Octoberfest

[singlepic id=1848 w=480 float=left] One of the evenings when we weren’t cramming schnitzel into our faces, we went out to Octoberfest to drink large volumes of fair-to-middlin’ beer.  In hindsight, this was not a good idea, but it would have been rude to decline our hosts’ invitation. The entire todo… Continue reading

German Countryside

[singlepic id=1847 w=480 float=left] What’s interesting about this picture is not the pretty little village, it’s that this was a typical two lane road that we were on every day going to and from the plant.  Germany is known for the autobahn, a road engineered to be almost 2x as… Continue reading

Schnitzel

[singlepic id=1846 w=680] And, what does one get to eat at the Werner restaurant?  A meter long schnitzel!  For those who might not know, schnitzel is fried steak.  This place served schnitzel that was a meter long… and our table downed two of them.  It was not a healthy trip. … Continue reading

Washington – Day 8 – Mt. Rainier

[singlepic id=1806] Day 7 was partially taken up with our descent from Lake of the Angels, partially taken up with our loitering at the trail head pondering what to do next and partially taken up driving toward Mt. Rainier.  We stopped off at a hotel along the way as it… Continue reading

Washington – Day 6 & 7 – Olympic National Park

[singlepic id=1764 w=480 float=right template=caption] [singlepic id=1725 w=480 float=right template=caption] [singlepic id=1732 w=480 float=right template=caption] We actually got up early and left Aberdeen right around 7AM headed for the Mt. Ellinor trail head which we reached around 9:00.  I think there were two trail heads for Mt. Elinore and we… Continue reading

Mt. Washburn

[singlepic id=1785 w=640] The view descending Mt. Washburn – somewhere along that ridge we had to break right and cross the snow which was the most adventurous part of the hike, particularly around the edges where we’d occasionally just drop through.  Fortunately, we didn’t step on any any marmot burrows… Continue reading