Salton Sea - a dying lake & communi
22. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This lake came to be in 1905 through a broken dam and water flowing into a basin 70 m below sea level for two years. A new vacation dreamland for Southern California, beach towns sprang up around theWeiterlesen
The desert‘s alive!
23. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Anza-Borrego State Park is populated with tons of animals - including extinct species 😉
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
24. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
I spent Thanksgiving in a very nice campground in Ocotillo Wells and explore the state park. All the animals sculptures are in the town of Borrego Springs, a very nice and surprisingly green place inWeiterlesen
San Diego Day 1 - Oldtown
25. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A mixture between open air museum and amusement park, Oldtown protects historical buildings in the first town side below the first Mission Church. Apart from that, it’s Fiesta Mexicana : tons ofWeiterlesen
San Diego Day 2 - The Midway
26. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The 1945 aircraft carrier Midway served until 1991 and was even the Flagship in Desert Storm - with 1950s technology! The many volunteers, often high-ranking officers, understandably proud of theWeiterlesen
San Diego Day 2 - Harbor Cruise
26. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I needed to end my visit to the Midway in order to catch my harbor cruise going up and down San Diego Bay with an amazing sunset. A lot of the bay is taken up by navy installations, both shipyards,Weiterlesen
San Diego Day 3
27. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Today I travel into the history of San Diego and the settlement of Alta California. Starting with a walk on 1950s playground Shelter Island, back to 1542 when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo become the firstWeiterlesen
San Diego Day 4 - the Zoo
28. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
San Diego has the biggest and best zoo in North America and I spent the entire day there, managing to see about half. The place is really huge and has animals that I didn’t know existed. Here’s aWeiterlesen
San Diego Day 5 - Downtown
29. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
I finally make it to downtown in daylight, walking around the financial district and the old part called Gaslamp Quarter. Up the hill is Balboa Park, where the zoo is also located, now the largestWeiterlesen
San Diego Day 5 - Sea Creatures
29. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Still in San Diego, but I’m starting to make my way north along the coast to La Jolla. I visit the Birch Aquarium to take a look at the critters, swimming off the coast of California (the zoo doesWeiterlesen
Xmas in San Diego Botanical Garden
29. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
I read about the event called Lightscape in some visitor guide and thought it sounds really nice. It was really nice ! Christmas spirit under palm trees with really cool light installations byWeiterlesen
Mission San Juan Capistrano
30. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
This morning it was raining heavily, therefore I didn’t leave before 10. Today’s plan was to circumnavigate the entire Los Angeles region, I’ll not visit it this trip. Just to the south of it,Weiterlesen
Ventura
1. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
SoCal Lifestyle (Southern California)! Waking up with a view of the waves, walks along the beach, watching the surfers, admiring yachts, lunch on the terrace, yeah! That’s what I thought it would beWeiterlesen
Santa Barbara
1. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Super nice town! At some point, they decided to adopt a Mexican Spanish look all over town, and that together with the incredibly green streets at the impressive backdrop of mountains, on one side,Weiterlesen
Mission La Purisima
2. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After the morning in Santa Barbara, I drive to the small town of Lompoc. The old Spanish mission here has been reconstructed, including a lot of its farm and workshop buildings. Most of the missionsWeiterlesen
A day on the Coast
3. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Great birdwatching today at a lake and the piers. Seaside towns, piers, piers, beach, more beach… I also visit a Monarch Butterfly Grove. These large butterflies migrate between the north PacificWeiterlesen
Montagna de Oro SP
4. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Just south of Morro Bay is this state park that protects a wild and wonderful part of the coast. It’s named mountain of gold for the many California gold poppies blooming in spring. A few were alsoWeiterlesen
Morro Bay
5. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Definitely the most charming and diverse town I’ve been to yet. Situated in a big lagoon or bay, it has everything: marshes with tons of birds, calm waters, LOTS of sea otters, a rocky coast, and aWeiterlesen
Monterey
6. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Monterey and surrounds are definitely wealthy. The town, however, celebrates its past as the sardine capital of the world and the its canneries. Fisherman’s wharf and Cannery Row are extremelyWeiterlesen
Monterey Bay Aquarium
6. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Despite the sun on the previous pictures, the day was predominantly rainy, perfect to go visit the world-famous aquarium. This is indeed the best zoo or aquarium I’ve ever been to in terms ofWeiterlesen
Pacific Grove
7. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The rich town next to Monterey with a very nice oceanfront walk. I take the boat, the bike along the coast, and spent some time walking around downtown as well as another stop in downtown Monterey.Weiterlesen
Driving back to Vancouver
8. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
2,5 days on the interstate I-5 from Monterey to Vancouver…. sun, fog and pouring rain. But here I am, flying back tomorrow…
Joshua Tree NP Day 1
3. März 2024 in den USA ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Driving back from Los Angeles to Joshua tree national park today, with shopping stops, etc. I arrive, fairly late at night. Enough to get a glimpse of the fantastic landscape.
Joshua Tree NP Day 2
4. März 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
I spent two days in this fantastic national park, known for the Joshua trees, and not known for the fantastic granite formations everywhere. And old mines!
Joshua Tree NP Day 3
5. März 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today I do two long hikes, to lost horse, mine and split rock. I’ve then drove south through the park, transitioning from the Mohave desert into the hotter and dryer Colorado desert. From JoshuaWeiterlesen