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San Fran, Last day …
Golden Gate, Muir Woods, sights by car.
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We are going …
… to san francisco.
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Sacramento and …
… Hardcore shopping and yet another interaction with a new culture … Chinese dinner @great mall mayflower.
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Overcrowded …
… a bit at lake tahoe, unfortunately, so we only stopped over and continued on to sacramento.
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Lassen – Reloaded!
Hardcore hiking … Kind of; hardcore stink at bumpass hell. And for a change, non-american dinner … Authentic thai ! Your browser does not support the video tag
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Lassen …
First day at lassen np … Cinder cone and butt lake, oops … Butte lake. The brave ones climbed cinder cone (last photo bottom left part of the incline, small but visible, to give perspective of the size of their undertaking) , the even braver got up close and personal with butte lake. Also ……
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The worst drought ….
… in years; oregon is suffering! Guess what … we arrive and it starts raining, but only for a while. Crater lake and now …. We are in california!
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Day 4 …
Oregon Dunes, cool in the sand , cold & hot (60s at the beach, felt like -60s; upper 90s inland) then cool at the pool. Your browser does not support the video tag Tomorrow: crater lake np
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Yet again …
… a perfect ending to a hiking day with extreme shopping finale ! Your browser does not support the video tag
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Falls and more …
… shopping! Silver Falls State Park
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Dawn of a new day …
… breakfast.
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A good night out …
… perfect ending for a perfect day !
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Nature is calling …
… Kind of … A hearty meal to start the day … Vulcano 1 of 3 … Mt. St. Helens National Vulcanic Monument.
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Roadtrip – Day 1
First day of our road trip; boeing 787 site in everett, supplies shopping; first night on the road at motel 6 centralia with romantic ghetto dinner 😉
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A successful day …
… Is coming to an end.
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Sleepless in Seattle …
Almost 😉 … Perfect seattle weather (only light rain) Finalizing the day with … shopping 😉 Car pickup tomorrow; Beginning of the road trip !
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The Gang united
29 Stunden wach … *gaehn* … Alle Schaefchen sind gut angekommen. … Gute Nacht! 29 hrs awake … *yawn* … For the first time : The Gang is united! … Good night!
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Müde sind wir …
… Geh’n bald zur Ruh. Aber zuerst Abendessen. Tiiiired, but first dinner!
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Touchdown in Seattle
… Nur ein Koffer kam nicht mit; Andi verspaetet sich etwas und Flo kommt hoffentlich planmaessig um ca 2045 aus NY an. Wir warten auf das Hotel Shuttle.
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Alles bereit …
zum boarden.
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Viel zu früh …
… ist es, wenn man im Sommer vor der Sonne aufsteht! It is much too early, when one is getting up before the sun!
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Die Stunden rinnen dahin !
Füge eingecheckt, Bordkarten gedruckt, Koffer/Rucksäcke/Taschen gepackt … in ein paar Stunden geht es los ! 5:15am am Flughafen, d.h. früüüüüüüh aufstehen 😉 Flights checked-in, boardingpasses are printed and our bags are packed, ready to go … ‘caus we are … leeeeaving on a jet plane … way too early to really think about it; 5:15am…
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Erste Fotos vom “Vorkommando” …
… Vancouver : Wandern (Deep Cove nach Grouse Mountain) – Victoria steht am Plan. First photos from our “scout” – Vancouver : Hiking (Deep Cove to Grouse Mountain) / Next: Victoria.
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Nur mehr wenige Stunden …
… na ja doch noch 90 – aber immerhin – dann geht’s los ! Detailliertere Wettervorhersagen schauen ja auch vielversprechend aus: Seattle : 75-80F, leichte schauer gegen Wochenende Portland : 75-80F, sonnig bis leicht gewölkt Red Bluff / Lassen NP : 95-100F/ 75-80F, sonnig Lake Tahoe : 78-82F, sonnig San Francisco: 60-65F, aufgelockert bewölkt Los…
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Die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren …
Navis wurden mit der Route gefüttert, in acht Tagen geht’s los, für fast alle von uns, denn einer fliegt schon am Samstag vor, nach Vancouver … Und wir treffen uns dann nächste Woche Donnerstag in Seattle! Wenn man der Erstkalkulation glauben darf, dann stehen uns 5800km Route bevor … na bumm !
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Ein Blick zurück …
Damals wurde es “ernst”; Flugbuchung im Akkord.
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7 Monate sind vergangen …
… seit der ersten Vorbesprechung. Jetzt ist es fix, Gruppe & Route … Letzte Vorbesprechung vor dem Urlaub. Happy 4th of July!
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tic … tack … bald ist es soweit !
Days Hours Minutes Seconds
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T-31 …
bald ist es soweit ! Hier die AKTUELLEN Wetterkarten unserer Route. Als Richtwerte: 60F = 15C – GELB 70F = 21C – ORANGE 80F = 26C – ROT 90F = 32C – DUNKELROT 100F = 38C – ROSA 110F = 43C – WEISS Die Karten zeigen “Aktuelle Temperaturen” zur angezeigen Uhrzeit. Westcoast Zeit (oder PDT)…
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Erste Vorbesprechung ….
… für den Urlaub.
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He who wants to travel …
… should be informed!
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The Planning has started …
Though still quite some time away, planning has started already. Roughly, but started.
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Reunion …
Small present for doc ewok as he is the real “burger king”
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Home sweet home
After a smooth flight over the big pind abd a short connect in LHR we have touched down in vienna.
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All good things …
… must come to an end. 25 days ago a group of 9 started a journey from chicago towards san francisco. Route 66 in mind we went on to see things and experience the best of the united states. Now, 4716 miles later, we are waiting for our flight to the “old world”. Lots we’ve…
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Bay Area – Day 3 – Alcatraz and …
… Fog, Fog, Fog. Some of us went to Alcatraz. Golden Gate hid behind a patch of fog … But that is summer in san francisco!
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Bay Area – Day 2 – Carmel, Monterey, Santa Cruz
On the road again, doing some seaside attractions.
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Bay Area – Day 1 – San Francisco
For the first time in three weeks … Clouds AND cool temps. B’fast at mels diner on mission, then city tour.
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Roadtrip – Day 20 – If you are going …
… to San Francisco … But before that, lunch at happy burger in mariposa.
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Roadtrip – Day 19
Hiking day. Some do Clouds Rest at 3025m, some do Nevada Falls, some do laundry. Photos to come tomorrow, from the hikes, not the laundry. Tomorrow we are off towards the bay area. Last days of our trip ahead.
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Roadtrip – Day 18
Wonderful, WiFi at the Curry Village Lidge, so further timely updates. Group is one short; sent Doc Ewok on his way to San Francisco. Odd shopping encounter but we got 50% discount out of it. Continued on to Yosemite NP. Staying at Housekeeping Camp right in the valley. A bit “pioneery”, but very enjoyable! Had…
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Roadtrip – Day 17
One picture you dont want to miss — i call it “drying, pota-style” Today was big tree time in Sequoia NP. General Sherman standing tall as tree with the most volume. Looking good at approx. 2200 years (!!), old man. One quite remarkable encounter was a young brown bear (according to our resident soon-to-be biologist,…
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Roadtrip – Day 16
California here we come! But also the first goodbye is in order. At Barstow we are leaving route 66 for good. Goodbye Motherroad! Tomorrow we are off to Kings Canyon NP.
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Roadtrip – Day 15 – Viva Las Vegas
Sorry, but what happenes in vegas, stays in vegas 😉 only one hint, check out dr. ewoks burger diary.
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Roadtrip – Day 14
Vegas here we come … Via hoover dam.
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Roadtrip – Day 13 – (very) early morning edition
Who ever said getting up at 4am to drive more than an hour to see the sun come up over a mile deep ditch somewhere in arizona was worth it …. Well …. They were right ! And after a 605am sunrise, a quick snack and some wildlife encounter, off onto bright angel trail ……
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Roadtrip – Day 12
Bad map data led us to the end of the road … Literally … a propper road turned into dirt .. and we turned around. Only 30 miles detour. Good thing we had only a short drive today. First glimps on Grand Canyon. Back on the Motherroad. BBQ Ribs and other delicious things for dinner.…