walking – Pine Cone Camino

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”

New tradition, new symbol

In Spain, a scallop shell dangling from a backpack or hiking staff is a clue that the stranger waiting at the bus station is a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago. In northern Nevada this week, a pine cone bouncing at the back of a daypack will signal that the you’re in the company ofContinue reading “New tradition, new symbol”

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”