…and Down the John Muir Trail

Nevada Falls is twice as high as Vernal Falls and the path towards it twice as steep.The trail is a little less misty, but again with a huge waterfall and a steep climb. Once you reach the top you have amazing views all over the valley and of Half Dome, something we will...

Up the Mist Trail…

Sometimes after a really great trip we suffer from a reverse form of homesickness. Only the really special places do that to us, and Yosemite Park is definitely one of them. We did such an amazing hike, I just wish we could go back there now and enjoy it all again. We...

In the Arizona Desert

You see it in wild wild west movies. Dry land, cactus plants and a horizon that’s trembling from the heat. To actually be in the middle of this kind of landscape feels like walking through a movie set. It’s beautiful! The flora and fauna are so different from...

Death Valley #3: Badlands

Sometimes your eyes play tricks on you. Or your mind just doesn’t know what’s in front of you. Ever had that? Well I have! In the Death Valley Badlands we stopped at what seemed to be a snowy field or an icy lake. Even the sound it made when we stepped on it,...

Lower Antelope Canyon

Can you imagine, you’re walking through the desert and all of a sudden you spot a crevice in the ground, hiding an underground canyon? A path 400 meters long shaped by wind and water and showing the most beautiful shapes? It must have happened to someone a long time...

The Grand Canyon

Some places are so amazing, you have to pinch yourself to truly believe what you’re seeing. Grand Canyon is such a place. It’s so huge, so big, so gigantic, so..uhm…Grand that it almost looks unearthly. Or maybe that is exactly what it is. Many hikes...

Highway 1

I remember seeing an article in National Geographic 7 years ago about Big Sur. The images were breathtakingly beautiful. Since then, this coastal route has been high on my destination wish list. Finally, during our USA road trip we hit the A1 from L.A. to Monterey. This...

Bear Spotting in Yosemite Valley

“If you follow the sandy path along those rocks, cross the river behind the bend and follow it till you reach a fresh green meadow where you might spot a bear.” When we get this advice from a ranger in Yosemite Park we don’t really know what to think of...

Yosemite At Night

Sometimes you’re in the right place at the right time. That happened to us, when we were in Yosemite Parc when it was “Super Moon”, the 5th of May. During the day, everybody was nervously talking about the perfect spot and when and where to see the moon...