Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
31 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Mogollon Indians lived here and created these rock carvings anytime between 200 BC and 1400 AD. Lots of bighorn sheep, masks… set in a beautiful landscape
White Sands National Park
31 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
The sand is made of gypsum (Gips) that formed when shallow lakes evaporate every dry season, over millions of years… no sun today, but the white ones against the dark sky creates an incredibleЧитать далее
White sand to white snow
1 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
I capture the 30 minutes of sunshine of the day for another quick visit to White Sands. The next 5 hours I spent in Las Cruces, largest city in the area, in the library and for car maintenance. Then IЧитать далее
Gila Cliff Dwellings
2 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
It’s an almost 2 Hour Dr. for 60 km through very narrow and winding mountain roads to get to Gila Cliffs, ruins of ancient Indians. Fantastic landscape! This evening, I eat in the Buckhorn saloon,Читать далее
Driving Day
3 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Lots of driving today as I leave New Mexico and travel back to Arizona. Definitely on the way home now, so to speak. On the way, I visit yet another small Ghost Town called Shakespeare. This was aЧитать далее
Tonto NM / Lake Roosevelt
4 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The next two days I spent north east of Phoenix in the area around Lake Roosevelt, the largest reservoir of water completely surrounded by Arizona. Time to relax on the campground at the lake, and IЧитать далее
Superstition Mountains
6 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
If this looks familiar, it is! One of the best hikes of my entire trip was up to Fremont Saddle and as I pass Phoenix anyways, I stopped for another day for a six hour hike in this fantasticЧитать далее
Route 66
7 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Just in case you didn’t know where I was… in Kingman and surrounds you are reminded a lot. This town really lives off the nostalgia, and they do it in a great way. I loved walking around in thisЧитать далее
Oatman
7 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A former mining town, like so many in the southwest, that is now firmly set on tourism, very well done in my opinion, the two main attractions: donkeys and western shootout shows.
Hoover Dam
8 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
An engineering marvel still today, Hoover Dam them is very impressive. I walk the bridge, I walk the dam, and I take the tour to see the power plant and go inside the dam itself we got to look out ofЧитать далее
Vegas, Baby!
9 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Day one of two in Las Vegas, after doing the laundry, and getting something on the camper repaired, I walk the strip day and night. First outside, then inside the casinos. I love this town, it isЧитать далее
Downtown Las Vegas
10 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
More relaxed today, I walk the Strip again and go to some of the attractions, like the High Roller, Ferris wheel larger than the London Eye. Blue Men Group show as matinee, then I take a cab toЧитать далее
Valley of Fire 1
11 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Only 1 hour from Las Vegas, a wonderland… more to come!
Valley of Fire 2
12 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
It’s not only known for fire red rocks, but hikes and arches as well - the red rock looks like Swiss cheese. And then there are the colors! Crazy Hill and the Fire Wave…
Death Valley NP 1
13 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I drove a detour for the most scenic road from Las Vegas to death Valley. This way I enter from the south, driving up the death valley itself. First, you only see sand, then salt it, and then - THEЧитать далее
Death Valley NP 2
14 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Amazing views in the morning, clouds and RAIN in the afternoon. What are the chances to be in the hottest, driest and lowest place on a rainy day?
Death Valley NP 3
15 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
I hike Golden Canyon again to see it in the sun, then start making my way north, stopping at Mustard Canyon and Mesquite Dunes on the way. A hike up Marble Canyon, then I bid the park farewell,Читать далее
Alabama Hills / Driving to the coast
16 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today I drove over 600 km to get to the coast, from desert to sea. A stop in the Alabama Hills, granite formations with a fantastic view of the Sierra Nevada. A short stop at Red Rock Canyon but theЧитать далее
Morro Bay / Hearst Castle
17 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I return to Morro Bay, my favorite place on the California coast with great animals, birds and otters. The I visit Hearst Castle, built by media mogul William Randolph Hearst in 1928 ff. ImpressiveЧитать далее
Elephant Seals
18 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
I had plenty to drive up Highway 1, the famous coast Road up to the point where it was destroyed by a landslide two years ago today. But it was very foggy, so I spent a lot of time watching theЧитать далее
Pinnacles NP
19 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A wonderful day spent hiking in the Pinnacles, rough volcanic rock formations, unique in this area of rolling green hills and agriculture. The weather was perfect, lots of flowers, birds and greatЧитать далее
Highway 1 Carmel - Santa Cruz
20 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I had planned to drive down Highway one from Monterey for 60 km to where it is damaged by a land slide in 2022 - I wanted to see the famous Big Sur. But approaching the highway I learned that it isЧитать далее
Santa Cruz - Golden Gate Bridge
21 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The stretch of course line from Santa Cruz to San Francisco is beautiful, but not spectacular. I stop at another location to view elephant seals, Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Pebble BeachЧитать далее
San Francisco - Morning
22 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I take the bus to downtown, then walk around the union Square area before making my way into Chinatown. This is really the most Chinese I’ve ever felt outside of China.! I climb the hill to CoitЧитать далее
San Francisco - Alcatraz
22 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Walking along the pier, I passed the pier for boats to Alcatraz and spontaneously ask if tickets are available. Yes they are, I take the next board to spend two hours on the infamous prison island.Читать далее