Mountains & ShoresA modern travel journal — trekking the mountains, chasing the shores, and everything in between. Guides, stories, and photography from the road.https://www.mountainsandshores.com/enChasing First Light on the Dolomiteshttps://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/first-light-dolomites/https://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/first-light-dolomites/Three cold mornings, one impossible ridgeline, and the case for waking up before the mountains do. A field guide to catching alpenglow in the Italian Alps.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMountainsItalyPhotographyHikingThe Slow Coast: A Week Along the Amalfi Shorehttps://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/slow-coast-amalfi/https://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/slow-coast-amalfi/No itinerary, one ferry pass, and a rule against rushing. What happens when you give a famous coastline the time it actually asks for.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTShoresItalySlow TravelFoodInto the Pine: Backcountry Nights in the Cascadeshttps://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/into-the-pine-cascades/https://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/into-the-pine-cascades/A three-day loop through old-growth forest, one lightweight kit list, and everything I got wrong about wild camping the first time.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMountainsUSAHikingGearBlue Hour at the Fjordshttps://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/blue-hour-fjords/https://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/blue-hour-fjords/A photo essay from the Norwegian coast, where the light never quite commits to leaving and the water holds the sky like a second sky.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTShoresNorwayPhotographySlow TravelSand Between Chapters: A Cove in the Algarvehttps://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/sand-between-chapters-algarve/https://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/sand-between-chapters-algarve/How a wrong turn down a dirt track led to the emptiest beach in southern Portugal, and why we're only half-telling you where it is.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTShoresPortugalSlow TravelFoodEmerald Water, Thin Air: Trekking to an Alpine Lakehttps://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/emerald-water-thin-air/https://www.mountainsandshores.com/blog/emerald-water-thin-air/A day hike that punches well above its distance. On acclimatisation, the strange colour of glacial lakes, and knowing when to turn around.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMountainsSwitzerlandHikingPhotography