Somewhere over the United States
Me and my stuff waiting at the airport in Newark, NJ
The march against the "Arizona-Law"
My bicycle box in Jackie's house
Late at night after a beer-pong house party!
Me and Jackie in front of her house in Morristown, NJ
Along a highway in New Jersey
Somewhere in the 'Hamburg Mountains' in New Jersey
Some abandoned barn along the way
After a rainy first night... (Brancheville, NJ)
Why the he** do I have to climb "The Top of New Jersey"? Thank you GPS Navigation...
Up & Down, Up & Down, Up & Down...
Crossing the Delaware River
Yes please, that would be great!
Lake Wallenpaupak, PA
My campsite at the lake shore...
Beautiful sunset at Lake Wallenpaupak
What a pitty...
Waterfall in Honesdale, PA
Another "Highest Point" I had to climb...
Heading towards New Milford, PA
In my hotel room in New Milford, PA
Welcome to New York
My lovely, tiny, flat Highway 11 turns into a four-lane highway right before Binghamton...
And again up & down, up & down... (Between Endwell and Newark Valley, NY)
Are these guys collecting old trucks or what?
*hehe* finally found the Thomas Road!
My bed in Ithaca, NY
My Itahca hosts Harald & Nicole
A waterfall north of Ithaca, NY
Me at the Cayuga Lake
Taughannock Falls (highest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains)
Trumansburg, NY
Close to Interlaken, NY
Beware of the amish...
Yes Nicole, I've seen them! White deers!
Between Geneva and Canandigua
Nice rain-clouds...
Along the Lake Erie Canalway
Me on the Lake Erie Canalway
I was heading into cold stormwinds of 50-60 mph!
Even trees are breaking, so why do I have to face these winds on my bicycle?
Back on the Lake Erie Canalway again
Life is short...
Crossing the US-Canada boarder in Niagara Falls
There we are, the famous Niagara Falls!
And of course, me at the Niagara Falls...
Ooh, Canada...
Canada's Las Vegas...
A pull-up bridge between Niagara Falls and Fonthill, ON
The farmland of Southern Ontario
Reparing my bicycle in Jarvis, ON
Oh yeah, one is not enough, let's build 5 lines...
In the sunset before Simcoe, ON
My bicycle heroes in Simcoe!
Heading toward Sarnia, ON
Some flood cause of the heavy rain the day before...
The canadian 'Share the road'-sign
I made it! Me at Lake Huron...
Preparing to go...
Do the last packing
Photo-Session outside of Flint, MI
riding...
sorry, I know that I've stopped shaving...
Just outside of Swartz Creek, MI
The flood after the heavy rainstorm
Just have a close look to the sign: warm beer & lousy food...
My fancy, free motel-room in St. Johns
Flooded area outside of Pewamo, MI
Farmland alongside the road
My couchsurfing hosts in Rockwood, MI
On the ferry to Milwaukee
By the way, it's a high-speed ferry...
Me on the upper-deck
Milwaukee, WI
Waiting at the harbor in Milwaukee, MI
Calatrava's museum in Milwaukee, MI
Fool?
Andy Warhol in Milwaukee's art-museum
Milwaukee's art-museum, designed by Calatrava
Chelsea and me in front of her house
On the Drumlin Glacier Trail
Straight ahead on the Drumlin Glacier Trail
Self-picturing while driving...
On the unpaved part of the Drumlin Galcier Trail
Landscape beside the Drumlin Glacier Trail
My bicycle in the sunset in Madison, WI
Farmland outside of Madison, WI
On the street right before Cross Plains, WI
The "Helena Moor" close to Spring Green, WI
Wisconsin River
Down there was my campground
Alana Springs Campground
Delicious selfmade steak...
My dinner: Steak, chips, cookie, apple
On Highway 56
Scenic Highway 56
Landscape in a valley towards Viola, WI
Downhill ride to Coon Valley, WI
On the bridge over the Mississippi River
Camping at the shore of Mississippi River
The view outside of my tent
The night over my tent
Welcome to Minnesota, the state of 10'000 lakes...
Aaand, there is the first one of those 10'000
On the Root River Valley Trail
Root River Valley Trail
One of many bridges over the Root River
Gene, who hocked me up with a brand new gear...
Another old railrod bridge over the Root River
No, it's nor a secret NASA spot than a space-ship, it's the elementry school of Grand Meadow, MN
Windmills in Dexter, MN
Another of the 10'000 lakes in Minnesota
All I saw a whole day: farmland...
Windmills outside of Blue Earth, MN
On the street towards Worthington, MN
Farmland as far as you can see...
Myself in the endless farmland
On the street outside of Montrose, SD
Towards Salem, SD
An endless straigt, towards Mitchell, SD
I'm glad someone invented the camera-timer...
The grassland of South Dakota
I'm glad I didn't had to stay there ;)
On highway 16, towards Pukwana, SD
Crossing the Missouri-River in Chamberlain, SD
Nice to know...
The endless nothing...
The one and only real 'General Lee'!
Murdo Pioneer Auto Museum
The bicycle section in the Pioneer Museum
Outside of Murdo, SD
I've won back an hour!
No words needed...
My tent on the KOA Campground east of Belvidere, SD
Outside of Belvidere, SD
No wonder my GPS couldn't find Cactus Flat...
Entering Badlands National Park...
Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park Campground
The fullmoon in Badlands National Park (at about 4.30 AM)
The sun is rising...
Early morning in the Badlands National Park
Sunrise on top of Norbek Pass
All alone in the early morning hours...
Eric and his family in Rapid City
Black Hills National Forest
A downhill part towards Keystone, SD
Famous Mt. Rushmore
The George S. Mickelson Trail
Crazy Horse Monument
Outside of Custer, SD
The forest after the fire of 2000
In the Black Hills towards Wyoming
Wyoming, forever west...
Towards Newcastle, WY
Outside of Upton, WY
An endless straight towards Moorcroft, WY
Jiiiha, another cyclist.... (I just couldn't find him)
After the second flat in two days...
Inbetween Gillette and Buffalo, WY
On my way up the Big Horn Mountains
Snow?
Entring the Bighorn National Forest
*brrrr* it was frezing cold...
Nice scenery in the Big Horn Mountains
Elevation 9666 feet (2946 Meter), the highest point on my trip across the states!
The frozen Meadowlark Lake
The Ten Sleep River
On my way downhill towards Ten Sleep, WY
The nice, small town Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Be careful, you might stay there forever...
The australian outback in Wyoming
Best dinner ever: selfmade fruitsalad and a Bacardi Cola!
My stay in Greybull, WY
On the road outside Greybull, WY
In the middle of nothing...
The Shoshone River Valley
Alongside the Buffalo Bill Lake
Yes, beware, they are there...
The provement, I've seen grizzy bears!
Towards the east entrance of Yellowstone Park
Finally there we are, after 34 days on my bicycle...
The road towards the Sylvan-Pass
Over 1 meter of snow on top of Sylvan Pass! (it's a little dark, sorry)
The frozen Sylvan Lake
The frozen Yellowstone Lake
A bison beside the street
That looks more like Alaska than Wyoming (in June!)
Cyclist-Tent-Area
Curtis (Oklahoma, on his way to Alaska) and Albert (Adelaide, on a roundtrip LA to LA)
A rainy day in Yellowstone Park
Me on the continental devide
Old Faithful
My papalagi beside the Sapphire Pool
Grand Prismatic Spring
After leaving the Yellowstone Park
Outside of West Yellowstone
Nice view in the Rocky Mountains
Earthquake Lake
On the road towards Ennis, Montana
On top of another pass to climb
Towards Virgina City, Montana
Outside of Nevada City, Montana
The Beaverhead Creek, towards Dillon, Montana
Some bad weather outside of Dillon, MT
Me on a lonesome route, towards the Badger Pass
Towards Badger Pass
Kendrik (Maryland) & Allan (New Zealand) on the TransAm Route
Towards Chief Joseph Pass
Finally, the last time crossing the Continental Divide!
On a bike trail in between Stevensville and Lolo, Montana
Me in front of the Adventure Cycling Association in Missoula, Montana
Dough's Brother, Dana, Dough, Me, Josh and Donny
Towards Arlee, MT
On highway 93 towards Arlee, MT
Close to Dixon, Montana
Nope, I wont get any food in this village...
On Montana's highway 200
Towards Paradise, Montana
Absolutely scenic Montana!
Outside of Plains, MT
Near Thompson Falls, MT
Outside of Trout Creek, Montana
In between Trout Creek and Noxon, Montana
Suddenly a Black Bear crossed the street in front of me! (Zoomed in)
Outside of Noxon, Montana
The second last state on my journey: Idaho
Lake Pond Oreille
The "Burlington Northern Santa Fe" railroad
Matt (Idaho)
The last state on my trip: Washington!
A bike route information center alongside the highway...
The Spokane-Falls
After many days in the mountains I've re-enterd farmland again...
On the road outside of Spokane
That should be the "evergreen state"?
Flat tire #4...
Grand Coulee Lake
I've ducktaped the inside of my tires to make them "stronger" :D
Grand Coulee Dam
Outside of Grand Coulee
An endless straight trough Wahington state...
Chief Joseph Dam
Lake Pateros
My campspace at Alta Lake State Park
Me and the best camper-group!
Alta Lake State Park
Methow River towards Twisp, WA
Flat #5... (last one!)
Julie and Jean Philippe on their way from Seattle back home to Quebec City
Entering the Okanogan Forest, outside of Mazama, WA
My 0*-Motel this night... (just because there was no possibility to set up my tent in the bear-country!!)
That's the way you get a calm night...
My creative, confortable, not-bad-smelling 0*-room...
Towards Washington Pass
On the way up on Washington Pass
In the middle of really heavy rain...
The last highest point to cross...
And finally, the last Pass on my trip... And YES, I know why it's called Rainy Pass!
On my way downhill from Rainy Pass
Laurel & Mike (Muskegon, MI) on their way to Mexico...
Somewhere in the Cascade Mountains
Nice!
Great! They really do care about cyclists...
Rainy forest towards Marblemount, WA
And that's why it's called rain forest...
The first view on the pacific ocean (or at least a part of it...)
On a bicycle trail towards Anacortes, WA
The ferry to Canada...
The pacific ocean...
All alone on the ferry
Towards San Juan Island
Me on the ferry to Canada...
Friday Harbor on San Juan Island
Yes, I can! :D After 52 days and 5595 km on the road I have reached the pacific ocean!
I've made it...
British Columbia
Victoria B.C.
Arriving in Seattle!
Somewhere in downtown Seattle
Visiting the public market
The first "Starbucks" ever!
On the public market in Seattle
The Space Needle
Downtown Seattle from the top of the Space Needle
Me and Sarah on top of the Space Needle
The EMP (Experimental Music Project)
The EMP and the Space Needle
On the Monorail towards downtown...
Free concert in Seattle... "The English Beat"...
The Columbia Center, the tallest building west of the Mississippi...
Downtown Bellvue from Lake Washington...
The gold-coast of Lake Washington.... With Bill Gate's and Axle Rose's house...
Riding the speedboat on Lake Washington
Captain Thomas ;)
