Monday, August 29, 2011

End of Summer...

While the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall are upon us, the flowers and the scenery just get richer..
These are some images from the last few weeks..






The old farms and homesites in Shenandoah are particularly rich with floral and fruiting remnants that persist, and are particularly well suited and resilient to mountain life









..looking westward to the Alleghenies.












































Late August shades of blue.








































..next stop, Fall!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Climbing...

All of our staff, both current and alumni from the past 20 years all still enjoy their own personal adventuring... Many get together for trips of a very high level as the friendships, skills and love of adventure span the generations.
Summertime, between helping visitors from around the world have a great time here in our mountains, you will often find us either just returning from a great trip or preparing for one.

The thing that sets us apart however is the dedication to gaining absolute knowledge of a destination, and the effort put toward the mastery of the beta... so that we may then savor the maximal experience.
In a few weeks, a team of SMG staff , former staff and friends will be traveling to Zermatt to climb the Citade- er, uh, the Matterhorn. True to form, one of our top guides has been spending breaks on the trail preparing himself for this epic climb...














Beta is beta... and this beta won a Newberry Award!