Day 167 Early in the morning we departed for Bryce Canyon National Park. I considered skipping this day’s plan and staying home but the canyon experience was just to tempting. After all, back in August it was very hot and Bettina and I couldn’t do … Read More →
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Northern Arizona: Sunrise in Red Rock Country, flying over the Grand Canyon and cruising majestic Monument Valley
Day 165 I got to say, I really love Arizona–in particular. In general–I just like the Southwest due to its magical countryside. We left Flagstaff early and headed down the interstate for a brief 4 hour detour. While following 89A through Oak Creek Canyon we … Read More →
Utah: Salt Lake City, Bonneville Salt Flats, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Day 92 Salt Lake City‘s downtown area was to be explored today. Frankly, the 190k people place that was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics didn’t offer too many main sights we deemed interesting. I particularly liked the Utahn way of how roads are named. … Read More →
National Park Spree in Utah and Arizona: Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Park
Day 89 Friday Aug 5 we had an appointment 80 miles further east in Page, AZ. We first stopped near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Then we visited the magnificent Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River. The view point requires a decent half … Read More →
The Southwest: Outstanding monuments at Zion National Park and Grand Canyon North Rim
Day 87 Let the national park spree begin. On our schedule for the day: Zion National Park. First we had to leave St. George, Utah. We drove by the shiny local Mormon temple, then hit the highway for an hour. When we got to Zion … Read More →
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 →
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 →