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Just a timelapse of the stars over Garmisch Germany! It was a nice brisk night in January and a bright starry night!

I randomly picked a spot in the Vosges Mountains in France to have a quiet weekend. I decided to look around the map and discovered the source of the Moselle River! I live near this river in Germany and have visited the German Moselle River many times. It's an understated monument to one of Europe's most famous rivers. Here's what it looks like! Happy Trekking! Read more at: https://campingandtrekking.com/the-source-of-the-moselle-river/

I'll have to work on the GoPro settings because auto just isn't cutting it!

I got a timelapse of the French Stars in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France. It was just a getaway weekend so there wasn't much exploring but it was nice to eat, drink, and be merry! Happy Trekking!

I finally made it to Grüner Pütz Spring. The highest part and start of the Eifel Aqueduct in Germany. The Romans collected water from the side of the hill in small stone ditches that collected here and then went off into the aqueduct on their way to Cologne! You can hike the majority of the length of the aqueduct to the edge of Cologne and walk with the Romans! Learn more about this trip here: https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/

Klausbrunnen or Klaus Spring is the second spring along the Eifel Aqueduct and was captured right here in the cistern. You can see where the aqueduct enters and where it exits with this basin built right by the route of the underground aqueduct. There's no water in there anymore but all the Roman infrastructure is still there. Very interesting to see! Learn more about this trip here: https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/

The aqueduct bridge near Vollem Germany is an exposed area of the Eifel Aqueduct. It's just a small building and an excavated aqueduct. It's a quick stop along the Eifel Aqueduct trail and interesting to see the Roman's design. Learn more about this trip here: https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/

This collection basin in Eiserfey Germany is another stop of the Eifel Aqueduct hiking trail. This is where 2 aqueducts came together and then went off to #colognegermany. This was all underground about a meter or two along the majority of the way to Koln. Learn more about this trip here: https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/

The next stop on the Eifel Aqueduct Hiking Trail was the Roman Aqueduct Bridge near Vussem Germany. It's a cool reconstruction of what some think the aqueduct in that small valley might have looked like. It was rebuilt in the 1960s and was a college student project. You can see the original aqueduct peeking out of the ground near this bridge to see how it would have connected and worked! Happy trekking! Learn more about this trip here: https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/

This was our first stop on the Eifel Aqueduct Hiking Trail. We spend a weekend exploring the Eifel Aqueduct around northwestern Germany. It's only about 2 hours from the #kmc and a great weekend history adventure for anyone who wants to see 2000-year-old Roman ruins! Learn more about this trip here: https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/

I went on an Eifel Germany Aqueduct Adventure over the weekend and it was amazing! You can see different sections, rebuilt bridges, and the starting spring about 40 miles from Cologne Germany. You can also follow an approved hiking path from start to finish! There are lots of options to see 2000-year-old Roman history along this path! You can learn more about this trip and where I went at the following link. https://campingandtrekking.com/eifel-germany-aqueduct-adventure/ 0:00 Intro 1:00 Breitenbenden Aqueduct 3:18 Aqueduct Bridge 4:03 Collection Basin 4:43 Vollem Excavation 5:05 Klaus Spring 5:53 Hike to Grüner Pütz 6:44 Grüner Pütz 8:31 Exposed Aqueduct 9:15 Outro

Back on the road for Thanksgiving break in the USA! Watch the Frankfurt airport's controlled chaos. I love seeing everyone going every which way on the tarmac. It all works somehow!

Just a GoPro 11 Black timelapse of my flight to Charlotte. Enjoy the view from the window!

I'm back home and we decided to hit Evansville's Fall Festival and check out that food! It's known for unique and wild food made by local vendors from around the west side! The monster's ear was the winner for the day and it's fried bread with honey and cinnamon. It's a great way to end the food exploration! Make it to Evansville next year for culinary exploration!

Wanting a quick hour or two walk in the KMC? Head to Elendsklamm near Bruchmühlbach for a family-friendly hike and some easy exploring! It took about 2 hours to explore the narrow gorge. Be ready for some steep paths but beyond that, it's very easy! Learn more here: https://campingandtrekking.com/elendsklamm-trek/

Had some unexpected results from a nightlapse out the window of my flight. I'll have to see how some of the other modes work for my return flight!

I finally made it to Yellow Birch Ravine near Taswell Indiana and it didn't disappoint! There are waterfalls and small caves everywhere. I included the GPS coordinates in the video and links below to the places I went. If you're ever in southern Indiana and looking for an easy hike with some water crossings then this is the spot! Parking is limited so be sure to get there early but it is well worth it. There are several smaller waterfalls along the way. There are several small caves and holes in the rocks. The final waterfall was a split waterfall that had two streams falling over the cliff! There is ample hiking and things to see on this 1.25 mile trek! Read more about this awesome place at: https://campingandtrekking.com/yellow-birch-ravine-indiana-hiking/ Parking area: https://goo.gl/maps/1qhqcy5u5UMuTrGe8

I visited Anderson Falls near Hartsville, IN. It was winter so I didn't go swimming but it's still a great place to stop by any season. There is a small parking lot and picnic area available when you stop and I found other videos of people swimming here in the spring and summer. If you do want to access the trails you will have to cross the falls so be very careful! I used my DJI Mavic Air 2 to get the drone shots and my Sony 4K camera to get walking-around shots. I will for sure be returning to this place to enjoy summer and maybe get a dip in the waterfall! https://goo.gl/maps/FZ9dWiR17kGhFsix8 https://columbus.in.us/anderson-falls/ https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/anderson-falls/

It was a beautiful weekend and made it to Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. There are tons of things to do in the Little Egypt portion of Illinois for an awesome hiking or weekend trip. I visited Cave-in-Rock State Park, Rim Rock Recreation Trail, Iron Furnace, and Garden of the Gods. Cave-In-Rock State Park: https://goo.gl/maps/eLUBLSy3fiUMEsx38 Rim Rock Recreation Trail: https://goo.gl/maps/HfLWJWR1HcXLkoCCA Illinois Iron Furnace National Historic Site: https://goo.gl/maps/owZJRxs9EvZVLKPH9 Garden of the Gods: https://goo.gl/maps/Tys8y1yTwzKhrwBU7 The hiking around the forest is great. It's an unknown gem and there's usually plenty of space and places to go see while you're moving around the area. Garden of the Gods is usually the main point that everyone tries to go see and enjoy. There's some hiking around there and it is the gateway to the wilderness area of the same name, but the main portion of the area is dedicated to showing off the cliffs. Cave-in-Rock State Park is a smaller state park but it offers a lot of beautiful views. It's home to the cave of the same name and has an incredible history of pirates and bandits using it as a hideout. There are also cabins, hiking, fishing, boating, and camping around the park. I'll be back. Rim Rock Trail is a very nice forest hike and easy hike that has a ton of interesting terrain, creeks, cliffs, and tons of trees. It's an easy hike to make and there's plenty to see. Finally, Iron Furnace is a fun spot to see and interesting to think of how busy that part of Illinois used to be busy with mining and forestry. There's a creek that's near that is open for fishing and a picnic area if you want to make an afternoon around the area. Southern Illinois may have a bad rap about how sparse it is or how there's nothing in this part of the country but there is so much there! If you're in the Tri-state area then you should make your trek to Shawnee National Forest to see some of the stuff that you're missing out. I plan on doing more midwestern hiking so if you have any ideas on where I should go next, comment below! #shawneenationalforest #visitillinois #ohioriver 0:00 Intro 0:23 Cave in Rock State Park 3:48 Rim Rock Recreation Trail, IL 5:20 Old Iron Furnace National Historic Site, IL

I stopped by Jesse Chisholm's gravesite today in western Oklahoma. It's an interesting bit of history. Read more at the link: https://campingandtrekking.com/jesse-chisholms-gravesite/

I got out the Mavic Air 2 and finally tested some of its capabilities on an actual target. It worked well and I plan on testing out some of the more cool features when the days aren't so windy! This was just testing at the Lake Overholser Damn in OKC on how it flew around objects and it was wide open. I'll be testing more of the tracking features later like Hyperloop. Come back for more videos on my Mavic Air 2!