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Chamonix, France to Verbier, Switzerland Day 1 of our Haute Route MTB trip)

On August 6, 2017, we began a 6 day mountain bike trip with Alps Mountain Bike Guide Company starting in the amazing, adorable, adventure wonderland of Chamonix, France and ending in Zermatt Switzerland.  The trip was tough and included lots of steep climbing Continue reading Chamonix, France to Verbier, Switzerland Day 1 of our Haute Route MTB trip)

Costa Rica Weekend Trip

In the interest of saving vacation time for upcoming trip to France/Switzerland, we decided to take advantage of the Presidents Day Weekend Holiday to hop on down to Costa Rica!  We were also saving money for the bigger upcoming trip, so we tried to make Continue reading Costa Rica Weekend Trip

Mountain Biking the Tour de Mont Blanc: French, Swiss, and Italian Alps MTB

As this blog is about 1sts, trying new things (50 before I’m 50), I have to mention this was a BIG first.

First time using an mountain biking (mtb) tour group, first time mtb in France, Italy and Switzerland, so many, many firsts, I think this trip Continue reading Mountain Biking the Tour de Mont Blanc: French, Swiss, and Italian Alps MTB