in the sierra

I finally got in the Californian Sierra, Donner Pass near Tahoe:

View down to Donner Lake:

Granite rocks

late afternoon light

Hutchinson Lodge

Way up to Scotts Peak:

on the summit:

amazing outlook:

climbing a bit on my own

another outlook:

packing and moving again...

at Santa Cruz beach boardwalk:

 on the roller coaster ("Giant Dipper"):

on the beach

at the Diner

packing boxes again...

give me 5 (no, 4...)!!!

the trees are flowering!!

our weekend in Mendocino:

on the balcony of our hotel room

amazing outlook

Mendocino garden

beach

river walk

drive thru ATM (you don´t need to get out of the car in America)

road through the redwoods

having beaten the flu

on a sunday cycling tour with Sigi:

Kris and Hannes coming home from the Sharks game:

in bed with the flu, high fever included...

getting well now, let the miracle happen, 2 more weeks to get a job signed...!

start of a new year

we´ve had a visitor from Europe and went to San Francisco:
Sutro Baths:

yummie seafood again:

famous cable car:

working on Andrea´s wedding dress:

a historical moment, Hannes is back on his bicycle:

seafood! can´t never get enough of it...

 two of the eucalyptus trees at our house are chopped down:

wishing you a wonderful new year!

a little bit of christmas decoration for our house:

Heilig Abend dinner:

some presents:

cat in a bag:

a walk in the rain at the pacific coast:

wood duck rescue (the house of friends tends to be flodded and we were looking after it while they were away for christmas):

a walk on the bay:

and a walk in the mountains:

getting ready for New Years Eve:

Cyndera and the puppy pug:

Happy New Year!

new years day and a little bit of snow in the nearby mountains: