On July 26th Joan and I drove up a winding access road to the enormously popular Emerald Lake, setting out early to avoid being forced to pa...

Thursday, July 24th, began with a long breakfast as we engaged with table-mates on topics ranging from novice hikers to senior care. Then Jo...

July 22nd was a rainy day; never heavy, sometimes quite light. Not trusting to luck, Joan and I wore rain pants, a jacket, and even a waterp...