Uma parada para contemplar e…

Uma parada para contemplar e relembrar as empresas que nos ajudaram a chegar até aqui!!! Mundo por Terra com: Interbrasil SA, Victória Motorhomes, Xthor, Sol Paragliders e EBPM. Obrigado pela parceria pessoal. Foto: Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona. Um lugar incrível, onde o Rio Colorado faz uma curva de 270 graus!    

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Primeiros parques nacionais nos EUA

Nas primeiras semanas de nossa viagem pelos Estados Unidos, nos estados de Arizona e Utah, chegamos a conclusão de que a natureza nesse lado do mundo é ESTUPENDA. Segundo um dicionário online, estupendo significa: que causa assombro, admiração; admirável, maravilhoso, extraordinário. que causa espanto pela enormidade; colossal, monstruoso, descomunal. Foi de cansar de ver coisa bonita!    

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Utah – Life Elevated

Quem viaja por muito tempo como nós sabe que mudanças de planos são comuns. Por melhor que seja o planejamento da viagem, não conseguimos controlar variantes como as condições do tempo, problemas mecânicos, obras e até manifestações nas estradas que nos impedem de seguir a rota planejada. No nosso caso, acabamos ganhando uns dias pois deixamos o Overland Expo mais cedo em razão do tempo ruim. Também ficamos menos tempo do que o planejado… Ler mais

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Welcome to America

Hoje (05/05/15) cruzamos a fronteira do nosso décimo sétimo país, os Estados Unidos da América. Essa não é a primeira vez que entramos nos EUA e tampouco é a nossa primeira visita à Costa Oeste, mas entrar dirigindo o Godzilla após 248 dias e 39.542 quilômetros dá um gostinho todo especial. Entramos nos EUA pelo estado do Arizona, na Cidade de Nogales, que faz fronteira com a Cidade de Heróica Nogales no… Ler mais

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Arizona Loop Overview

Arizona is wildly different from top to bottom, and east to west. For those who haven’t spent much time exploring the Grand Canyon State, it seems easy to sum up Arizona with the iconic canyon and a desert with Saguaro cactuses, … Continue reading →

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Arizona by Motorcycle

I thought I knew what Arizona was all about – cactuses, rough mountain peaks, and wide plains of desert… but it’s so much more than that. When we traveled from San Diego to Quartzsite, AZ in November, we made a huge loop … Continue reading →

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Monument Valley

After the surreal landscapes of Utah, it seemed like an obvious choice to take a detour through Monument Valley. It turned out to be one of the most memorable drives of our journey so far. Wave after wave of storm clouds swept through. Some of them bringing thunder and lightning. As a result Emma was […]

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Zion

From Vegas, we cruised up through that funny corner of Arizona. You can’t get here from anywhere in Arizona. Then, we pointed towards Springdale and Zion National Park. We were a little worried that it would be booked up with no available camp sites this time of year, but it was easy. There was plenty of […]

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Impressive holes in the ground

Not wanting to skip the key tourist spots while we were in Arizona, we stopped by the Grand Canyon and the Barringer Meteor Crater to look at two of the largest holes in the ground we are likely to see on our travels. We intend to revisit the Grand Canyon again when we pass back through, […]

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Overland Expo 2014

The main reason we stopped for 10 days in Arizona was so that we could drive up to Flagstaff to attend Overland Expo 2014. For those who haven’t heard of Overland Expo (we hadn’t until we started planning this trip). It is a gathering of people who like to go adventuring in their vehicles. Whether […]

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The journey begins

The USA—it’s like New Zealand, only the junk food is cheaper and they drive on the right (wrong) side of the road. Also, for some reason they have these crazy four way stops where a roundabout would have been a good option. Although Ben seems to be warming to these after a few weeks of […]

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Crossing into Old Mexico

In the book “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert, Liz talks about finding a single word to represent or describe her. She takes the entire length of the story to figure it out, and chooses a beautiful Italian word I… Read More ›

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Across Arizona

After fighting a strong crosswind for a day, I’m tired. My neck is sore from my bobble-head struggle across the desert. And the next morning greets me with rain. But at least the wind is gone. And the storm clouds… Read More ›

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The soft side of the ragged edge

Cold droplets on my face wake me instantly. It is drizzling and the mosquito net is jewelled with water. The pines are grey under cloudy morning; light seeps in from beyond the horizon where the sun has already risen. I pack quickly in the early chill, breaking my fast with single-serving peanut...
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The best paths, like the best stories, are passed on only by word of mouth

I’m done in Page. Strike gold in the breakfast buffet – today they have a bacon tray. And I’m off. From the desert rise strange forms and images to occupy my mind with questions as I ride towards Flagstaff. I’ve been fortunate to find myself invited to Arizona’s...
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If all your friends jumped off a 90 foot cliff…

First order of business in Page is to explore; it’s actually an interesting place to walk around. While chatting with Ron, owner of a local coffee shop, I ask about The Steps, a hike Korey told me about last night. He insists on getting my family’s contact info in case I don’t...
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Bittersweet

Wild creatures rise with the sun. I pack up my gear in near darkness, sit again to listen to the canyonwind lullaby, watch the sky lighten. I realize I want to spend weeks here. I need to spend weeks here. This whole part of the world, it soothingly overwhelms my wanderlust with its endlessly...
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Sublime

Today I reach the Grand Canyon. My usual indirect trajectory takes me through Horseshoe Bend, Vermillion Cliffs, Marble Canyon, damn impressive places to behold. With each new sight I am inspired and concerned – this journey is strengthening my wanderlust even as it appeases it. Like so...
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