Los Angeles
15.–19. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Monday night we arrived late at LA airport and took a taxi to my brother's house. He and his wife Maaike have been so nice to let us stay in their house and let us use their campervan. From there weLes mer
Laguna beach
19.–20. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Whe are finally 'on the road'!
Our first stop next to the ocean at Laguna beach and Shaws Cove
San Diego
20.–22. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Coronado Island, San Diego City and the beaches, coves and cliffs around San Diego.
For a more extensive blog about our trip please follow:
Travel24.liveonaruba.com
Back to L.A. area
24.–27. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We headed back from San Diego to LA and stayed again for one night at Laguna Beach at the perfect spot at the waterfront. Then off to LA for my brothers' 50th birthday. 🎈
Next day my brother flewLes mer
Carpinteria
27.–28. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Nice beachtown, the ride up here had some stunning views.
Pretty hike in the morning to a Seal nursery beach where I saw a rooky seal.
Paso Robles
27.–28. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Boondocking (that's how they call that here) at a winery.
Cheers!
Mountains of Sta Cruz
28.–29. jul. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another stay at a winery. We love it!
On our way we came past our first national park (NP) and we visited a beach with sea otters. Great to see them play in the water (not good for pictures though)
San Francisco and around
29. jul.–4. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a lovely roadtrip past Santa Cruz, Sharktooth bay and Waddel (kite) beach we reached San Francisco. We first stayed two nights, explored a bit of the city walking and by bus and then drove offLes mer
North of San Francisco
5.–7. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
We are quite excited to follow the coast north from San Francisco, but off course we won't miss the Sonoma and Napa valleys, well known for their wineries. We do an extensive one day roadtrip throughLes mer
Redwood National and State parks
7.–8. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Our last day in California is an extremely pretty one. We drive and hike through big woods with enormous redwood trees. These trees can get heights up to 100 meters and there are many of them.
We alsoLes mer
Oregon Coast
8.–10. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We keep driving up the coast. In the mornings and later afternoons there is unfortunately quite a lot of marinefog blocking our views, but we do manage to see quite some wildlife along the way. SomeLes mer
Olympic National park
10.–13. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Olympic National Park is all about wild beaches, rainforest and lakes. The beaches are full of big dead trees, I imagine they stranded there during storms and have been there forever. The forests areLes mer
Seattle
15.–17. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ 🌩️ 20 °C
We leave the coast and head inland towards Seattle. Again a beautiful route past the island of Bainbridge where we take the ferry to Seattle. Seattle is a city with a nice vibe and great views. WeLes mer
Portland and the Columbia river gorge
16.–21. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Oregon (and Portland) is famous for breweries so of course we had to taste some of their beers. Portland claims to have the biggest bookshop in the world, and yes, it is huge!! Also in Portland weLes mer
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
21.–28. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Quite a drive from Oregon up to Yellowstone, but not an ugly one, and we managed to find beautiful camp spots in the forest (thank you IOverland app and the federal governments of Wyoming and MontanaLes mer
Great Salt Lake
29.–31. aug. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We stayed a few nights around Salt Lake City, first to see and feel the Great Salt Lake and then we had to wait for something to be sent to us. No problem, we jumped in the lake at the fabulousLes mer
Arches NP
1.–2. sep. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Our first National Park in Utah, very impressive. Lots of driving and several small hikes leading to beautiful arches.
Canyonlands
2.–3. sep. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
One of my favorite hikes so far has been here in Canyonlands NP. The views were fabulous, everywhere we could see there were canyons cut out in the rocks, very impressive!!
Also we found out we wereLes mer
Navajo national monument
3.–4. sep. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This day we take it easy, we drive towards Antelope canyon and make a stop for overnight at Navajo national monument. A national monument is not a monument as we know in the Netherlands but more likeLes mer
Antelope canyon
4. september 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Antelope canyon is a so called slotcanyon, a very narrow canyon formed by flashfloods, only occurring at rainfall during the monsoon season (according to our guide). During midday when the sunbeamsLes mer
Bryce Canyon via Lake Powel
4. september 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
After Antilope canyon we take a cooling dip in lake Powell before we take off to beautiful Bryce Canyon NP. This National Park consists mainly of Hoodoos which are rock pillars shaped by cold weather.Les mer
Zion NP
6.–8. sep. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Zion is one of the most popular national parks of the USA, unfortunately that resulted in pretty crowded parking lots and hiking trails.
The first day I hiked the Narrows, a very popular trail throughLes mer
Spring Creek Canyon and Cedar Break
8.–9. sep. 2024, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
After the crowds of Zion we went to Cedar City, a town off the tourist radar. Here we hiked to a beautiful red canyon, it was a long but very rewarding hike. In the afternoon we drove to the CedarLes mer
Grand Canyon, North rim
9. september 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The Grand Canyon is so Grand that pictures really do not do any justice. I did try though.
We flew over the canyon with Jan (my brother) in a 4 seater a couple of years ago, and that was so impressiveLes mer
Las Vegas, lake Mead
10. september 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Our way back to LA led us through Las Vegas. First we drove past lake Mead and the Hooverdam. Not too special to be honest and very hot. At night a nice meal in The Peppermill and a quick walk throughLes mer

































































































































































































































Old? It's a youngtimer [Jan]
ReisendeNet iets jonger dan jij inderdaad 😏