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Fisch on Tour

Sabbatical 2023 June to December in Western Canada and the US Okumaya devam et
  • Corona Arch

    26 Ekim 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌬 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)…Okumaya devam et

  • Canyonlands NP Needles District

    27 Ekim 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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!Okumaya devam et

  • Monument Valley

    30 Ekim 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌙 -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”.Okumaya devam et

  • Monument Valley - Secret Valley

    30 Ekim 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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.Okumaya devam et

  • Lower Antelope Canyon

    31 Ekim 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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.

  • Grand Canyon North Rim

    3 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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 of people. Very nice to experience the grandiose Grand Canyon in peace.Okumaya devam et

  • Vermillion Cliffs / Lees Ferry

    4 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

    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 for decades! A detour to Lees Ferry, the only ferry for 80 years until the bridge was built. Up close and personal with the River…Okumaya devam et

  • Arizona - Ancestral Pueblo Ruins

    8 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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!Okumaya devam et

  • Camp Verde

    9 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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!Okumaya devam et

  • Goldfield Ghost Town

    12 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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…Okumaya devam et

  • 3 Botanical and Bird Gardens in 3 Days

    16 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 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…Okumaya devam et

  • Organ Pipe Cactus NM

    18 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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 EncampmentOkumaya devam et

  • Yuma

    21 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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  • In the desert, really?

    21 Kasım 2023, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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 featOkumaya devam et