Es hat gedauert bis zum Start, und ich bin noch nicht am ersten Ziel. Ich möchte noch bis zum Ende des Sees rechts im Bild und erst dann geht es wieder nach Hause. Aber zurück geht es dann unten durch am See entlang. Wer ganz genau hinsieht, sieht noch Wasserfälle in der linken Bildhälfte.
Das eigentliche Ziel ist aber auch, mein noch fast neues Fahrrad zu testen mit allem Zubehör. Bisher läuft alles gut. Nur der obere Endanschlag des Umwerfers ist noch etwas knapp.
Mount Hood looks stunning from up here on Table Mountain. I was informed by a frankly terrified-looking day hiker that black bears were seen up here last night. I’m proceeding with caution and will update you if I encounter them. 🐻🗻☀️
The Caldeirão Verde waterfall during a really heavy downpour, which was probably one of the most tropically impressive views in Madeira, Portugal. 🇵🇹 This waterfall is 100 meters high, and the water flows into a huge basin. My entire photo equipment was totally soaked, miraculously nothing was damaged!
A view of the Mont Blanc massif from the Jura massif in Switzerland. The white peak on the far left is Dent du Geant, which you may remember from my previous posts. It's about 90 km in a straight line from where the photo was taken.
Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse always held a bit of mystery for me, since I could never get close to it, sitting out in Casco Bay on a rocky ledge. Thanks to my drone, I've been able to demystify it a bit. Here's a recent sunrise image of the lighthouse. https://rickberk.pixels.com/featured/morning-glow-at-ram-island-ledge-rick-berk.html
The nice thing about higher resolution on modern cameras is the ability to crop in quite a bit... and I don't even have one of those 40 or 60MP cameras!
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May 8, 1983, 41 years ago today: There is nothing like trying to pack up everything you own in a downpour. My sleeping bag was soaked, my tent was hopeless; everything was drenched. Adding insult to injury, the rain came to a dead stop about five minutes after I had finished packing.