map Utrechtse Heuvelrug

The first ascent at Rhenen, the Nederrhine in the background

into the forest after leaving civilization

one of the many beechlanes

Clouds building, thunderstorms ahead at the Amerongese Berg, near the Amerongse Kop (the summit of the ridge at 68,9m)

taking cover for a short downpour

a prehistoric burial site near Elst

Clouds, showers, clearspells and thunderstorms today

Do I need to put on my jacket ?

A legal wildcamp (Paalkamperen), 2km past Leersum

The path disappearing in the bush

Farmland in the middle of the forest

A commercial conifer plantation

The worst part of the trip : militairy complexes around Soesterberg

The start of the sanddunes at Soestduinen

Sand, sand and sand. During the heatwave it must have been like a dessert. After the rain the surface was firm.

Threatening skies

At the end of the second day : a well-deserved beer at Hoog Kievitsdal

Morningsunshine through the pinetrees

The noise from the motorway A27 was terrible

Near the Laarder Wasmeer

The Zuiderheide between Hilversum and Laren

Me walking towards the camera

Sandpatterns