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Matenadaran
An vast treasure trove of human culture overlooking the Soviet high-rise jumble that is Yerevan.
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Hamburg’s Answer to Deschutes’ Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Looks like Hamburg soon will be without a premier league soccer team as the HSV is teetering on the edge of the 2. Bundesliga. Unlike some places teams have to perform to stay in the top league which unfortunately the HSV has not been with its 7 wins – 6 ties -18 losses record. Cranky will take solace…
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Sixty Miles per Day
The other day we received our postcard from Timor Leste. We mailed it on December 6th in 2013, so it took about 134 days. The distance from Dili to Hamburg is 7734 miles as the crow flies, which works out to about 60 miles per day. Going from New York to San Francisco in the 1860s the Pony Express travelled at 258 miles…
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Odd Discoveries in Wilhelmsburg
Biking to the fabulous rock gym we were puzzled by this giant hunk of concrete. As we learned it was originally designed to assist the Führer’s troops in picking allied planes out of the sky before reaching Hamburg. This 1,860,867 ft^3 cubezilla now serves peaceful purposes. As the Energy Bunker, it stores thermal energy inside and has…
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When You Find Good Snow Return Frequently
… and you might find even less wind and balmier temps.
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When Searching for Snow Go Higher
… added benefit: Half the distance yields twice the exhaustion at 2500 m.
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Spring Training
Even with the occasional green spot we managed to find nearly 40 km of snow covered tracks during our first day inventory run. Made the Kaiserschmarren taste extra good.