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  • Hurricane Ridge – Port Townsend – Bellingham

    / 17 years agoTours

    Odometer: 56,790Time: 09:00We want to do one more trip into Olympic National Park today and then move on towards the Canadian Border.The manager/owner of the motel (an Indian couple, which is very common for small…

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    Sony DSLR-A700, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
  • Olympic National Park – Port Angeles

    / 17 years agoTours

    Odometer: approx. 56,550Time: 08:30We drive out of town westwards and eventually get to HWY 101 north. We once more drive through countryside Washington, with lots of small villages and grassland in between. A lot of…

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    Sony DSLR-A700, f/10, 1/160 sec, ISO 200
  • Mount Rainier – Olympia

    / 17 years agoTours

    Odometer: 56,398Time: 09:30After some phone calls to Switzerland we leave the hotel late. We head south east towards Mount Rainier. It is visible from far already and the road leading there is seamed with forests…

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    Sony DSLR-A700, f/10, 1/800 sec, ISO 200
  • Mount St. Helens – Auburn (Seattle Area)

    / 17 years agoTours

    Odometer: 56,040Time: 08:30 After a real Sunday breakfast with lots of Belgium waffles, we leave Portland area towards north. As the weather is overcast we skip the trip to the waterfall and the gorge along…

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    Sony DSLR-A700, f/10, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
  • Elkhorn Summit – Columbia River – Portland

    / 17 years agoTours

    Odometer: 55,675Time: 07:00We are starting off on HWY 84 towards North Powder. There we take Scenic Byway 73 to Elkhorn Summit, a ski- and winter vacation resort up on over 7,000 feet. It is still…

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    Sony DSLR-A700, f/11, 1/320 sec, ISO 200
  • Birds of Prey – Hells Canyon – Baker City

    / 17 years agoTours

    Odometer: 55,350Time: 09:00As yesterday we did not get to the Birds of Prey Park, we head there first thing in the morning. At the Visitor Center they have some cages where they have “birds in…

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    Sony DSLR-A700, f/10, 1/200 sec, ISO 200