Iceland in Winter 2019-1

Returned to Iceland for a quick trip. Unfortunately I was not feeling well so missed to see a good portion of what was originally planned, including the Northern Lights and the southeast corner that I had skipped during the first trip in summer. Still some nice moments, I’d say.

Drone flight above Keflavik peninsula, Iceland

Drone flight above Keflavik peninsula, Iceland

Súgandisey Island Lighthouse, Stykkishólmur, Island

Súgandisey Island Lighthouse, Stykkishólmur, Island

Súgandisey Island Lighthouse, Stykkishólmur, Island

Súgandisey Island Lighthouse, Stykkishólmur, Island

Stykkishólmur, Aussicht von Stykkishólmur, Island

Stykkishólmur, Aussicht von Stykkishólmur, Island

Snow hike Grenchenberg

Profiting from the real winter with deep snow, even an excursion to Grenchenberg below the first Jura mountain chain, taking us across the canton border from Solothurn to Bern, was quite the adventure.

Winterwanderung, Grenchenberg, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz

Winterwanderung, Grenchenberg, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz

Aussicht über die erste Jurakette im Spätwinter, Romontberg, B

Winterwanderung, Grenchenberg, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz

Winterwanderung, Grenchenberg, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz

North Carolina 2019-3

Now I understand the North Carolina number plate “First in Flight”. Missed that history lesson apparently. And enjoyed a great day including a fantastic evening.

Tafel, Besucherzentrum, Wright Brothers Visitor Center, Wright B

Tafel, Besucherzentrum, Wright Brothers Visitor Center, Wright B

First in Flight - Markers at Wright Brother National Memorial, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

First in Flight – Markers at Wright Brother National Memorial, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Historic Corolla Park bei Sonnenuntergang, Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Historic Corolla Park bei Sonnenuntergang, Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Historic Corolla Park bei Sonnenuntergang, Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Historic Corolla Park bei Sonnenuntergang, Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

North Carolina 2019-2

Trip to the magnificent yet perilously located Outer Banks with Cape Hatteras National Seashore and its famous lighthouses.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Bodie Island Light Station, Leuchtturm in den Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

North Carolina 2019-1

A sunny winter trip to Raleigh/Durham and a bit of local Tobacco history on a wonderful plot of land.

Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, Durham, NC

Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, Durham, NC

Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, Durham, NC

Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, Durham, NC

West Village and Main Street, Durham, North Carolina, USA

West Village and Main Street, Durham, North Carolina, USA

North and Main Street, Durham, North Carolina, USA

North and Main Street, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Colorado 2019-5: Bike runs

Managed to get in a downhill mountainbiking weekend in Beaver Creek. The e- was definitely missing, but thankfully there was a chairlift. And a mountainbike race was on, in which I suddenly and accidentally found myself, and gosh were these people shoving slower ones off the trail and literally over the cliff (not me!). Apparently this had something to do with the x-thousand dollar price waiting for the winner.

Bike Trail, Beaver Creek Mountain, Colorado, USA

Bike Trail, Beaver Creek Mountain, Colorado, USA

downhill bike, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA

downhill bike, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA

downhill bike, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA

downhill bike, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA