Leaving Telluride we decided to go on one more hike – the 2.4 mile, 1100 feet elevation gain trail to Bridal Veil Falls. Turns out, people are really creative when it comes to naming Waterfalls… (we saw two Bridal Veil falls on this trip, one is in our home region and another in Yosemite -ContinueContinue reading “Day 10 – Highways and Hot Springs”
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Day 6 – Exploring Steamboat
For the Bares family being back in Civilization means finding a minigolf extravaganza ASAP. Lucky for us, Maverick minigolf was included in a mountain pass called Land Up – which also allowed us to take the Gondola up to Thunderhead for spectacular views and go on two rides of the outlaw mountain coaster, which isContinueContinue reading “Day 6 – Exploring Steamboat”
Getting into the Rockies (old and new favorites)
Leaving Denver wasn’t easy – we really enjoyed our unusual hotel and its late check out – but fun and adventures awaited us down the road. We started with a classic: Minigolf (obviously no Bares road trip is complete without). We had socially distanced and properly disinfected fun at Adventure golf. Our next stop wasContinueContinue reading “Getting into the Rockies (old and new favorites)”
Day 17 – PEI (that’s Prince Edward Island for short)
After one of our longest days driving we snuggled into very soft and fluffy beds and slept for 10 hours… So our day in Charlottetown, PEI started a little on the late side. Feeling very generous, I spared the boys a trip to Anne of Green Gables cottage (though they had to go into theContinueContinue reading “Day 17 – PEI (that’s Prince Edward Island for short)”
Day 13 – …it came from the deep
After walking through the old town most of yesterday, we ventured beyond the city walls, to the modern part of Quebec and its aquarium. While it isn’t particularly big (though admittedly we may be a bit spoiled by having been to the Henry Doorley Zoo many times and having seen whale sharks at the GeorgiaContinueContinue reading “Day 13 – …it came from the deep”
Day 9 – St Lawrence River @ La Malbaie
With two somewhat invalids in a party of four, we skipped out of Montreal early and drove up the St. Lawrence River. We headed to La Malbaie, which is a fantastic place, though there isn’t much there – unless you like looking at a huge expanse of water that says ocean much more than river,ContinueContinue reading “Day 9 – St Lawrence River @ La Malbaie”
Day 5 – On to greener pastures… (aka golf)
Another travel day, mostly. After all, we are trying to slowly make it to Canada, so that’s why we left NYC in the morning and –fortified with Bagels (+schmear)– embarked on another 5 hour drive, this time to Northern Vermont. Bill had located a great place to stop over: a culinary resort with a spaContinueContinue reading “Day 5 – On to greener pastures… (aka golf)”
DAY 1 – NC to DC
On the road again… Bares family on the road again… It’s that time of year (summer), when we try to take learning about history and geography to its most experiential level, and so we pack up and drive (7 hours yesterday) and then wake up in a place like Manassas, VA. Presumably, 158 years agoContinueContinue reading “DAY 1 – NC to DC”
Day 21 – Grand St. Bernard, Martigny, Interlaken – our own grand tour
This day was the conclusion of our time in the French Swiss Alps. We had to leave our chalet by 9 am and decided to make the most of the day by visiting all the places we had missed out on so far: The pass at the Grand St. Bernard (with its St. Bernard dogContinueContinue reading “Day 21 – Grand St. Bernard, Martigny, Interlaken – our own grand tour”
Day 16 – Hike #2 and soaking at Lavey-les-Bains
After our first day of hiking, I figured we’d now be ready for another day of exploring the Alps in the traditional “Eva-style” of hiking: spending half the trip going up, up, up and then the second half making our way back down… Turns out, I didn’t check in with our youngest family member, whoContinueContinue reading “Day 16 – Hike #2 and soaking at Lavey-les-Bains”
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