Altaussee, Melted

Last winter, J and I tossed the snowshoes in the car and drove to Altaussee. We walked for two kilometers across the frozen lake and then strapped on our snowshoes to walk another two or three kilometers up to a “hutte” or shed. We turned back at the point where the trail started to go …


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While the sun shines

There’s hay making and flowers growing and cows grazing and people walking and wow, it’s green and beautiful everywhere. [tags]summer, Austria[/tags]

The Threat of Dehydration

Vending machine in Sea-Tac with sign saying “Don’t even think of taking this stuff on the plane.” Things appear to have settled quite a bit in air travel, though flights through Heathrow are experiencing minor delays due to the added security measures. We were delayed out of Seattle by about half an hour, and again …


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