Sept. 7-8, 2026 From Tolim we took the train (which was 30-minutes late because they were waiting for a group of people to arrive) to Bohinj Lake, the largest lake in Slovenia. Alison took the train straight through to Bled which was on the itinerary. The via feratta gear had to be dropped off at a certain time so she brought ours in too. The idea was that she'd grab my bag of sight-seeing clothes that I'd left at the very first hotel we stayed at back in Kranjska Gora. They

Sept. 1 - 9, 2026 -- Slovenia Triglav National Park is Slovenia's only national park. It contains almost all of the Julian Alps. It's located in the northwest corner of Slovenia and takes up 3% of the country's surface. The small country (population over 2,100,000) has only 47km of coast along the Adriatic Sea. When we had our briefing the day before we were to begin our 6-day hut-to-hut trek, we were rather taken aback when the man pulled via ferrata equipment from his bag.

August 28, 2026 -- Abbotsford / Chilliwack Stats: 10 km / 565m gain / 932m high / 3 hours MT When Iraj posted this hike the day before, I thought I could squeeze in one more hike before the long flight to Amsterdam. This was a relaxing morning with eight of us + Mark and his dog, Jaxon who showed up at the trailhead just when we were ready to start. He ended up doing the whole hike with us. Viewpoint of Sumas Prairie + mountain and the Vedder Canal -- north. I've never seen