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United States of America: An epic road trip summary with plenty of stats

So our trip in the USA finally ended. Since we commenced in NYC in May we’ve come a long way. This post shall give some facts and figures and hence also serve as a summary page. Places that I visited: Itinerary: After a couple of … Read More

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Central California: Autumn Yosemite and Central Valley

Day 171 (continued…) Our car was fixed and we were back among a desert scenery heading for California, actually California’s Central Valley. Near Bakersfield we hit mile marker 32000. Then we stayed probably our last night on a Walmart parking lot. In Sanger, just west … Read More

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Big in Las Vegas, Nevada

Day 169 (continued…) So we crossed through Arizona and arrived at Nevada. We did the scenic route along Lake Mead which is the largest reservoir in the United States. We eventually got to Hoover Dam and spend some time walking around. This time I got … Read More

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The Southwest: Death Valley, Las Vegas and Hoover Dam

Day 85 The first part of the day we road tripped. 300 miles on the freeway, then on the highway, and at the end on tiny roads I cannot even find a name for. We flew towards the sparsely populated Mojave Desert of southeastern California. … Read More

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Central California: Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks

Day 80 Vacaville‘s premium outlets kept us busy all day long. Impressive. I didn’t expect a lot. Especially I didn’t expect the stuff being THAT cheap. Well. It was incredibly hot since we left the coastal area. So we spent most of the time inside … Read More