up
My friends and I just completed our annual girls’ hiking trip in Banff, Canada! We spent four days camping and hiking in the park. The town of Banff is in the middle of the park and it is adorable! These
It was our last full day in Glacier National Park, and my feet were sore and blistered. I was ready to see more of the park though! We left our campsite in St. Mary’s Campground around 8:30 am and headed
On our third day in Glacier, we had planned on hiking the Grinnell Glacier trail back in Many Glacier (where we were the previous day). However, there was still a major snow hazard about halfway through the trail. The group
Cracker Lake was one of the coolest hikes I’ve ever done. But don’t underestimate it! If you hike all the way to the end of the lake, it is about 15 miles round trip. I loved this trail because the
I spent six weeks studying in New Zealand in January and February 2013. I went with a program from Georgia Tech (my alma mater) with 49 other GT students. After New Zealand, we spent four weeks in Australia and two