First Rest stop
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
First stop to give Della a break.
Lost hills
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Fuel Stop for James
Another Della rest stop
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Peach trees
Desert bloom
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
A Creosote bush in the Mojave desert
Space port
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
This is the Air and Space port in Mojave. This was the launch site of Spaceship One and is still a significant area of air and space research.
Painted rocks
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Camping in the desert
May 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We've found a patch of desert that will call home tonight. It was dark when we arrived, so we're not exactly sure where we are. At least a couple of miles from other humans which is the main thing.
First view of our campsite this morning
May 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
Still not daylight
Morning in Joshua Tree
May 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
A few random shots from this morning. We were at the park by about dawn and left around 11
TravelerThis was actually still in California. We're driving to Texas over a few days. Tonight we're in Arizona and tomorrow in New Mexico which is where breaking bad was filmed.
My first Rattlesnake
May 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Crossing the road in Joshua Tree National Park Hopefully better pictures to follow. James spotted it first.
The town that time forgot
May 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 97 °F
Roy's in Amboy.
We'd better get out before they test another bomb..
Camping in Coconino National Forest
May 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Tonight we're outside Flagstaff in Arizona. Dinner has been made and eaten. All the food locked up as we're in Bear country again. Nice and cool tonight.
Car Problems
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
James got an error code on his 'new' car, so we decided to be better safe than sorry and brought it in to to get checked. We're going to spend an extra day in Arizona, around Flagstaff, maybe headRead more
Pendley's Orchards
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
What is now Sliding Rock State Park, was once an apple farm owned by the Pendley family. Crazy to see the green of apple trees against the barren red rock of the escarpmemts all around. A beautifulRead more
Views as we approach Sedona
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
A few first glimpses of the Red rocks of Sedona.
Church of the Holy Cross
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We've ended up in Sedona. Interesting chapel build into the rock.
Crescent Moon Ranch
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We had lunch and took a walk with Della here under the Cathedral mesa this afternoon.
The view from Lover's Knoll
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
There were a pair of lovers there too, getting wedding pictures taken. This has echos of Monument Valley
Bad news
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Car needs a new pump which they won't get until Tuesday. James starts in Lubbock Texas on Wednesday (10 hours away).
The new plan is to leave his car here and then I'll bring him back here nextRead more
Camping in high chapperal
May 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
Because of the car woes, we're still in the Coconino National forest tonight about 30 miles east, on the other side of Flagstaff. A very different terrain than last night and I would say at least 10Read more
2 Gunns visiting 2 Guns
May 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
A ghost town build on an area of Indian history, then a trading post, ultimately a town with a post office. It even has a zoo at one point.
Russell Crowe bought the town in 2011 with the intent ofRead more
They spelt Gunn wrong again
May 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
The Apache Death Cave
May 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
A cave that a group of Navajo found hiding Apaches, before killing all 42 of them in retribution for another massacre that the Apache inflicted on the Navajo.
The 2 Guns Zoo
May 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Check out the videos for a bit more information
Visiting the Petrified Forest NP
May 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The main attraction of the park are the petrified remains of trees that were growing back 225 million years ago in the Triassic when Arizona, North America and pretty much everywhere was still part ofRead more
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