Day 1: Pine Cone Camino trek from Minden Gazebo park to Genoa (10.3) mi

A cool morning set up for a gorgeous morning walk through Minden neighborhoods, skirting the Park Ranch as we entered the floodplain of the Carson Valley.    We enjoyed a welcome break at River Fork Ranch.  Lori Leonard gave an excellent presentation about the 800-acre preserve owned and operated by The Nature Conservancy. We areContinue reading “Day 1: Pine Cone Camino trek from Minden Gazebo park to Genoa (10.3) mi”

Great Day to begin a trek from Minden to Reno, NV

What a delight to meet up with 11 new companions on a 65 mile trek from Minden to Reno, NV on our Pine Cone Camino to Reno adventure.  We began the morning’s walk under a beautiful blue sky and an incredible view looking west to the snow-capped mountains that rise over Lake Tahoe.  We walkedContinue reading “Great Day to begin a trek from Minden to Reno, NV”

Here we go! May 2021 walk

GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA Passports aren’t required to enter the Basque Country where we begin our Pine Cone Camino next week. At the JT Basque Restaurant in Gardnerville, Nevada we will enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of St. Jean Pied-de-Port, a lovely Basque village at the foot of the Pyrenees, before we embark on our camino.Continue reading “Here we go! May 2021 walk”