Arizona Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals - Page 14

Starting August 15th 2008 two guys will travel around in Canada and USA. We start at Calgary and travel down to El Paso. Our main goal is to visit the different national parks in the two countries. Some words to the blog: it's my first try to blog, so please be patient if not everything is perfect.

or my first weekend in the states we packed up the car, and headed on out 4 hours through the desert out to my uncle's place at Lake Havasu in Arizona....He's got a nice pad, and some pretty neat toys - including a Party Pontoon boat, and 21ft speedboat which i'm told packs about 750-800HP with an unknown top speed. He hasn't been able to get it going fast enough.The saturday had some great weather, and we took a ride up the lake in the party barge. When we arrived at the lake all you could h…

Hier zijn we weer! En deze keer vanaf een gewone computer; dat typt wel zo handig! We zijn inmiddels in Scottsdale (Phoenix) beland, na weer een mooie dag, met veel indrukken. We zijn vanmorgen begonnen in het Saguaro National Park. Dit park is vernoemd naar de duizenden cactussen die er in staan: Saguaro's. Cactussen van soms wel 10 meter hoog, met 1,2 of meer vertakkingen. Als jullie de foto's zien, zullen jullie ze zeker herkennen van (teken)films. Het was een heel mooi park, en maakte v…

Deze dag deden we maar liefst 3 staten tegelijk. De dag begon uiteraard in Colorado waar Durango nu een maal ligt. Via een desolaat plat woestijn-achtig landschap, wat je helemaal niet zou associeren met de Rocky Mountain State, kwamen we in een canyon-achtig en begroeid stuk USA terecht. Net als in New York waren de meeste bomen hier ook getooid in herfstkleuren. Het lukte echter niet goed dat te vangen op de lichtsensor van de camera. Het hoofdgerecht van vandaag was de beroemde Monument …

My sanctuaries..

We had breakfast at the hotel and hit the road about 9:15 am. After stopping in Newkirk to fill up the gas tank, we drove to Alburquerque. We met up with a friend of mine and had lunch at Duran Central Pharmacy, located in Old Town. With lunch finished we walked around Old Town for a bit and then headed to the St. Clair Winery & Bistro. There we tasted a few wines and ended up purchasing their 2005 Merlot. By far the most interesting concoction there was the Green Chile wine. You could …

San Francisco, Los Angeles y alrededores, Las Vegas, Gran Cañón del Colorado.

Visiting a buddy in Phoenix and Stopped to see the Grand Canyon.

From Vegas we headed for the Grand Canyon, with the mandatory stop at the Hoover Dam. This is a solid days drive and a thing to remember is that at the Dam you cross from Nevada into Arizona and loose an hour on a time change to mountain time. We stayed just outside the Grand Canyon National Park at Tusayan. Here there are several motels, a good general store fuel and some restaurants. We stayed at the Best Western which was comfortable and very well appointed including a recreation area and …

At the beginning of December, I was still in the high desert of Nevada with nice weather and the beautiful sight of snow on the mountains. It was time to head south and I pushed off for Yuma Arizona. The Escapee RV park there was full with snowbirds and as a result I had to change my plan of staying there for several; days. As a result I boondocked for the night and headed out the next morning for Tucson. Summary: Elk Lodges: 29, Escapee RV Parks: 11, Public Rv Parks: 15, National Parks: 31…

Trip from Houston to Seattle area

Some photos from my gap year travels around North America in the summer of 2004.

So by the South Entrance, they have a tiny village/town that hosts cheap and average hotels and restaurants. I remember going to this Mexican restaurant that also had an adjoining gift shop. I wouldn't recommend eating there. Just so you know. Not good food. Try the Italian place, it might be better.

Finally got a bed for the Night- in Easton some cowboy dude who used to be a trek leader. Went horse riding for the first time - greedy horse called King wouldn't stop eating. An early Haloween party in the evening.

A great roadtrip from L.A., Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco and back to L.A.