Columbia River Gorge, not the best spot for us and we were wondering if we even should write this blog at all, as it is still extremely frustrating. Somehow these pictures will forever be related to the fact that we lost the majority of our camera equipment there, when they […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
… or the not so much fun side of an overlanding trip around the globe. 😉 But, first things first, getting laundry done. 🙂 All so much easier at home, but you miss out on the opportunity spending a morning in a public laundry and get in touch with so […]
Being a bit sick and tired of main roads and highways here in the US, we decided to use backcountry roads for our way to Mount Rainier. Maybe not the best decision in winter but definitely lot of fun and amazing landscapes. Absolutely worth it, in the end it was […]
Leaving North Bend we decided to give it another try with the North Cascades. According to the weather forecast Washington Pass was still open even though it was already late in the season, so we took the chance and headed up there to hike the Blue Lake Trail. Blue Lake […]
What a F***ing start in Oregon yesterday! Just went up to a waterfall for 15 minutes and getting back we had lost more than half of our camera gear as well as our Mavic Air and our wallets. Of course they say don’t leave valuables in your car, but seriously […]
Hm, a weekend in Bavaria, can this be true while being in Washington? Yes it can be! Visiting Tami and Vilnis, whom we met a couple of years back in Katmai, Alaska and the first place they took us out to on this weekend was Leavenworth. Leavenworth Okay, maybe not […]
First days in Washington State and we already ended up in a winter wonderland; or the other way round, we are now proud owners of snow chains for our car. 🙂 Heading to Mt Baker was the first stop on our tour through Washington and directly there the fun started. […]
Escaping the city of Vancouver has been the right decision, instead of just wait for our car to be cleared by customs. So we decided to move to Squamish, not far away from Whistler. During our stay here we did couple of hikes in the mountains were already winter arrived. […]
Enough of city life in Vancouver? Well, there is so much more you can do in and especially around the city if you want to enjoy some nature and wildlife. Lynn Canyon Very close to Vancouver, this small park was kind of a surprise. Beautiful canyon formed by a small […]