Walking Adventure with my dog on the Baja California in Mexico.
After an annoying year – I guess we all felt that way – in which almost nothing worked out as I had imagined, it was finally time for a new adventure. With Covid continuing to cause so many problems world-wide: travel possibilities were nearly nil. The...
Branding day at a ranch in Oregon
“What are you guys doing out here in this heat? I saw you two in Burns a few days ago. I was the woman who sent you in the wrong direction when you asked for the post office,” Mary said, while her husband Wes looked on anxiously at Butch, who was huddled...
No. 101 Walk Across America – Oregon was great – heat and fires a big problem
Crossing the Columbia River, which acts as the border between Washington and Oregon, brought us into another world; the river seemed to mark more than just the dividing line between two states because suddenly, people were again the Americans I know and...
No.100 All beginnings are hard – Walk across America – with a puppy in tow through Washington State – for the climate and conservation
Did I want to go to the US again? Not really.Did I have any more attractive alternative? Not really. But I was eager to do something for the environment finally! From my perspective, the US was precisely the right country for it – or so I thought....
Nr.99 – Walk Across America * Fundraiser * Sea to Sea for Trees * a dog * beach house
New ideas from the beach house I’ve been in my tiny beach house down on the Baja California in Mexico for almost four months now. I never thought I would last this long here; after all, staying in one place for four months is half an eternity. But I have to say,...
No.98 USA – 800 Mile long-distance hiking Arizona Trail – When hiking you have a lot of time to think
As a loyal reader, you surely know by now how much I love the American West! One corner of the West is particularly dear to my heart, namely Arizona. Of course, Utah is also very special to me. But whether I prefer Arizona or Utah doesn’t matter for...
No.97 USA Canoe Adventure – Northern Forest Canoe Trail
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail starts in Old Forge, New York State, connecting lakes, rivers, and streams for eleven hundred and ninety kilometers, finally ending at Fort Kent, Main. A signposted old waterway with wild camping sites. Harry came up...
No.96 USA – A Colorado Trail 480 Miles Thru-Hiking Adventure
“Wow – a bear! Look over there! Honestly, no shit, there’s a bear! Harry, you’re not looking.” I poked at him. “Come on, what’s so special about a black bear? They were always running around my front yard....
Tales and encounters from seven years cycling the world
Actually, I did not intend to write about my seven year anniversary. Somehow, I didn’t find the number all that groundbreaking. But then I posted this anniversary picture on my social media channels and received so many nice and loving comments that I decided to write...
Nr.78 USA – Bikepacking the terrific landscapes of the Colorado Plateau in Utah as well as the end of a 4.7 year long bicycle trip around the world
It was hot, piping hot when I started my tour around Utah. A dream. Those bizarre rock formations are simply terrific. They shine in all colors and shades and can be found here around every bend. The desert had me again and I was eager to experience it. The desert had...
Nr.77 USA – The American West is simply sensational
It felt like coming home, even if the real home was still to come. I was really looking forward to my nature and all the friendly Americans I would most certainly meet and was just happy to be back. For me, the American West continues to be one of the most marvelous...
No.76 Nicaragua – Not an easy decision
This blog post is already 4 months overdue. It’s hard for me to describe my time in Nicaragua in a fair and constructive way. But I have pushed this article away from me long enough and now it is finally time to post it. Even with the great distance I have now,...
No.75 Is Honduras a safe country for a solo female cyclist?
Guatemala, or rather Livingston, received me kindly. I spent 3 days in a great hostel overlooking the sea right from my hostel bed. Really relaxing and comfortable. The whole tourist bustle here was not really my thing – although of course I ate Nutella pancakes...
N0.74 – Belize – the land of colorful smiles
Why colorful? Because you can find all the skin colors of the world here, a country with an extremely large number of ethnic groups who, as it seemed to me, live together in a vivid and joyful way while still keeping their own cultures. Such extremely friendly people...
No.73 Guatemala – 4 years and 50.000 kilometers on the road
4 years and 50,000 kilometers …… Four loooong years and 50,000 long kilometers …. I crossed the river which marks the border to Guatemala with a small boat at the Frontera Corozal and was curious what lies ahead. I had great hopes for nice people and...
Nr.72 Bicycle touring Mexico – The long way to Guatemala
Let’s make it short. I don’t like Mexico, although the cities are really worth seeing and therefore it actually is unfair to come to this negative conclusion, especially since I had a brilliant time on the Baja California. But I simply can’t get used to the...
Nr. 71 Mexico – Exploring beautiful Central Mexico and it’s pretty colonial towns and pyramids – A short break without the bike
I started my short, somehow new trip experience, which took place without cycling in Sombrerete a -Pueblo Magico – a magical village in the state of Zacatecas in the North of Mexico. A great village full of street life and superb colorful houses, pretty churches and...
No.70 Bike touring in Northern Mexico – Copper Canyon to Durango
The ferry crossing to the mainland of Mexico was sweetened by two super nice German women. It was simply fun to talk in my native tongue for a while and to hear the latest news from home. While chatting we discovered a whale fountain in the distance...
No.69 Mexico – The Street Life – Bikepacking Baja Divide Trail IIII
I sometimes stayed in towns for almost a week to enjoy being among others. Cute little towns and tons of barking dogs. Somehow the street life is not really what I expected from Mexico. Latest at 8 PM the streets are dead and almost pitch dark. But what I tremendously...
No.68 Mexico – The Beach life – Bikepacking Baja Divide Trail III
I am pretty sure everyone of you has seen those beaches where people are lying like sardines and trying to get a glimpse of the ocean for themselves. I remember those times when I had to go on holiday with my parents at the age of nine or...
No.67 Mexico – Garden of Eden – Baja Divide Trail II
The light is different on the Baja California. Softer, not as colorful and less contrast as in other parts of the world. The low light gives the desert a somehow mystical feeling. Warm and cozy. I could easily write a love letter to this long and narrow Peninsula...
No.66 – Mexico – Taking on Baja Divide
The Baja Divide is a brand-new trail which crosses Baja California on rough and sandy trails. Always away from the tarmac and busy roads. 1700 miles to La Paz at the Southern end of the Baja. I wasn’t super excited to follow another red line someone else had created....
No.65 USA – Great cycling destination
My last kilometers in a beautiful country. But first a short resume. With the title super cycling destination I am saying goodbye to the land of unlimited possibilities. The American West is a bewitchingly beautiful area, where cycling is simply fun. The vastness, the...
No.64 – USA – Great Divide MTB Route
The new bike rolled fine. But soon I had pain in my neck and therefore I was constantly busy changing my saddle position. But it did not help much at all.
No.63 – USA – Accident, insurance drama, new bike
My bike – this stupid lady, with her big truck is sitting on top of my bike. She didn’t make a move. Not a single inch and she sat in her truck as if she wasn’t involved in what just happened. I shouted at her, “Good job – lady! Just in case you...
No.62 – Canada – Great Divide – What a gigantic trail
The longest MTB route in the world – Great Divide – Part 1 – Banff to Eureka –the Canadian Section. Many years ago I added this trail to my bucket list. There are 4500 KM (2774 miles) and 60,000 vertical meters from Banff, always along the...
No.61 – Canada – British Columbia – Could you tell me please how to get to the wilderness?
Canada is an outdoor paradise, right? Well, anyway, I heard that again and again. And according to many Canadians, British Columbia is one of the most amazing places on Earth. You can even see it written on the road signs and license plates. Okay, let’s...
No.60 – Canada – Haida Gwaii – The little island paradise in the Pacific
Some people call Haida Gwaii the “Edge of the World” because you can’t go any further west in Canada. Up until a few years ago, the group of islands was still known as the “Queen Charlotte Islands,” but it has been renamed to Haida Gwaii...
Nr.59 – Canada – A crisis caught up with me
What had suddenly gone wrong with me? Or had I felt that way perhaps for quite a while and just didn’t want to admit it to myself? I was no longer the Heike, who was cheerful and gladly torturing herself while struggling to reach the pass of the...
No.58 – USA – A fantastic time in the American West
Who or what are Americans really? This question has occupied me now for months. The only answer I have, however, is very limited, because Americans are as different and as divided in their way of thinking as you can possibly imagine. The conservatives...
No.57 – USA – Nevada – Winter cycling in Never Never Land
Cathedral Gorge Valley State Park offers beautiful views of rock formations like almost everywhere I’ve been recently. You would think these kinds of views would have to end, but in fact around each bend comes yet another fantastic outlook. Dawn, the Park...
No.56 – USA – Utah – Adventure Among Gigantic Rock Formations
So now I was back in the United States again and was wondering how I should continue. The next major goal on my long journey is Alaska, but getting there is a long and cold trail. After I had already cycled all the way through Arizona, I came to the conclusion that I...
No.55 – USA – Arizona – Biking in cactus country
Payson received me with a night at the cinema. I stayed at Warmshower hosts and they had their own cinema in the house. There were leftovers from “Thanks Giving”, along with a nice chat about the world. Cosmopolitan, wealthy Americans who...
No.54 – USA – Arizona Trail with a loaded bike
I stood at the starting point of the Arizona Trail. Or to be more precise, at my starting point, because the trail actually starts on the border with Utah and crosses the entire length of the state of Arizona all the way to the Mexican border. Eight...
No.53 – USA – Cycling Route 66, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon
At Roy’s Café on Route 66, I was greeted very warmly by an elderly man with a gun on his belt. “Welcome to the Wild West”, I thought inwardly. “Unfortunately, only salt water comes out of my tap. But you can take as many...
No.52 – USA – Biking in the California desert
What a spectacular experience ! The sky was breathtaking! There was thunder and lightning and the world appeared to be coming to an end. In the desert it was like a match going on between the forces of the elements and I was smack-dab in the...Hello, I am Heike :-)
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