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

Washington – Day 5 – Olympic National Forest

[singlepic id=1683 w=480 float=right] Because we stopped short of Olympic National Forest, we had to finish the drive up to Quinault first thing in the morning.  The first stop was a the USFS / NPS Recreation Information building where we got a map of the immediate area (not so much… Continue reading

Rainier Wildflowers

[singlepic id=1775 h=480 float=left] I had a concept in mind for this picture, but I think I didn’t execute it quite right.  I probably should have poked around a bit more to find a better flower patch without the little tree to the right.  Also, the shot ended up busier… Continue reading