The Great St Bernard Pass is a stunning Alpine road that connects Martigny in Switzerland with Aosta in Italy, and is one of the highest paved roads in the Alps, and the highest in Switzerland. The pass is named after the Great St Bernard Hospice, a monastery that was founded in the 11t...
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We recommend True Traveller for their 5-star TrustPilot reviews, variety of cover options, best activities cover as standard, great prices and excellent service. Where does the Alpine Road start? As we already mentioned, the route can start at Lindau in the west or Königsee in the east. ...
One afternoon found us zipping down the alpine slide at Purgatory, I took a morning flyfishing workshop on the Florida River with the Durango Nature Center, and another day we joined the locals for an inner tube float down the Animas River. The water was refreshingly cold, the rapids were...
Freeze-dried meals - there are a variety of companies that make freeze dried meals for hikers - Green Belly, Alpine Air, Backpackers Pantry, Trail Fork, Next Mile Meals, Good To-Go, Peak, Mountain House, and Patagonia Provisions are a few you could choose from. These can offer your diet...
Spend a good half-day on a trip from Tromsø to the Lyngen Mountains (Lyngsalpene) and back again. We can promise alpine beauty, Sami culture and plastic gnomes. The Lyngen peninsula, with its 1,833 m high peaks, blue glaciers, gushing glacial rivers and deep ravines, is one of ...
Part research project, part art installation, theItalian Limesproject explored a quirk about the Italian border that frankly boggles my mind a bit. Italy’s alpine frontiers with Switzerland and Austria generally follows the watershed line. Thanks to climate change and shrinking glaciers, that line ...
“One of the most scenic rides in the United States, the route features breathtaking views of the Absaroka and Beartooth Mountains, and open, high alpine plateaus dotted with countless glacial lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife. The Beartooth All-American Road provides easy access to...
Due to the weather, the Grossglockner Alpine Road is usually only open between May and October. Named after the highest mountain in the country, it connects Bruck in Salzburg with Heiligenblut in Carinthia. The road has a maximum elevation of 2,504 meters. ...
In spring, the sprawling meadows bloom anew with kaleidoscopic wildflowers. By summer the rock-flour rich alpine lakes sparkling fluorescent blue. In the fall, the foothills become awash with reds, oranges, and yellows. Come winter, the cities and wilderness alike become wonderlands. ...