Nostalgia
Driving into northern California we were hit by a wave of nostalgia to the two periods that we spent in the area. Much like the wild...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
A different Las Vegas
After leaving Seattle we spent over two weeks hiking nature trails in parks all the way from northern Idaho (Glacier NP) to southern Utah...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
The decay of west-coast big-city downtowns
(Disclaimer: this post is based solely on our subjective impressions during our road trip, we have no statistics or objective measures to...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
The great parks of Utah - part 3
We left Bryce NP (altitude ~8000 feet) and started our descent to the lower and hotter areas of Utah. A very short drive away we stopped...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
The great parks of Utah - part 2
Heading west from Moab we crossed the high desert of Utah which is beautiful but generally barren with a few houses separated by dozens...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 29, 2021
- 2 min
Orienteering and Geocaching
Over the last few years, two of the road trip members have become avid orienteers. In this little-known sport, which is common...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
The great parks of Utah – Part 1
Utah is known for its great national parks which include Arches NP, Canyonland NP, Capitol Reef NP, Bryce Canyon NP & Zion NP (in...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
An unexpected day Idaho
Driving from Yellowstone to Utah's parks we had a single day drive through Idaho. Surprisingly it turned out to be one of the best days...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Yellowstone national park
Our experience with Yellowstone National Park started in our cabin on the west side of Glaciers NP and the looooooong drive from it. We...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 12, 2021
- 4 min
Olympic national park
Olympic national park situated in northwestern Washington is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful parks in the USA. We...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Short hikes near mount St. Helens
Towards the end of our stay in Portland we felt the urge to go out of the city and enjoy nature. We drove north, crossing the border to...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Mixed impressions of Portland
For a long long time Portland got the highest grades as the best place to live in the USA. We were also very fond of it during our visit...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
A day in southern Oregon
We sadly left California on our way north and entered Oregon driving through miles upon miles of trees, which translates to kilometers...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Jul 30, 2021
- 4 min
Camping for non-campers
We are not very picky when it comes to our lodging, however, camping is non exactly our cup of tea. We do camp from time to time but the...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
American oddities
During our first week of the trip, we developed a fondness to roadside attractions which typically portray the oddities that America has...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
A tale of two trails
Heading out of foggy San Francisco we travelled the narrow twisting roads initially to Muir Woods and the next day to Mount Tamalpais....
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
San Francisco here we come
Being a pessimist is actually pretty rewarding, you get pleasantly surprised all the time: Our COVID tests all came back negative, the...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Ready to go?
We are less than 36 hours from our flight and awaiting anxiously for the results of the COVID-19 PCR test. In our brave new world, it...
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Izhar Bar-Gad
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Once we were younger
Sometime during 2002 we decided that we need a break from our busy lives in sunny California and embarked on an 18 week cross country...
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