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May - June 2020
Roadtrip to Yellowstone via Salt Lake City, and on to Idaho och California. Read more
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    Point Vicente

    May 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Picked up our rental car at noon, and then we went to the Lighthouse café which is seen in the movie La La Land. After that we went to see the sunset at Point Vicente. Tomorrow we’ll start the real roadtrip with first stop Saint George.Read more

  • Roadtrip USA
    Day 1

    Saint George

    May 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We started our roadtrip at noon, which was a bit later than planned as we had to rebook some hotels and change the route due to bad weather. We drove to Saint George through Las Vegas which took us about 7h (648km). After checking in at the hotel we did a little sightseeing in the town and had dinner in our hotel room. Next stop: Salt Lake City.Read more

  • Roadtrip USA
    Day 2

    Salt Lake City

    May 20, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We began our day with a ”grab and go” breakfast from the hotel. The breakfast was a nice surprise as most hotels don’t serve breakfasts due to corona. We had a quick stop at the petroglyph park close by and then we continued our journey. During the trip we stopped in Beaver to have a look at the courthouse. We also planned to go to a little piece of desert called Little Sahara recreation area, but unfortunately it was raining and the park fee was too expensive for a quick visit so we decided to not go. On our way we passed a lot of poor areas far from civilization. We were running low on fuel and the nearest gas station was far away. Luckily, we made it to a bigger town where we could fill up the tank and our stomachs. By the time we got to Salt Lake City it started raining heavily. It was insane to drive on the 12-lane freeway towards the city center as it was very crowded with people not caring about speed limits or traffic rules in general. When we finally got to our motel we checked in and unfortunately quickly noticed that the area next to the motel was filled with weird people walking around as well as sketchy places. We had an awaited dine-in dinner at Denny’s and after this we had a quick drive around the city before we went back to the motel to have an early night. Tomorrow we’ll check out the rest of the city and on Friday we’ll continue our journey.

    Today’s trip from Saint George to Salt Lake City was about 6h and we drove around 550km in total.    Read more

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    Day 3

    Salt Lake City

    May 21, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Today we were checking out the city. We went to see the Salt Lake City and County building, the Salt Lake Temple, and the Utah State Capitol building. After 9000 steps we went back to the motel to relax and plan the upcoming days. In the evening we decided to check out the Great Salt Lake as this is a must see when in Salt Lake City. The day offered awesome sunny weather, but this also made it quite exhausting to walk up and down the hills in the city.
    Tomorrow the journey continues to Twin Falls, Idaho.    Read more

  • Roadtrip USA
    Day 4

    Twin Falls

    May 22, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    After a little breakfast in our room we went to check out the real life Up-house (known from the movie Up). Soon after we went to a near by outlet mall to do some shopping. It was surprisingly empty, and just a few shops like Nike had a waiting queue. After a successful hour of shopping we had a quick sandwich in the car for lunch and then made our way towards north on the freeway to Twin Falls. Somewhere on the border to Idaho it started raining heavily. As the temperature dropped as well (from 21° to 1°!), the rained turned into snow and the sight was pretty bad. Fortunately the weather was much better when we arrived in Twin Falls. The hotel was amazing: the staff was friendly and we even got upgraded to a better room for free! After admiring our room for half an hour we did a little sightseeing in the city as we saw the Memorial bridge on our way to the restaurant we had chosen. We grabbed some very good pizza from Blaze Pizza and enjoyed them in our room as an end of a tiring but good day!
    Next stop: Jackson.    Read more

  • Roadtrip USA
    Day 5

    Jackson Hole

    May 23, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

    We went from Twin Falls in the morning to Shoshone Falls. This waterfall exceeded our expectations. We went for a short walk to explore the view from all angles. After a quick lunch in the car we continued our trip towards Craters of the Moon national Monument and Preserve (a flood basalt area/lava stone field). We spent around 2h there and experienced all kinds of weather at once: rain, snow, strong winds, sun, etc. Nils took some nice drone shots but the wind defeated him and the drone gave up and crashed from about 2m (it’s still working though). After freezing our fingers off we spent some more hours on the road, passing the world’s first nuclear-powered city as well as some sketchy signs from the U.S government. After some googling we later discovered that this was one of the largest nuclear testing area in the world, which was about 20 miles along the road. On the way to Jackson Hole and our motel we AGAIN experienced snow and hard conditions. We drove up a mountain with very steep and icy roads (remember that we rented a car in California, i.e. with summer tires.....). It was a weird feeling driving up the mountain with summer tired while skiiers and snowboarders prepared themselves for a day in the slope. We arrived to our motel in the evening and then went for grocery shopping to get dinner and to prepare lunch for the next two days.
    In total we drove around 420 km this day.
    Tomorrow: Yellowstone!    Read more

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    Day 6

    Yellowstone National Park

    May 24, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C

    We woke up at 7am to have a quick breakfast (grab and go) before beginning our trip to Yellowstone National Park. It took us about 2h to get to the south entrance of the park and on the way we were passing a lot of bisons.
    After a while of driving through Grand Teton National Park on the way to Yellowstone, we started seeing several cars parked by the side of the road so we stopped as well as we were wondering what they were looking at. As we got out of the car we saw a bear minding its own business, about 20m from the road. We were a bit shocked but very excited and happy to see it. We took a few pictures and then moved on. When we reached the entrance we had to wait for 30 minutes due to the amount of cars that were entering the park. When it was our turn we paid the entrance fee of $35 and found out that the park had been closed the day before due to heavy snowfall.
    After this it was time to start exploring the park. First we went to the Old Faithful geyser. We felt excited, but as it erupted and the water exploded up in the air we quickly realized that our expectations were a bit too high. We checked out the other hot springs and geysers, and walked around the trails for about 45 minutes before having lunch in the car (pre-made sandwiches). Our next stop was the Grand Prismatic Spring. As the temperature was around 7 degrees there was a lot of steam rising from the spring, making it a bit hard to see the colors. We were still happy to see it and the other springs nearby, and here we also learned that the entire park is resting on a supervolcano (which is going to erupt sometime, but it’s impossible to know when). We continued to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and when the time was around 4:30pm we had chicken salad in the car that we had made the day before. As the day went on we saw a lot of waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, mud volcanoes, snow, mountains, beautiful scenery, and, most importantly, animals. During the day we saw bisons, a bear, elks, a beaver, an eagle, a wolf, and deers. Sometimes we got very close to some animals and felt a bit nervous as the park constantly emphasized that the animals look lazy but that their behaviors can change suddenly.
    All in all it was a good but exhausting day. We did a lot of stops and had good weather at the end of the day, and experienced a nice sunset light over the Grand Teton mountain range on our way back to Jackson Hole. We got back at around 10pm and ended the day with food from Wendy’s drive-through.    Read more

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    Day 7

    Elko

    May 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    After a lazy morning we went to a gas station to fill up our tank before continuing our trip. However, when we went in to the gas station to prepay for the fuel, the employee at the counter replied with a simple ”I’m sorry, we’re out of gas.” This didn’t surprise only us but also all the other customers at the gas station as a mumble of ”Huh? What? You don’t have gas?” appeared. After 5 months in the U.S. we weren’t really shocked as we have also experienced for example that the post office had run out of stamps (we got the last 7)..
    Anyways, after filling up our tank we enjoyed 20 degrees and sun while driving up and down the mountains to get to Idaho Falls where we had our lunch. We only had one other stop for fuel and another one when we took a quick drone shot in the Nevada desert before arriving in Elko and our motel for the night. The town and all motels look like they already had their best days years ago. However, we had a really good take-away dinner from a Chinese place nearby (”dinner for two” that could feed at least 4).
    In total today’s trip took about 8h and we drove around 620 km.
    Tomorrow: Susanville.    Read more

  • Roadtrip USA
    Day 8

    Susanville

    May 26, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Today was all about driving (730km//7h40min). We started the day with a very nice breakfast at the Coffee Mug in Elko. It was a typical American breakfast restaurant which we really enjoyed. Without any notable happenings we drove from Elko to Lake Tahoe. It was pretty crowded there by locals and we just stopped for some good views. It was really hot today. After 2 final hours to Susanville we arrived at our motel for the night, where we ate the leftovers from the previous day’s Chinese food. Highlight of the evening: we got a new friend - a cute, white cat with unique eye color, which definitely enjoyed our attention.
    Next Stop: Eureka.    Read more

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    Day 9

    Eureka

    May 27, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C

    We left Susanville after a lazy morning and drove straight to Burney Falls. As the temperature reached 38 degrees celcius it was nice cooling down next to a waterfall with a stream directly from the mountains. We took some mandatory photos and drone shots, before moving on. Our next quick stop was in Redding where we had lunch in the form of hotdogs with garlic sauce, roasted garlic, and sweet potato fries with garlic dip - a very nice (and garlicy) lunch! The next hours spent on the road to Eureka was exhausting as the roads felt like they were wrapped tightly around the mountains. During these 3 hours we didn’t see any straight roads, and it didn’t help that trucks were passing by with 80 km/h. After 7h on the road we reached Eureka. As we came closer to the ocean, a sudden fog appeared and the temperature dropped to 15 degrees. Eureka surprised us with dead streets and strange people everywhere. After doing some quick grocery shopping and having dinner we went straight to bed. In total we drove 450km this day.
    Tomorrow: Redwood National & State Parks.    Read more

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