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Erlebnisse rund um's Tandem von Rana Gilgen & Moritz Kobel

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Category: North America 2017

Zurich - Lenzburg - Moosseedorf

We really did it: we rode the tandem home from the airport!

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San Francisco

Sightseeing in San Francisco, tandem packing and a record check-in!

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Samuel P. Taylor State Park - San Francisco

Last stage in North America with crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge!

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Bodega Bay Dunes State Beach - Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Many bikes and three tandems on the campground!

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Stillwater Cove Regional Park - Bedega Bay Dunes State Beach

Animal rich campsite!

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Gualala Point Regional Park - Stillwater Cove Regional Park

Dream bakery

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Manchester - Gualala Point Regional Park

Kitchens influence each other

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Little River - Manchester

Wellness afternoon with pine cone bombardment

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Cleone - Little River

Many cyclists on a too small square

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Standish Hickey State Rec Area - Cleone

Back over big hills to the Pacific Ocean.

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Weott - Standish Hickey State Recreation Area

Drive through a drive-thru redwood!

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Ferndale - Weott

Over steep roads back to the Redwoods.

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Trinidad - Ferndale

Beautiful coastal road and overnight stay at an expo site.

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Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park - Trinidad

Foggy cold day with moose.

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Crescent City - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Back to the hills and redwoods.

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Gold Beach - Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Camping in the Redwoods

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Port Orford - Gold Beach

An American Kevin Breakfast.

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Sunset Bay State Park - Port Orford

Rain & Lasagna

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Honeyman Memorial SP - Sunset Bay SP

Long day over many bridges

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Beverly Beach State Park - Honeyman Memorial State Park

A lot of traffic on Labor Weekend

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Cape Lookout State Park - Beverly Beach State Park

Many meters of altitude and many kilometers

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Nehalem Bay State Park - Cape Lookout State Park

Very short 65km

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Astoria - Nehalem Bay State Park

Along the Pacific Ocean

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Cathlamet Marina - Astoria

Back to the Pacific

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Lewis and Clark State Park - Cathlamet Marina

Long, busy car road to Cathlamet

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Elma RV Park - Levis and Clark State Park

Record heat!

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Twanoh State Park - Elma RV Park

The days are getting hotter and hotter.

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Kistap Memorial State Park - Twanoh State Park

Bathing in the Pacific Ocean

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Sequim Bay State Park - Kistap Memorial State Park

Longest permanent pontoon bridge in the world

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Victoria - Sequim Bay State Park

Another entry into the U.S. and a lengthy postal visit.

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Ruckle - Victoria

Beautiful railroad trail

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Chemainus River Campground - Ruckle

Exhausting detour via Saltspring Island.

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Cedar Crove Campground - Chemainus River Campground

A dream delicatessen

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Miracle Beach - Cedar Crove Campground

An impressive family of cyclists

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Campbell River - Miracle Beach

Leisurely tour along the coast.

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Montague Creek Recreation Site - Campbell River

A day full of challenges!

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Lake Nimpkish - Montague Creek Recreation Site

Another beautiful day through the forest in the north of Vancouver Island.

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Port Hardy - Lake Nimpkish

After the long break we drove all day through the forest!

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Ferries from Skagway to Port Hardy

After a little over a thousand kilometers on the tandem, a few days of ferries were now on the agenda.

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Conrad - Skagway

Over the White Pass back to Alaska.

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Whitehorse - Conrad

Nice drive on the South Klondike Highway.

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Champagne - Whitehorse

Another ideal bike day with construction site.

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Haines Junction - Champagne

Drive to the First Nations Camp in Champagne

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Cottonwood RV Park - Haines Junction

Last rainy day for now with beautiful descent to Haines Jct.

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Destruction Bay - Cottonwood RV Park

Short drive along Lake Kluane to the beautifully located Cottonwood RV Park & Campground.

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Donjek River - Destruction Bay

Again rain, road works and headwind on the Alaska Highway.

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White River - Donjek River

First wild camping on our trip.

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Beaver Creek - White River

Lots of rain on the Alaska Highway.

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Northway Junction - Beaver Creek

From Alaska to Canada.

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Tok - Northway Junction

On the Alaska Highway we meet other tour riders.

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Eagle Trail Recreation Site - Tok

Very short day stage back to "civilization".

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Chistochina - Eagle Trail Recreation Site

Very long day stage until just before Tok.

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Glennallen - Chistochina

On the Tok Cut-Off to the beautiful Red Eagle Lodge

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Paxon Lake - Glennallen

100km Richardson Highway

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Tangle Lake - Paxson Lake

Lots of elevation gain to a nice campsite at Paxson Lake.

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Maclaren River Lodge - Tangle Lake

On the fourth day of the tour we crossed Maclaren Pass, the second highest pass with a public road in Alaska.

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Clearwater Mountain Lodge - Maclaren River Lodge

On the third day we continued on the highway to the campsite at the next lodge.

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Brushkana Creek - Clearwater Mountain Lodge

After the exhausting double first day of touring, we treated ourselves to a short stop at the next lodge.

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Denali - Cantwell - Brushkana Creek

First tour day - all inclusive!

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Excursion to Denali National Park

When planning, we considered for a long time whether we wanted to visit the national park ourselves with the tandem or a guided tour. Since the park road is a gravel road, for which we would have needed about three days, we decided to get to know the park comfortably.

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Trip to Denali National Park

From Anchorage, we traveled north on the Denali Star of the Alaska Railroads.

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Anchorage

After arriving in Anchorage, we took advantage of a day's break there to go shopping.

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We are on the road again!

For a couple of years we have been dealing with the idea of taking a longer trip again. Now we are turning our plan into reality and will travel from Alaska to San Francisco.

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