Natural road diaries and urban tips
United-States is a huge visual slap. Big spaces or enormous cities, deserts or forests, beaches or mountains, lakes or countries, snow or bright sun, there is enough fun for everybody.
You can find here our road diaries between natural parks and urban walks, and all our advices to live the American dream.
CALIFORNIA – Tikal on the Californian coast
Then we leave San Francisco in the morning, following the coast to the south. We drive slowly in direction of Los Angeles. The road is beautiful. Tortuous. Hilly. And the ocean down there is powerful and fantastic. Unfortunately all the roads to enter the national or...
CALIFORNIA – Tikal in San Francisco
And then we arrived in San Franciso. This city is a myth, we could not have missed it! We go straight to the Marina to park the van and walk to the Golden Gate Bridge to enjoy the light of the sunset. After the sun diseappered, we try to find hardly a place to leave...
CALIFORNIA – From Sequoia National Park to Yosemite National Park
[For those following us on the blog and not on Facebook, we are in Mexico… and for a while, now… but we stil try to catch our late in our articles. But having a good internet in Mexico is sometimes not so easy!] We leave Death Valley without taking the chance to go to...
CALIFORNIA – Tikal facing Death Valley
We leave Las Vegas the belly full and wanting to find some nature again, after so much lights and excess. Death Valley was expecting us. And the weather too, obviously. We arrive in the desert. One of the hottest of the world. And one of the most arid. So we arrive....
NEVADA – Tikal in Las Vegas
We crossed the desert. A good desert, well dry. Where there is actually nothing. Or almost. Few animals, well hidden. And the dirt all over. Or above, we do not know. And we finally arrive here. A feeling of déjà-vu. But no, this is Las Vegas. Here we are. This...
UTAH – Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park
We left Lake Powell, direction Bryce Canyon with the goal to cut through a 4WD dirt track. Less kilometers (even if we spend more time on the road) and much more beautiful landscapes, we did not hesitate at all. The crossing finaly took us much time and we arrive near...
ARIZONA – We turn the Page with Antelope Canyon
So we left Grand Canyon direction Page. After some hours on the road we lead the town’s campground but it seems that there is a lot of activity this week-end and it is full. We learn that there is a Walmart and we can spend the night on the car park. Perfect, it is...
ARIZONA – From Monument Valley to Grand Canyon
We left Moab with the idea of finding a campground where we could spend 1 or 2 nights. After some time on the road, we arrive in a small village, a few kilometers before Monument Valley. Bluff, Utah It was poker strike but we feel immediately well in Bluff (maybe also...
UTAH – Tikal discovering Arches and Canyonlands
We left Jackson Hole under the snow (here) and we arrive in Salt Lake City, 350 km away, with 25 degrees. And it is so good! It is 10PM. No time to search a free bivouac… we are in a city, and it will be complicated again! So we will stay in a campground (showers,...
WYOMING – Let’s see the Grand Teton National Park.
We enter the Grand Teton National Park after a night spent around the south entrance of Yellowstone. The rain has replaced the snow. The park is much smaller than Yellowstone and also less famous but hopefully less crowded! After the visitor center to get a map, we...
WYOMING – Yellowstone, here we are!
We arrive in Yellowstone Park after having met animals but hopping to see others! The park is huge and much visited. We need at least 3 full days to see it. We arrive by the end of the day and go to have a first view of the first kilometers of the park. The sunset...
USA – From Portland to Yellowstone
From grey to green Then we left Portland for Yellowstone. Get some green. And on the road, some nice encounters. Great landscapes. Lunar views. Abandoned factory. And life. Burrowing owl and mooses offered us perfect moments ! Timberline lodge Lime Crater of the Moon...
OREGON – Portland
Third city from Vancouver, we arrive in Portland with a perfect weather, 25 celsius degrees, and, hold on, by day. It changes. We are a bit tired. And this time we want to rest for a while, not move for an entire day, using internet and enjoying a daily shower during...
WASHINGTON – Seattle
For those who will read the entire article, they will win the right to discover two secret images from our trip in Seattle: Trump naked (we thought that it might not be a very good incitation to read the article, so we added another bonus, A plane on a train (because...
ALASKA – From Anchorage to Haines (2nd part)
We start driving to Haines. From Seward, it is here (by bird) But for us , wingless, it sounds more like this: Fortunately the road is so amazing and the sun is back. From Tok that we now discover by day, the road to Haines Junction is the same but we discover that...
ALASKA – From Anchorage to Haines (1st part)
We leave Denali park to Anchorage in order to find some internet and return to civilization. The landscapes are still amazing. Alaska is great. We take a break on a rest area and spend a new night looking at the sky (again but we cannot get enough of it): We arrive...
ALASKA – Visit of the Denali Park
In the morning at the arctic circle, the view from the van is just unreal: a sky without a cloud, a small fog on the plains and a fresh wind. It is just amazing. We drive back to Fairbanks for a good shower and some laundry (that might easily take half a day). In the...
ALASKA – Just arrived in Alaska, direction the Dalton Highway
Our arrival in Alaska Voilà, we finally arrived in Alaska. The 25th of august. 20 days after our departure from Halifax, and all this with two breakdowns on the road. We are pretty proud to have successfully traveled these 8000 km so quickly. It was our first...