Travel diary – Page 2

Nadja 2014-09-01 2020-11-08 Fernweh

Aloha and Mahalo

Since writing on the road asks for so much more discipline than I can muster up in between the sunshine and the hours in the car and also because Hawaii was a relative spontaneous idea to get a vacation from the vacation, I am writing several posts now back in …

Shrine to nature – The Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae. Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood.
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Thor’s Well and Seal-less

We have visited Thor’s Well and the sea-lion caves today. Thor’s well was Hass’ view item today and the sea-lions mine. You can guess wich of the two worked out well and which was a slight disappointment, but I am running ahead. Thor’s well is a natural hole in the …

Nadja 2014-08-15 2020-11-08 Fernweh

Was that a moose?

Hass was very excited as we left Seattle to finally visit his Favorite: Vancouver. But first, we had some breakfast in a diner Marc advised us. Complete with vinyl seats, a jukebox that you could ‘remote control’ from your table and lots of pop art memorabilia like a Batman figure …

Nadja 2014-08-13 2020-11-07 Fernweh

The little things

We have reached that critical point in any round trip: We reached the furthest possible point and have to “Turn Back”. It doesn’t mean the trip is over, but for me psychologically something always changes at that point every time I have been on such a trip. Of course, you …

Nadja 2014-08-12 2020-11-07 Fernweh

Shadowrun come alive

Seattle was one of the cities I was most looking forward to. Not just because I spent half of my youth in a fantasy version of it – I used to play the cyber role playing game Shadowrun – but also I finally got to see a friend of mine, …

Nadja 2014-08-08 2020-11-08 Fernweh

Baker City to Portland

Baker City could be right out of one of the TV-shows like ‘Gilmore Girls” or “Once upon a time”. It’s neat, clean, got all shops and entertainment that you want, just a bit smaller and quainter than your average city. We enjoyed our stay and the motel here very much. …

Nadja 2014-08-06 2020-11-08 Fernweh

Old and otherwise faithful

Today actually looked promising. It was dry as we entered the village of West Yellowstone and went for a hunt for rain gear for the trail ride. Luckily we were unsuccessful; We reluctantly decided to cancel the trail ride after all. The people from the organization warned us; only the …

Nadja 2014-08-06 2020-11-08 Fernweh

Zombie Skills

The rain came in and we didn’t think any animals will come out to play. So we went to discover the village of West Yellowstone. Hass spotted a sign “Big gun Fun” and announced that we would get another Zombie skill scratched off our list. Horse back riding was still …

Nadja 2014-08-05 2020-11-08 Fernweh

B(ears), B(ison) & B(eaver)

After a good breakfast we went to the “Buffalo Bill center”. The size of the building is breathtaking. The submission money was quite steep, but usually you can go 2 days with the ticket. As we waited, we got waved over by one of the security guards. He informed us, …