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- Friday, February 9, 2024 at 5:49 PM
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 529 m
GermanySendling48°6’50” N 11°32’32” E
Preparation Time
February 9, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After 2 busy months at home on the couch, visiting friends and family, checking on the colleagues and verifying if the beer still tastes good at B&W, skiing, following up the first part of the tour,Read more
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- Day 3
- Friday, February 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
United StatesMuseum of Glass47°14’47” N 122°26’1” W
Los geht’s! 2000 km south - Day 1
February 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I leave Langley south-east of Vancouver on Friday. After passing the US border (always take 1 hour or more) and shopping in Bellingham, I stop in Tacoma south of Seattle to visit the Museum of Glass.Read more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 4:39 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 147 m
- United StatesSulphur Creek40°35’32” N 122°22’39” W
2000 km south - Day 2
February 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lots of driving as I cross Oregon and the mountains in Northern California. Mount Shasta again! Late afternoon breaks for sightseeing in the old gold mining town of Shasta, historical buildings andRead more
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- Day 5
- Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:36 AM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- United StatesCalifornia State Capitol Museum38°34’37” N 121°29’41” W
2000 km south - Day 3
February 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I stop after only 1,5 hours driving to visit Sacramento, the capital of California. A town of about 200,000 inhabitants, founded as a trading post and prospering during the gold rush time, it hasRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, February 26, 2024 at 5:13 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 145 m
- United StatesO'Donald Golf Course33°49’27” N 116°32’54” W
Palm Springs
February 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I meet my Canadian friends, Rob and Sandy, for 3 days in an RV Resort close to Palm Springs. Lazy days… beer being drunk…. Short visits to Palm Springs and La Quinta. On the 3rd day I go hikingRead more
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11:52 AM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 222 m
- United StatesTahquitz Falls33°48’31” N 116°33’18” W
Hiking around Palm Springs
February 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A first hike in Tahquitz Canyon, up through a wide canyon to a nice waterfall. With all the rain, lots of water in the falls and the desert is very green! Lovely flowers in the flat desert areas, IRead more
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- Day 9
- Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 3:42 PM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 117 m
- United StatesChinese Theater34°6’6” N 118°20’28” W
Hollywood!
February 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
3 days in LA - starting with the most famous places of them all, the core of Hollywood: Hollywood Boulevard between Orange and Vine, then down to Sunset Boulevard. They already blocked off the streetRead more
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- Day 10
- Friday, March 1, 2024 at 12:46 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 49 m
- United StatesJ Paul Getty Museum34°2’43” N 118°33’53” W
Getty Villa & Getty Center
March 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Jean-Paul Getty was one of the richest men in the world and dedicated his fortune to art - constructing a full-scale replica of a Roman Villa close to Pompeji to house his Greek-Roman collection, andRead more
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- Day 11
- Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 3:54 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 103 m
- United StatesSaint Pauls Cathedral34°3’1” N 118°15’35” W
A driving tour through the LA metro area
March 2, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The world is a small place - especially when jobs take you around it. Martin my brother in law was in LA, and we spent Sunday together. It rained most of the day :-(
Therefore we mainly drove aroundRead more
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- Day 27
- Monday, March 18, 2024 at 10:24 AM
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 1,277 m
- United StatesHistoric Railroad Avenue Park32°15’7” N 109°49’53” W
On the road
March 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
The towns I’m passing here in southeastern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas share common story: founded as boomtown due to mining, cattle ranching or rail road stops, the economic basis hasRead more
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- Day 27
- Monday, March 18, 2024 at 12:50 PM
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 1,530 m
- United StatesApache Spring32°8’39” N 109°26’7” W
Fort Bowie
March 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Once the main army post in the 16 year search for renegade Apache chief Geronimo, Fort Bowie (1862-1897) used to have 300 inhabitants. Once given up by the army, it was stripped of wood andRead more
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- Day 28
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 4:38 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,435 m
- United StatesMimms Draw30°18’48” N 104°1’21” W
I’m in Texas! First stop: Marfa
March 19, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
In the ranking of towns losing their original source of income, Marfa has succeeded in a big way: an artsy town with a huge arts foundation, and a very charming mixture of old buildings, crumbling orRead more
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- Day 30
- Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 3:39 PM
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitude: 791 m
- United StatesPresidio29°33’39” N 104°22’53” W
Big Bend Towns to the East
March 21, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
The small town of Presidio is more Mexican than American…. It spans the river and is now in 2 countries
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- Day 30
- Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 6:20 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 712 m
- United StatesCity of Presidio29°16’54” N 103°53’8” W
Big Bend Ranch State Park
March 21, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A huge state park protecting Chihuahua Desert Wilderness, only accessible by 4 x 4 for the most part. I drive the River Road along the Rio Ganda, the border river to Mexico. No border wall here! EveryRead more
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- Day 31
- Friday, March 22, 2024 at 1:44 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 675 m
- United StatesTerlingua Creek29°10’6” N 103°36’15” W
Big Bend NP 1 - Ross Maxwell Drive
March 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Exploring the western side of the National Park on this scenic drive, visiting old ranch locations, viewing gorgeous mountain ranges, and the highlight: Santa Elena Canyon
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- Day 32
- Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 11:12 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 585 m
- United StatesGambusia Spring29°10’40” N 102°57’8” W
Big Bend NP 2 - Rio Grande Village
March 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The vast floodplain here is green oasis in the Chihuahua desert. I hike into Boquillas Canyon, walk a nature trail, stop at / walk to 3 different lookouts, and bathe in hot springs right in Rio GrandeRead more
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- Day 33
- Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
- 🌬 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,753 m
- United StatesPanther Pass29°16’27” N 103°17’8” W
Big Bend NP 3 - Chisos Basin
March 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Today I drive up into the mountain island, as they call cooler climate on isolated mountains in the desert. Looks Mediterranean to me. I hike down to The Window, the top of a dry waterfall, and thenRead more
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- Day 34
- Monday, March 25, 2024
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 1,649 m
- United StatesMount Huffman29°16’56” N 103°16’54” W
Big Bend NP 4 - Highlights
March 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
I return to Santa Elena Canyon to be there at the right time of the day for the sun, then back to Chisos Basin to hike the most famous trail - Lost Mine Mountain. These are definitively the highlightsRead more
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- Day 35
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- 🌬 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,489 m
- United StatesHospital Canyon30°35’50” N 103°53’32” W
Big Bend Towns to the North
March 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
I leave Big Bend National Park on the north side, visiting the small town of Marathon, the county seat Alpine, and a fort from the Indian wars, Fort Davis. And it’s time to go shopping etc…
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- Day 36
- Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 1:10 PM
- 🌬 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,422 m
- United StatesSoil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir30°17’48” N 104°1’27” W
Marfa again - Chinati Foundation
March 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
I complete my loop in taxes with the return to Marfa because I really wanted to visit the art museum Chinati Foundation by Donald Judd. No photography permitted inside, but Judd’s large scaleRead more
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- Day 37
- Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 9:32 AM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,335 m
- United StatesCarlsbad Caverns32°10’38” N 104°26’28” W
Carlsbad Caverns NP
March 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The only national park in New Mexico is essentially underground, protecting a system of more than 100 caves. One can be visited, tiny fragment of a cave system by far not fully explored. It’s aRead more
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- Day 37
- Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 1:38 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,534 m
- United StatesMcKittrick Canyon31°58’40” N 104°45’9” W
Guadalupe Mountains NP
March 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Part of the same mountains as Carlsbad Caverns, but this part is in Texas. I spend the afternoon in the northern part of the park, the core around, which was created, McKittrick Canyon. A 12 km walkRead more
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- Day 38
- Friday, March 29, 2024 at 1:13 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 1,086 m
- United StatesVictory Temple PCG33°23’36” N 104°31’22” W
UFO Crash in Roswell
March 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
It’s quite a drive to get to Roswell, and I have to admit that I was rather disappointed. The town is fairly ugly, and seems to focus more on being a county seat rather than banking on global fameRead more
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- Day 38
- Friday, March 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM
- 🌬 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,740 m
- United StatesReds Tank33°29’36” N 105°23’28” W
Billy the Kid Scenic Byway
March 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
After driving through flat, unattractive desert landscape, riddled with oil rigs and oil industry infrastructure for hours in Texas and New Mexico to get to Carlsbad and Roswell, getting back to theRead more
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- Day 39
- Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM
- 🌬 16 °C
- Altitude: 1,982 m
- United StatesGran Quivira National Monument34°15’33” N 106°5’32” W
Salinas Missions NM
March 30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
I spent the night at Valley of Fire, a lava field, and walk the nature trail both last night and this morning. Most of the day I spent at the three locations of Salinas Missions National monument,Read more