The hiking season is here! For your pleasure, the Ryder-Walker office is now open 7 days a week from 9:00 AM to 5:00 pm (Mountain Standard Time). These hours are in effect from May 1 until September 30, 2015. Give us a call, or send us an email to register... read more →
May
12
May
05
Need a desert escape? Check out these photos from popular lifestyle and travel blogger Marla Meridith. Marla is currently hiking our Arches & Canyonlands tour with Ken Fuhrer and documenting her adventures along the way. You can follow Marla all week on Instagram, and don't forget to visit her website: familyfreshcooking.com Thank... read more →
May
01
This photo of the Pyrénées comes from our longtime guests, Aubrey and Diane Whitear. Aubrey and Diane hiked our Pays Basque and French Pyrénées tour last summer and returned to the Pyrénées this spring to explore the Spanish side of the range. They shot this photo near the village of... read more →
Apr
22
Corona Arch | Moab, Utah Arches & Canyonlands Photo: by Chris Pranskatis
Apr
09
Have you registered for our new self-guided Ticino hiking tour? If the answer is yes, then check out this new video from Ticino Tourism and get in the mood. If the answer is no, then watch the vid anyway, and get the divine guidance you've been looking for. The scenery is good.... read more →
Mar
27
RW guide Dave Gruss recently returned from researching our newest guided hiking tour, and he sent us these photos. Can you guess where we're going? Here's a hint. You'll find water and inspiring vantage points. (Check out the guy playing his guitar!) The mountains are BIG. Adventure components abound. There's culture.... read more →
Mar
23
Bern is a really fun city to explore after your Swiss hiking tour. From trendy eateries and cafes, to world class shopping and art, there’s a little bit of something for everyone. It’s also a perfectly preserved medieval city, making it a photographer and history buff’s dream. The perfectly preserved... read more →
Mar
20
What better way to celebrate spring than with this picture of dandelions blanketing a rolling green meadow in the Italian Dolomites! This meadow is called the Alpe di Siusi, or Seiser Alm in the local German language. It's actually the largest high elevation meadow in Europe, making it the largest "alp"... read more →
Mar
17
Th' Anam Tho' Dhia! but there it is — The dawn on the hills of Ireland! God's angels lifting the night's black veil, From the fair, sweet face of my sireland! O, Ireland, isn't grand you look— Like a bride in her rich adornin'! With all the pent-up love of... read more →
Mar
16
This is your chance! We've had a couple of spaces become available on our popular Montenegro hiking tour. This tour was previously sold out. Here is the current availability. September 15-22, 2015—Two Spaces Available September 16-23, 2015—Sold Out September 23-30, 2015—Two Spaces Available (1 double room) We love this trip,... read more →
Mar
06
Image: Ivoha/shutterstock Have you subscribed to our e-newsletter? Click here to subscribe, and get all the latest offers and news. From our latest edition: Time is running out for an ancient kingdom in Nepal, and we'd like you to see it before it changes forever. Situated on the mountainous, windswept border... read more →
Feb
23
This is the view of Lake Bohinj, day six on our guided Slovenia Triglav Circuit hiking tour. We hike down from a mountain hut called the Dom na Komni, then we spend two nights in a great hotel on the shores of Lake Bohinj. Our Slovenia hiking tour sells out every year,... read more →