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Sabbatical 2023 June to December in Western Canada and the US En savoir plus
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    Corona ArchBow Tie ArchPinto ArchDinosaur tracksPetroglyphs

    Corona Arch

    26 octobre 2023, États Unis ⋅ 🌬 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 afternoon waiting for my csr to be repaired (need a new low tire pressure sensor)…En savoir plus

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    The canyonThe JointScenic Drive

    Canyonlands NP Needles District

    27 octobre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 the famous needles. Getting there required climbing through quite a deep canyon, and getting out the path went through a crack in the rocks The Joint . Challenging hike, and very nice place!En savoir plus

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    View from my camperSunsetSunrise

    Monument Valley

    30 octobre 2023, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 -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°. The next day, I take a full day guided tour through Monument Valley, Lower Monument Valley and Secret Valley. This place is really a “must see”.En savoir plus

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    View from Forrest Gump Hill
    A Hogan - traditional Navajo houseJohn Wayne cabinCamping that night at Navajo National Monument

    Monument Valley - Secret Valley

    30 octobre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 as smooth sandstone formations. After the tour I drive to Navajo National Monument, protecting three Cliff dwellings similar to the ones in Mesa Verde.En savoir plus

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    the entrance1The Lady in the WindDonald TrumpEger playing the flute

    Lower Antelope Canyon

    31 octobre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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.

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    Wupatki NM - Box Canyon Houses
    Lomaki PuebloWupatki PuebloBall Game CourtWutoki PuebloSunset Crater erupted ~ 1000 years agoMontezuma Well, a karst lake fed by springs at the bottomCliff houses around the well1000 year old irrigation channelMontezuma Castle

    Arizona - Ancestral Pueblo Ruins

    8 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 American (Ancestral Pueblo) dwellings: Wupatki National Monument and Montezuma Well/Castle with a nature stop in the form of Sunset crater. It’s like visiting medieval castles in the Mediterranean. And I like that kind of stuff!En savoir plus

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    Hole in the Rock in Papago ParkView from South Mountain at sunsetHopi Katsina DollsArizona State CapitolLots of Monuments around the capitol

    Phoenix / Scottsdale

    11 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 a Country’s traditional instrument, listen to music samples, and learn about the cultural influences on the music. Yesterday I went to the Heard Museum of Native American Art. As it was Memorial Day, there are even at some performances in the courtyard. Today I’m in Scottsdale to go to the museum of Western Art and enjoy the downtown gallery and shopping area. And great food!En savoir plus

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    Hiking Bullfrog Canyon
    Canyon LakeFish Creek OverlookTortilla FlatMonday 11:30 am !!!! Place is fullMy view over morning coffeeThat's the saddle I'm hiking to...Weaver NeedleGeronimo's CaveI had to scramble down that rockface - not fun

    Superstition Mountains

    14 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 Bullfrog Canyon. The next morning I hike up to Fremont Saddle with views of Weaver Needle. Amazing on the way up, hot and difficult on the way down… no shade in the desert…En savoir plus

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    Boyce-Thompson Arboretum
    Oracle State ParkArizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Great Horned OwlHarris HawkDesert Bighorn SheepBobcatGray FoxMexican WolvesEndangered Colorado River Fish

    3 Botanical and Bird Gardens in 3 Days

    16 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 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 around Oracle State Park, a former ranch with a Mediterranean inspired house and great birding thanks to feeding stations. Today: a whole day in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, half zoo for native animals, half botanical garden. It was absolutely great! And tonight it’s raining… desert rain…En savoir plus

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    Organ Pipe CactusThe US Mexico border fence. You can look through...

    Organ Pipe Cactus NM

    18 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 greatly enjoy the scenic drives and hikes in this national Monument. However, driving along the border fence, I saw at least 150 assumedly illegal immigrants, who seem to have no problem crossing the fence and were walking towards a Border Patrol EncampmentEn savoir plus

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    The bridge and former ferry site
    Colorado river - not a lot of waterRe-established wetlandYuma PrisonArmy depot

    Yuma

    21 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 army depot, from here supplies were shipped to army outposts
    all over the southwest.    En savoir plus

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    Preparing ground
    Canals and dams everywhereA natural lake and campsites- sunsetSunriseReal desert! Just a few miles, most is scrubsRemains of the ancient Hohokam people1And did you know the Center of the World is there?Here!

    In the desert, really?

    21 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 the mountains hundreds of miles north. And there are other weird things… whoever built this is certainly crazy, but to raise the money, for all of this is quite a featEn savoir plus

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