Best Of 2014: Travel

Well, this nearly wraps upwards the "Best of" series, but I bring saved the best for last! This twelvemonth I certain did non larn to locomote equally much equally I bring inward yesteryear years, but I did brand a indicate to cash inward one's chips as well as take in a few friends, equally good equally getting a couplet of "vacation" days in! Aside from that, I took many twenty-four hours trips / route trips to closer places similar Sonoma county, Tahoe, as well as the Sierra Nevadas. As I mentioned inward my finance twine upwards post, locomote overall is i of my bigger expenses, as well as it is non yesteryear accident!

Charlotte, NC: In February, I went to take in Lisa inward Charlotte, as well as nosotros had a swell fourth dimension eating our agency through Asheville, equally good equally doing a fleck of hiking as well as a lot of visiting!

Asheville, NC

Sisters, Oregon: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 trip that has cash inward one's chips a tradition, my yearly take in to Sisters was, equally always, total of proficient runs, fresh air as well as lots as well as lots of visiting fourth dimension alongside a proficient friend. In addition, she had but had her newest baby, as well as it was actually proficient to pass around fourth dimension alongside both kids! If you lot are ever inward Sisters, live certain to halt at the Sisters Bakery; they bring the biggest apple tree fritters you lot bring ever seen as well as they are delicious! 

View from the PCT

New York City: I ever dearest visiting New York as well as this fourth dimension was no different! My dad was working at that spot as well as I took the chance to take in him as well as my mom piece the weather condition was good. We had a swell fourth dimension wandering around, sometimes running, as well as definitely eating a lot! 

Manhattan Bridge

Mayrhofen, Austria (and surrounds): In September, I spent nearly 12 days inward Germany, Republic of Austria as well as Switzerland. Everywhere I went was great, but i of my favorite things was a v twenty-four hours Alps hiking trip on the Berlin High Trail nigh Mayrhofen. Each twenty-four hours I would hike all twenty-four hours as well as and thence settle downward at i of the huts for around food, perhaps a vocal or 2 (the Tyroleans similar their music!) as well as a game of cards. It was beautiful as well as I would cash inward one's chips dorsum at that spot inward a heartbeat (maybe inward wintertime for around skiing).

Berlin High Trail

Some other highlights included going to Phoenix to measurement a friend for the Javelina Jundred, to Boston for Easter alongside friends as well as to run the marathon, to Mt. Whitney for a prissy 3 twenty-four hours weekend hike, to the Grand Canyon & Vegas on a route trip, to the Redwoods for a camping ground trip, to Reno for a race, to Bodega Bay for clam chowder as well as a walk on the beach as well as to South Lake Tahoe for MLK day as well as the Superbowl.

Mt. Whitney trail

2014 was a proficient twelvemonth total of fun places as well as swell people as well as I can't await to foremost planning trips for 2015!!

Did you lot create whatever traveling this year? Where was your favorite trip?