Month: May 2017

The trail starts at Old Pinnacles Trailhead Parking which is located close to the east entrance of Pinnacles National Park – Carsten gets the last parking space, at 10:15 am! If you wanna be independent and rather drive your car than  go by shuttlebus from the visitor center – don’t come too late!

Matthias and me fill our backpacks with water – it should get warm today. Around his head buzz a dozen flies like a halo…so we move forward. Continue reading “High Peaks Trail at Pinnacles National Park + 2 1/2 snakes”

“You are a real camping-bunny!”  Matthias pats me on the back.

“What? Were you dubious about that?” I ask.

He is grinning. “Well… I was not one hundred percent sure if you stick it out…”

I also was not sure if I see myself through. Continue reading “Into the wild – camping with Kiki”

The 14th of July is approaching. And what do one do on July 14th?
One – I do not know. But I have to leave the US: my visa expires with this date …

For a long time I was thinking back and forth, and here and there, what the heck I should do.

Should I go home, back to Austria? – No, that’s just too far. So if Austria, then for sure not going but flying.

Continue reading “Kiki is going to be a volunteer in Costa Rica”