Not too much special this time, just some random Californian desert pictures from our trip through the US last October. A Lone Bush near Lone Pine, CA Grizzly visiting the Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills A Lone Cute Cactus near Lone Pine :) Sand Dunes near Lone Pine, CA A dead tree in the dunes in Death Valley N.P. Still to come: an alien lake, a ghost town, a massive crater, the pacific ocean and an active volcano. Stay tuned :)
Read more...After visiting Bryce and a brief visit to Zion National Park, we were on our way to Overton, Nevada for an evening visit to Valley Of Fire State Park located about 100km from Las Vegas. We encountered this guy right after leaving Zion National Park: The Undertaker After a short drive and a quick dip in the swimming pool, we met up with Helena and Eefje and set out to visit Valley of Fire State Park. It derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. The park is immensely popular for wedding pictures since it is so close to Las Vegas,...
Read more...After leaving Salt lake and driving towards Escalante our initial plan was to stop at Capitol Reef, but we decided to take our chances and try to meet up with Helena and Eefje in Bryce Canyon. This was one of the final views of Escalante Grand Staircase before we headed into some serious lightning storms. Escalante Grand Staircase After arriving in Bryce I decided to do a quick 3km hike before heading to the hotel. After completing the hike I saw that Ine already bumped into Helena and Eefje by accident on the rim of Bryce Canyon. We knew they were in the area, but the odds were still against...
Read more...After visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park, we drove through Salt Lake City towards Bryce Canyon. Here are some pictures taken along the road and on Antelope Island State Park near Salt Lake City. Afton Elkhorn Arch, Wyoming Ovid Church, Idaho Antelope Island, Utah Antelope Island, Utah Fall Colors overlooking Capitol Reef, Utah Escalante Grand Staircase Panorama, Utah Grizzly enjoying Escalante, Utah
Read more...Grand Teton National Park lies just south of Yellowstone, We didn't spend much time there, basically driving through the park to get to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. During the time we were there we saw some nice fall colors, so I just wanted to share these pictures with you. Have a nice weekend!
Read more...As mentioned before, Yellowstone is our favorite National Park. It is the first National Park in the world and is mostly known for its geothermal features and wildlife. If you've never seen the BBC Yellowstone series, watch them now! Geothermal activity in Midway Geyser Basin - Yellowstone Geothermal activity in West Thumb Geyser Basin - Yellowstone We spent 2 days and a half in the park, lodging in West Yellowstone. We saw lots of wildlife, but no bears this time... not even a black bear. What we did see was lots of coyotes, bison, pronghorn, elk, deer and a bunch of wolves. Bison in Yellowstone The...
Read more...First of all, sorry for the long stretch of inactivity. We had a busy summer and just got back from our 6500 km road trip down to Las Vegas and back, so we have lots of material to post in the following weeks :) The first stop on our trip was our all time favorite National Park, Yellowstone, Wyoming. We spent 2 days in Yellowstone, but still have the feeling we need to go back for a longer stretch, it's just so marvelous... I'm sure Ine will tell you all about it when she starts writing up our experiences/encounters, but for now I will leave you with some first batch of pictures from the trip.
Read more...Grizzly had surgery last week to remove a small lump and to prevent him from scratching the wound, he has to wear a cone for a while. That doesn't prevent him from traveling and sunbathing though. This is Grizzly sunbathing in the Victoria Harbor at the float plane dock and he doesn't want to be disturbed, not even for food!
Read more...It's been a couple of months already but I've just got around taking a look at some of the pictures I took while we were on Vancouver Island during our New Year holiday. Not too much text in this post, just some pictures. Hope you like them. Mount Washington Panorama, Vancouver Island. Campbell river sunset, Vancouver Island. Blue Heron on the Vancouver Island Coast. And a final one not from the island, but from Stanley Park in Vancouver: Prospect Point Panorama, Vancouver
Read more...I've been having some monitor calibration problems, so I hope these turn out ok. It seems like my cheapo monitor is pretty bad... Well that's what you get when going for the cheapo big one I guess :( A sea turtle gets ashore on the Big Island of Hawaii A lonely palm tree on the North Shore of Oahu Police beach, Oahu. The filming location of the survivors' beach in the series "Lost" A typical lifeguard station on the North Shore of Oahu.
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