Mount Hood

Trillium Lake and Mount Hood a couple of days ago 

Hansi took some pictures of the wildlife there ...

... and we still don't know if that fellow was poisonous.

The first day we went up to go snowboarding again, we met this awesome guy: Ben.

He's from Vermont and he definitely knows how to have fun on a snowboard! 

So does Hansi, sending it all day long in the perfectly shaped public park on Mt Hood

Hansi again, with a serious tailpress  

Some people stay in line, I'd rather snowboard 

The team on the last day: Ben, me, Ben's buddy and roomie Sam and Hansi

I got rid of my boots (thanks again Maddie!) ...

... and ended my last day of riding on this continent (so far) in another hot tub ...

... in the middle of a forest; Ben's backyard.

Thanks again Ben, for letting us stay in your drive way. And thanks to all of your buddies for fun times and an unforgettable stay at Mount Hood!

For some more impressions have a look at the Atagge Blog

Bend

We spent a couple of days in Bend last week; a nice town on the foot of Mt Bachelor. 

We headed out to Sisters one day and randomly ran into some Cowboys playing around  

It's impressive what immense damage forest fires are able to cause, that's just one example.

Hansi hanging 

Bend offers a really nice skatepark. So we had to get some really serious boarding going.

Hansi popping

and we're still enjoying sunsets ...

Superpost

Our trip down south took us through interesting places, here are a few impressions:

Hansi found a pretty lighthouse ...

... with another amazing view and a kind of a romantic port behind it.

some "swimming" and "road-crossing" wildlife 

Each roadtrip needs a big city as a stop. At least that's what we've been told. So guess where we went ...

... need more hints? 

If you know where we went, you should also know what this island is called.

Someone was definitely not impressed by this city, or is this just your nap-face? 

Yes, we met some old friends of mine from Revelstoke. And they've been so kind to carry me all day long.

We hit the road again. Sometimes singing, sometimes yawning. 

California is facing a serious drought ...

... but we still found this amazing spot ...

... cliffed some drops ...

... enjoyed the simple life ... 

... found some more water up in Oregon ...

... and some more simple things to enjoy.

We are still heading north, quite straight. 

Cape Lookout

It's been a while since we had a proper internet connection and some time to spare. So here is a post about a little hike we did almost two weeks ago on our way down south.

One of the many good views / beaches 

a whale mother and her little one (gotta look closely)

a stranger

a figurhead

sunset-dinner ...

... with this sunset