Canyonlands NP Islands in the Sky
24. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After spending the night on the banks of the Colorado river, I drive up to a high plateau in Canyonlands NP. A maze of canyons created by the Green and Colorado rivers - overwhelming
Corona Arch
26. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Exploring the lower Colorado River Scenic Drive today with short hikes to Corona, Bow Tie and Pinto Arches, roadside Jug Handle Arch and some ancient remains. Sitting at Ford Moab this afternoonLæs mere
Canyonlands NP Needles District
27. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This part of the national park is accessed from the south end quite remote, it takes an hour to drive through wonderful landscape to get to the entrance. In the park, I did a five hour hike to theLæs mere
Hovenweep National Monument
28. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Another day spent visiting various locations with ruins from the Ancestral Pueblo people that also settled Mesa Verde. They are the ancestors of many indigenous peoples in the south west today. TheyLæs mere
Goosenecks SP / On the road
29. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
On the road from Moab (Arches NP) to the next highlight Monument Valley. There are not a lot of settlements and a lot of landscape. Part of the road leads through the Navajo Nation, the largest IndianLæs mere
Monument Valley
30. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 -7 °C
I arrive at Monument Valley on the 29th in the evening, spending a night at The View campground. The view was wonderful, great sunset and even better sunrise, but the night was very cold with -5°.Læs mere
Monument Valley - Secret Valley
30. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Secret Valley is separated from Monument Valley by a small mountain range (a Mesa), yet the landscape is quite different. Here, there are a lot of arches, ancient ruins, and petroglyphs, as well asLæs mere
Lower Antelope Canyon
31. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Yes, Antelope Canyon us as wonderful, famous, gorgeous as it’s reputation. I had my doubts, but is IS unbelievable. Tour guide Eger played the Native American flute for us in the canyon, it was magic.
Page / Lake Powell
1. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
I spent two nights in Page, a town that exists because of the Glen Canyon Dam and is the tourism hub for Antelope Canyon and water-based recreation on Lake Powell, 2nd largest artificial lake in theLæs mere
Coral Pink Sand Dune State Park
2. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Back to Utah for some cool hikes and a night in the sand. Not sure I would call the color pink, though. The colors at The Nautilus and Toadstool Hoodoos were vibrant, too!
Grand Canyon North Rim
3. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The North Rim is usually closed this time of the year due to snow. No snow yet, so it’s open for date visits only. It’s an hour to drive in, an hour to drive back, but it was virtually empty ofLæs mere
Vermillion Cliffs / Lees Ferry
4. november 2023, Forenede Stater
Driving from Grand Canyon North rim towards page you follow the magnificent Vermillion Cliffs for about 50 miles. The bridge over the Colorado River at Marble Canyon was the only one in >650 km forLæs mere
Canyons small and grand
5. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Today I hike Cathedral Wash, a small canyon requiring quite some climbing, at Lees Ferry before driving to Grand Canyon South Rim, visiting the Desert Watchtower and Viewpoints along the Desert ViewLæs mere
Grand Canyon - Rim Walk
6. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Today I walked and took the free shuttles to explore the South Rim around the Village. I also like the 30s park architecture! Of course nature is the star.
Grand Canyon - Hiking down
7. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
I hike the famous South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point, 9,3 round trip, 618 vertical meters… totally worth the experience to be “inside” the canyon though. The rest of the day I relax!
Arizona - Ancestral Pueblo Ruins
8. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
I’m going south, it’s getting way too cold on the high elevation Colorado plateau. Skipping Flagstaff and Sedona for now, I nonetheless took short detours to more ancient Native AmericanLæs mere
Camp Verde
9. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I drive to this small town in the Verde River Valley to see the old Fort, but end up spending a lot of time there as I also go to the library and enjoy lunch in this lovely small town.
Phoenix / Scottsdale
11. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
City Life! Phoenix is the first time I really spend time in, go shopping and hit the museums. On the first day I went to the Museum of Musical Instruments, really great concept where you can see aLæs mere
Goldfield Ghost Town
12. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Not really a ghost town… an old mine saved by turning it into a tourist attraction - well done! I spent the night in their campground so you see photos with morning and evening light
Superstition Mountains
14. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
North-East of Phoenix wilderness starts suddenly… After my visit to Goldfield I drive up the Apache Trail to the most amazing saloon in Tortilla Flat (almost ghost town), then hike in BullfrogLæs mere
3 Botanical and Bird Gardens in 3 Days
16. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Tuesday afternoon I visited Arizona’s oldest botanical garden, Boyce Thompson Arboretum from 1929 with Desert plants from deserts around the world. Yesterday I drove towards Tucson and walked aroundLæs mere
Organ Pipe Cactus NM
18. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Very close to the Mexican border in the south western part of Arizona lies the only area in the United States where organ pipe cacti grow. I really love the landscape of the Sonoran desert and greatlyLæs mere
Yuma
21. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
I visit Yuma, the border city between Arizona and California, and for lots of years the most important crossing on the lower Colorado river. There is a state park with an old prison and an old armyLæs mere
In the desert, really?
21. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Driving from Organ Pipe Cactus NM to California you are in the Sonoran Desert. Except today it’s one of the most productive agricultural areas of the US - all by irrigation from the big dams in theLæs mere
Salvation Mountain
22. november 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
In the vicinity of Salton Sea a former hippie community has turned into Slab City full of people that you would call Aussteiger in German. Interesting how their housea made of trailers and cardboardLæs mere
