Valley of Fire

What was supposed to be a quick enroute stop ended in a full day hike.
Asked the ladies at the visitor centre for an off beat track to take Roga on and their suggestion just blew our minds. It's anLue lisää
Zion

Spend the morning in the iconic Zion National Park
Very busy and loads of tourist..🙃
Some turkeys did get Roga's attention😁
Bryce Canyon

Red Rocks, Pink Cliffs, and Endless Vistas
"Hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth. Situated along a high plateauLue lisää
White Pockets Canyon

First big f%$@% of the trip.
Decided to mix it up and do a difficult 4x4 trail to see the White Pockets.
Very stressful
Absolute amazing site, car and us are 100% but lost my phone somewhere onLue lisää
Grand Canyon

Spend the bulk of the morning at Grand Canyon and then did a small hike at Red Mountain.
Last day in Arizona. Tomorrow we start the trek to Texas and our next hunt🥳
Sante Fe

Started the drive towards Texas but first spend two days in Santa Fe.
Sick as a dog 😶 with flu....
Stayed at The Lodge.
Santa Fe is an absolute beautiful city with all the Art you can thinkLue lisää
Lubbock

Long 580mile drive to Lubbock.
Desolated empty space between New Mexico and Texas.
And then you read...
Lubbock is a city in northwest Texas known as the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll legendLue lisää
Dallas

We found the most interesting AirBnB in downtown Dallas for 3 nights.
https://abnb.me/5ZxhGehsovb
Time to regroup, service the car, do admin, buy the right attire and get ready for a BIG TexasLue lisää
Texas Shootout

Spend the morning shooting sporting clays at Fossil Pointe.
The event was part of the post election celebrations by Texas State Senator Tan Parker and Texas House of Representatives member Dr LynnLue lisää
Greystone Castle Sporting Club

Two magic days of hunting and enjoying one of the best hunting lodges in Texas and the US.
Its clear why Greystone Castle is the Orvis 2022 hunting lodge of year.
What an experience. Great venue,Lue lisää
Tadra Hike

Did the 14km Tadra hike and Roga found four Armadillo's along the path.
So unexpected and such a nice experience.
Coldest beer and biggest Nachos in Decatur.
Pilot Point

The delivery of my lost sim to Dallas is delayed and we in a holding pattern.
This has created a further opportunity to really plug into Texas. Texas is becomming our favourite state🤠
Moved to aLue lisää
Misty hike at Lake Ray Roberts

Waiting for my sim....
Great opportunity to do a hike at Lake Ray Roberts on a misty morning and play with the cell phone camera.
The Note 8 is old but still has some magic left.
Roga is always aLue lisää
Long Beach Mississippi

Came down South.... deep south to spend the weekend on the beach before we go to New Mexico in the week.
Long Beach is on the Gulf of Mexico and has an long history going back to 17's
The town alsoLue lisää
New Orleans Day 1 WW2 Museum

I had 2 items on my list for New Orleans
Visit the WW2 museum and get my new cell phone
The WW2 museum is an experience. Huge is scale, deep in detail, and extremely interactive.
New Orleans Day 2

And then you have to go with the flow....
We have now eaten it all:
Alligator bits, Jambalaya, Etoufee, Pralines, Muffelatta
Got my cell and its time to move on to Florida
SpaceX launch

By complete luck ... Space X had a launch planned, and we drove the 2 hours to Cape Canaveral.
Launch was repeatedly delayed until after 1700, and by then, some low clouds moved in.
It's still aLue lisää
St Augustine

Three days at St Augustine on the beach.
Super Lunch at the Salt Live Food Shack
https://www.saltlifefoodshack.com/
Orlando

Life 2.0 : "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
It is day 67 of the US Traverse. We have made our way to the most southern point of our trip – Orlando. San Francisco is now more thanLue lisää
GOLF Hall of Fame

Slept at World Golf village and spend the morning among the gods of golf.
The quote from Bobby Jones just captured the day:
"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaksLue lisää
Hilton Head Island

Three days on a divine vacation island close to Savannah in South Carolina.
The weather turned cold with a snow blister hitting the Northern states. Toronto is down to -27C. We showed -6 but closerLue lisää
National Infantry Museum - Fort Benning

"I love the infantry because they are the underdogs. They are the mud-rain-frost-and-wind boys. They have no comforts, and they even learn to live without the necessities. And in the end they are theLue lisää
Flatrock and end of 2022

And that is how a year ends....
Tanawha Trail and Blowing Rock

We are slowly working our way up the Blue Ridge Parkway towards Washington. No rush ... this is our last big adventure.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road inLue lisää
Drive to Roanoke

Some photos of the Virginia landscape on the drive.
And sone photos from our Airbnb
https://abnb.me/WX6ZHSKQlwb