Mammoth Lakes in the snow
October 2, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
First snow 2 days ago, yesterday it came down to the higher valleys. It was a cold night in the camper, first time I turned the heat on. But the scenery in Mammoth Lakes, California’s largest skiRead more
Into the Great Basin
October 3, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It was time to do the laundry today. I then visited an old train station Museum in the goldfields before leaving the Sierra Nevada region and heading east: over the White Mountains, where I took aRead more
Goldfields, Nevada - I‘m in love
October 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
I stopped here yesterday evening, intending to visit the International Car Forest, but by the time I got here at the sun was already gone. So I spent the night, and what a luck! I totally fell in loveRead more
Aliens invading!
October 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I cross Nevada on the Extraterrestrial Highway after another Mining Town, Tonopah, where you can visit the actual mine sites
Cathedral Gorge State Park
October 5, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
My first taste of the Red Rock Southwest - incredible formations of clay created by water. The area is a large valley bordered by clay walls that contain many slot canyons- see images. The walls areRead more
From Nevada to Utah
October 5, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
My last stop in Nevada was Echo Lake State Park. 2 hours driving later I was in Utah, much lower and much hotter. No more freezing in the camper! A quick look at Snow Canyon before proceeding to QuailRead more
Zion NP
October 6, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
I spent two days in Zion, biking into the canyon with the unbelievable mountains to the left, and to the right. Second day I hiked up to scouts overlook, 305 vertical meters on 2 km hike. Very amazingRead more
Bryce Canyon NP
October 8, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
I thought Zion was unbelievable , Bryce Canyon is even more unbelievable. It is so large, you go 50 steps into any direction and the perspective complete the changes, no matter if you’re on the rimRead more
Red Canyon
October 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I drive down to the far reaches of Bryce Canyon. After really good Pizza at the lodge, I then backtrack a short distance to Red Canyon, similar yet different. You will be seeing a lot of images of redRead more
Kodachrome Basin State Park
October 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Best campground I’ve been at in a long time, it’s a day to relax, and do the laundry again. The campground situated right in the basin with great views all around.
Rocks in many forms and colors
October 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
After spending the morning in Kodachrome, biking the Panorama Trail, a short drive brings me to the Petrified Forest State Park in Escalante. Incredible, what kinds of colors the minerals created onRead more
From Escalante River to Torrey
October 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
This morning was mainly about driving, but through absolutely fantastic landscapes. Next to continuing on Scenic Route 12, I drove 20 km down the Burr Trail Road that leads deep into the wirelessRead more
Capitol Reef NP Day 1
October 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
This national park was named after a long and forbidding mountain range, that rose before early explorers, like a reef from the ocean floor. To me, it presented itself as a long row of red cliffs fromRead more
Capitol Reef NP Day 2
October 13, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Down the scenic drive, hiking up to Cassidy Arch and through Capitol Gorge. And I had the best fruit pie ever - there are historical Mormon orchards still in the park
Little Wild Horse Canyon
October 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
I didn’t know what there was to do in Little Wild Horse State Park when I stopped there on the way to Goblin Valley. Well, a slot canyon, and a great one! The loop hike of 13 km went down a secondRead more
Goblin Valley State Park
October 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
It‘s called Goblin Valley because… well, see for yourself!
Arches National Park
October 15, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
More red rocks - famous for forming arches this time. The rock erodes from walls into „fins“, then arches or columns etc. The hike through Devil‘s Garden required climbing up and down fins orRead more
More Arches NP
October 16, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Another half day in Arches to see the remaining arches, then I need to shop, shower and hit the road to Colorado
Mesa Verde NP
October 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I’m in Colorado, at the UNESCO wold heritage site preserving the largest concentration of houses of the Ancestral Pueblo people, ancestors of many South-Western indigenous peoples. Settled fromRead more
Cliff Palace & Durango
October 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After a guided tour to the famous Cliff Palace in Mess Verde in the morning, I drive through the beautiful landscape to Durango, the largest town in south west Colorado. Very nice place, niceRead more
Colorful Colorado
October 20, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This area is famous for the fall colors. I am a bit past the peak, but it’s still absolutely glorious. Add the mountains and colorful rocks and you have a picture perfect landscape.
San Juan Skyway
October 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Gold- and silver mining towns of old now mine tourist dollars with winter ski slopes and ice climbing, and summer off-road/hiking/biking tourism. Images from Silverton and Ouray
Hidden splendor
October 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I say goodbye to the Alpine areas of Colorado after a very coordinated close to the town of Telluride, and drive the “Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic & Historic Byway” aka Rt 141. A very little known,Read more
Colorado National Monument
October 23, 2023 in the United States
The mighty Colorado River and its tributaries have carved these amazing canyons. Fantastic looks from above down into the river valley and the cities of Fruita and Grand Junction. The desert bighornRead more
Lost corner of Utah
October 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I follow the Colorado river, great creator of canyons. On a short section with a very bad road, crossing from the interstate to the river canyon, I stumble upon the most forgotten almost-ghost town ofRead more