1000 Americans: Alan Arvidson, Otis, Oregon

Alan had grown up in the Otis, near the Salmon River estuary and knows the area as the back of his hands. He is in doubt which direction his life should take, but likes to show visitors his part of the world…

1000 Americans: Linda & Gilbert Lopez & Sissy & Boy, Waldport, Oregon

Linda & Gilbert are wonderful people with a great sense of humour. They are much younger than their calendar indicates and are enjoying their house near the beach as well as their two ‘young ones’, cats Sissy & Boy!

1000 Americans: Andy “Schock” Schocken, Seattle

Andy is a filmmaker, having worked on several documentaries, usually with a social or environmental character. Raised near Seattle, he knows the mountains and loves to hike them. This is a rare photograph of Andy, as he is not carrying his camera Thanks Andy, for your hospitality, friendship and patience.

Day 135–140, 23-28 Nov 2008: Metal Cowboys, cycling in Portland, giving thanks with an old friend and to the beach…

Before we headed over to Portland, we had to visit an old friend we had never met! I had known MC & Dave since years by email & via the 7summits.com forum, but we had never met in person. It was great to finally meet them and we stayed longer than planned as they took [...]

1000 Americans: Carol, Mike & Ben

We already had met Ben in Northern Alaska and had the pleasure to meet his family Carol & Mike and to spend Thanksgiving with them. Even though life has not always been easy on them, they are positive and have faith in the future and each other…

1000 Americans: Joe ‘Metal Cowboy’ & Beth Kurmaskie

Joe Kurmaskie is a famous cyclist as he has written and published many stories about his travels, very recommended for cyclists as well as couch potatoes with a sense of humour and adventure. He got the nickname “The Metal Cowboy” from a blind person he met on the way… He also met his wife Beth on [...]

Day 124 –133, 12 –21 Nov 2008: Washington State: Couchsurfing with friendly people from Seattle to …Vancouver?!?

We suddenly received an email. Hello Harry, Read your profile. Would love to meet if possible. How much longer are you in the Seattle area? Samir We called him and found out that Samir, his wife Madalyn & daughter Danielle were living in Bellevue, 25km east of Seattle. We had actually planned to leave Seattle on the west side, but [...]

1000 Americans: Tom & Sandy Hubbard, Vancouver, WA

When I found out that Tom Hubbard and his wife Sandy were living on our path, I wanted to meet them. As a photographer, it is a pleasure to talk to Tom, who has decades of experience as a photographer and has worked with all the other great photographers during his work as Director of the [...]

1000 Americans: Dave & MC, Vancouver, USA

Sometimes you know people for a long time, and are friends, even though you have never met in person. MC had been a true fan of our 7summits Expeditions and even became a client, when she asked me to organize her climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro through 7summits.com. She hikes, composes & plays music, sells [...]

1000 Americans: Dan & Nancy Nelson, Olympia, USA

Dan & Nancy are a great couple who enjoy life. They live in the dark woods South of Olympia, but spend the coldest time of the year in Costa Rica. They both love cycling and almost have finished their trip across the USA, even though Nancy has lost a large part of her leg in [...]

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