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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...

After leaving Seattle we spent over two weeks hiking nature trails in parks all the way from northern Idaho (Glacier NP) to southern Utah...

(Disclaimer: this post is based solely on our subjective impressions during our road trip, we have no statistics or objective measures to...

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...

Heading west from Moab we crossed the high desert of Utah which is beautiful but generally barren with a few houses separated by dozens...

Over the last few years, two of the road trip members have become avid orienteers. In this little-known sport, which is common...

Utah is known for its great national parks which include Arches NP, Canyonland NP, Capitol Reef NP, Bryce Canyon NP & Zion NP (in...

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...

Our experience with Yellowstone National Park started in our cabin on the west side of Glaciers NP and the looooooong drive from it. We...

Olympic national park situated in northwestern Washington is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful parks in the USA. We...

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...

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...

We sadly left California on our way north and entered Oregon driving through miles upon miles of trees, which translates to kilometers...

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...

During our first week of the trip, we developed a fondness to roadside attractions which typically portray the oddities that America has...

Heading out of foggy San Francisco we travelled the narrow twisting roads initially to Muir Woods and the next day to Mount Tamalpais....

Being a pessimist is actually pretty rewarding, you get pleasantly surprised all the time: Our COVID tests all came back negative, the...

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...

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...