Starting with a 40L in 2016, I am now down to a 24L--Osprey with the same robust shoulder and waist belt as their 50L+ packs. Maybe I've been able to get down to a 24L (and still have extra room) because I typically walk in June, so no sleeping...
I spend a lot of time on this forum as any "regular" poster would know. After finding it in early retirement, along with seeing "The Way", both were catalysts that inspired me to explore travel through the eyes of simply walking and find joy in...
The wilderness backpacking community figured out quite awhile ago, that when it rains your feet get wet, and that water-proof shoes are never really water proof. And walking/hiking in a wet but breathable trail runner does not produce more...
Camino Frances
Santiago de Compostela
plaza de Obradoiro,
Cathedral
photo taken November 16, 2004
What a thrill it was to arrive at the Cathedral exactly 20 years ago as I completed my first camino!
If you think you may only do one, then I would recommend the Frances. It really is the archetype of Caminos. It has the most documented history, covers a wide range of landscapes and regions, and is the one you are most likely to re-encounter in...
I just had my 90th b'day and I'm planning to do the Camino May 2025, if I'm still in good health. I walk a couple of miles every day in the hills and go to the gym, so if I take it easy on the Camino I think I can do it. I'm looking forward to...
June is a pretty good time to go on the Camino Frances. It isn't as busy as May or September starting in St Jean and before the August rush starts in Sarria (Spanish vacation time).
Hello again!
I just published The Camino Francés: My Illustrated Camino Diary 2. I walked the Francés for the second time (and went on to Muxía and Fisterra) in the summer of 2023 and drew/painted and wrote this sketchbook diary every day of my...
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