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  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 27

    an old lady always needs makeup

    November 27, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    27. November 2019

    When Heidi had her personal playday yesterday why shouldn`t the 47 years old Airstream „Santos“ has it´s treatment?
    We decided to fresh up the trim strip a bit with new paint.
    For sure in Airstream blue!

    A 30 minute drive to Vacaville`s Loewe`s store and quickly mixed up the desired colour.
    Also grab some masking tape for covering the outlines of the aluminium strip and 2 hours later we found ourself taping endless meters on the belly of `Santos`.
    The „AIRSTREAM“ lettering was the most difficult to cut out because of all these little corners and curves.
    But we managed it not too bad ✂️

    Once everything was masked the painting started.
    And like always, once the painting began the rain started 😂
    But fortunately it was just a short shower and the fresh blue wasn`t hit that hard.

    When we removed the protection tape we found a great result!
    „Santos“ now has a new belly belt in the original blue.    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 26

    Hiking in Lagoon Valley

    November 26, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    26. November 2019

    it can be such simple
    We drove to Lagoon Valley, a beautiful and hilly hiking area close to our overnight spot.
    So it was more or less a day perfectly designed for Heidi 🐕

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 25

    Old Sacramento - capitol of California

    November 25, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    25.11.2019

    Can you imagine how picturesque the Golden West once was?
    An amazing impression about that gives you the old center of Sacramento!

    We started early from our RV park to avoid the daily masses strolling through Old Sacramento, the towns historic district.
    That was a brilliant idea because around early noon the whole thing became very crowded😲!

    When leaving the interstate which leads you straight into the city, as a first landmark you cross Sacramento bridge, a vertical lift bridge across the Sacramento River.

    Built in 1934 the bridge style represents a rare use of Streamline Moderne architectural styling in a lift bridge, making it an outstanding expression of the social and architectural climate of the period of construction.
    The lift span towers were sheathed in steel to streamline its appearance.
    The American Institute of Steel Construction gave the Tower Bridge an honorable mention for its Class B prize bridge award in 1935.

    When crossed the bridge the next ramp brings you direct to the Old Sacramento district.
    Be early because as less cars you have parked on the roads as more it feels like a journey through time in the old west.
    Wooden sidewalks, beautiful restored buildings with steel porches all over gives you an autentic feeling how living in California once was.
    There is a fully operated railwaystation and haul engines from different decades are placed in front of it.
    Further down the street you find sallons, shops and also a little hotel which offers rooms decorated like years ago.

    It`s a funny trip for spending the day in Sacramento and it took as so long to explore that a visit to the modern Sacramento was pushed to the future.    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 24

    lazy day.....

    November 24, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    24.11.2019

    Today happened not too much, it became an absolute lazy day.
    Reason was the weather, it became sunny and warm.
    So why not just hanging around the Airstream, surfing some internet and finish the day with a glass of california Cabernet.
    (at afternoon some new neighbours docked in. Isn`t it a beautiful 80`s rig on the picture?)    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 22

    Shasta Lake & Reddings Motel signs

    November 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Todays wake up was in beautiful sunshine ☀️
    When we saw the trailer park by light it seemed that it had a nice setting.
    Every booth was on another level, a bit elevated from your next neighbor.
    A strong morning coffee and some fresh baked croissants gave a good base for making the days plans.

    We heard a lot about nearby Shasta Lake and its hiking trails.
    Because of the season we hoped it was good for a lonely track.
    So a short drive later (around 10 miles) we parked the van as the only vehicle at a forest parking spot and started the trail.
    A rocky trail, not that easy but big fun to walk.

    The path went downhill and after half an hour we arrived the bank of the lake.
    An amazing landscape was infront of us!
    Shasta Lake has highly jointed boothes which gives the lake a special appearance.
    Around every corner you find another beautiful view.

    All in all we had a tuff hike for about 4 hours, only thing was that the last mile leading back to the parking has to be walked up directly on the road.
    There was no traffic there but as the ending of such a great experience it wasn`t not that nice.

    Our van was still the only car which showed that we where really in a quite month....

    The afternoon and early evening we spent in Redding.
    A city which doesn`t offer too much highlights (the main shopping area was complete under renovation) but we quickly figured out that Redding has a bunch of old historic motels.
    So we used the blue hour of the evening for taking pictures of vintage motel signs.

    At days end just a half glass of wine was necessary to fell asleep very quickly.....
    Good Night 😴    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 21

    frosty wake up •|• welcome California

    November 21, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    21th november 2019

    After the blanket was pulled up to the neck in the night, it was time to get up!
    And even in this cold, brrrr.
    So a jump into the clothes and fired up the gas stove.
    Only a strong coffee can now drive the cold away. But when the tap was turned on: nothing!
    What happened? Did we forgot to hook up the night before?

    So there was no other way out than to go out in the cold to have a closer look what happened.
    Oh my god, a check on the Airstreams bumber, the place where freshwater comes in, showed in an impressive way how cold the last night was.
    The connector which fits the waterhose was covered by a nearly 4 feet long icicle!
    A beautiful formation created during night by nature
    but also a killer condition regarding the trailers hydrosystem.
    Santos runs a classic house automation system which isn‘t really made for freezy conditions.
    The freezing of plumbing would mean a burst of the pipes 💦
    A nightmare when knowing that everything is installed in the Airstreams subfloor...!

    But we were lucky, only the first inches of inlet were frozen and the hot water from communities restrooms solved the problem.
    45 minutes later the water was running again.

    With a little delay we left the beautiful ‚Crater Lake RV Park‘ with the 100% intention to visit this gem again very soon.

    Early afternoon Santos was towed across the golden borderline of the state of
    ☀️🏄‍♂️CALIFORNIA 🏄‍♀️🌟

    (yes, the village where OR and CA meets is really called ‚Weed‘ 🤣)

    Final destination for today was ‚Mountain Gate RV Park‘ which we choosed as a good point of origin to discover the Lakehead hiking area as well as the city of Redding.    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
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    Day 20

    when meeting some snow by mistake...

    November 20, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C

    20th november 2019

    When hooking up ‚Santos‘ this morning we had no idea what awaits us later this day.... 🤦‍♀️

    A mug full of wake-up-coffe and a dog full of energy is a good start in the day.
    The Iphone knowingly stowed in the shirt pocket, we went for one last time into the nature reserve directly behind our trailer.
    Heidi loved it to be free here, chasing some rabbits and snooping around.

    Back on our parking lot the Airstream was routinely made ready for travel and a short time later we drove on highway #97 towards our next destination: ‚Crater Lake‘.

    It‘s a smooth ride southwards on #97 till you cross the junction with #138
    which then becomes a nice scenic route leading through the Crater Lake National Park.

    We reserved our overnight stay wisely a couple of days before cause ‚Crater Lake RV Park‘ is a very small, family operated park.
    When entering the maingate it quickly turned out that the reservation was completely unnecessary.
    We were the only guests, totally out of season.

    The park is one of the most beautiful spots we stayed in the past!
    Only 6 full hook up spots, all facing to a little crystal clear river where you see beavers building dams.
    You can grab a canoe to explore the area or make a walk on spiry pathes.
    The wooden hut which hosts the check in and a little country mart as well
    offers a small choice of food and of course chilly beer.

    So we stocked up our beer inventory locked the Airstream and drove up the curvy mountain road to explore the

    UNBELIEVABLE CRATER LAKE

    While climbing up more and more feet the roadside „chains needed“-signs became more and more frequent.
    Hmm,🤔 we never prepared the Chevy for any icy conditions...!
    Anyway, let‘s continue - the lake waits.
    Well, the last 8 miles on the winding road where actually covered with a thin layer of white but that wasn‘t an issue for the van.
    We are running Baja tires on both axles which means the truck can handle nearly everything!

    Then, passing one of the last curves, we entered a speechlessly a kind of fairytale world!

    A couple on hundred feed down the stunning lake lay nestled in companionship of the white winter-wonderland mountains.
    It was really glowing!
    Think we never saw such a blueish color before in our lifes.
    Unbelievable! Incredible! Awesome! [...]

    Heidi, grown up in sunny Yucatan, enjoyed the deep and fluffy snow as her biggest playground ever. So much fun.
    We had a great‘n cold day exploring the area around the Rim Village Visitors Center.

    Back at our homebase we switched our little heater in the Airstream to maximum and dreamed of some authentic german ‚Glühwein‘....    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 19

    hiking paradise Deschutes River

    November 19, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    19th november 2019

    Today there‘s no alternative!
    When your front yard offers such an amazing hiking experience there is no doubt:
    socks‘n shoes on - out in the wilderness!

    We had an impressive day at Seventh Mountain, walking for hours in a lava formed nature.
    Isn‘t the ‚Deschutes River‘ a beauty?!

    Within the boundaries of the Deschutes National Forest is the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, containing cinder cones, lava flows, and lava tubes.
    The Deschutes National Forest as a whole contains in excess of 250 known caves.

    The dinner plans for Bend where canceled because of a satisfied tiredness.
    A glass of wine (or two?) and days end came quick...
    🌜good night🌛    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 18

    Bend - without an IPhone??

    November 18, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    18th november 2019

    today we leave early.
    It’s approximately 170 miles to our next stop, the small town of Bend, Oregon.
    A place that has always been on our bucket list.

    We checked in at noon in the "Crown Villa RV Park" and noticed at the entrance that it is a rather luxurious camping space.
    The boothes here are spacious, have their own small garage for the stuff you have with you and are surrounded by rustling trees.

    We were lucky and catched the last place in a wide open range all the way down the alley.
    From here a small footpath leaded directly into a hiking area, which joins the RV Park. Perfect!
    So, quickly water, electricity and gas hooked up, the outside table prepared for the evening and quickly jumped into our hiking boots. The dog finally wanted to romp ....

    We were on track for about 3 minutes when I missed a step, slided down a dirty rock and landed on my ass.
    All in all not a big deal - but... yepp, I felt it.
    In my pants back pocket there was this little expensive Apple device. Fxxck!!!
    The apple transformed into a banana in seconds!
    A total write-off 😫😭 [yes, there is a picture at bottom ⬇️ ]

    But anyway, we followed the path downhills and found a great open landscape to stray around.

    On early afternoon the sky sent some message and it looked that the rainy weather could stop soon.
    Good requirement for exploring Bend and its dwellers tomorrow.    Read more

  • TravelerSilverspace North America Path
    Day 17

    visist The Simpsons

    November 17, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    17th november 2019

    if you are in Springfield, what could be more natural than a visit to the Simpsons.
    After we have talked extensively with Homer and Marge, we have another beer with Moe in the bar.

    Springfield is a fun little place, as you know it from the series.
    Small cafes and bars on mainstreet give a good choice of local gastronomic specialities.
    And like you see on the pic Heidi has finally found the right hydrant to let off steam ...    Read more

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