American Southwest: The Movie
A compilation of our American Southwest videos.
American Southwest 5: Zion NP to Las Vegas
Zion National Park Entering the Zion NP from the east on the Mount Carmel highway is very special. The scenery was immediately spectacular and then we had to pass through two tunnels, the second of which, for a $15 fee, was blocked for opposing traffic, so that Big Bertha could straddle the centreline. On exiting the second tunnel, we entered […]
American Southwest 4: Bryce Canyon to Jacob Lake
Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon was extra special for us because Dave’s old school friend Nigel drove all the way from Las Vegas, where he was attending a conference, to visit us – a monumental effort, especially as he had to return the next day. Thank you, Nigel! We managed to squeeze in a little pre-Nigel walk – the […]
American Southwest 3: Canyon Lands to Capitol Reef NP
Canyonlands National Park (North) Having really enjoyed the southern section of the park, we decided to visit the northern section and it did not disappoint (the sunshine was back). We stayed two days and hiked The Neck trail (9.5km) which was a toughie! Goblin State Park On our way we stopped at Mill Canyon to look at the dinosaurs footprints […]
American Southwest 2: Monument Valley to Arches NP
Monument Valley / Mexican Hat / Valley of the Gods We saw Monument Valley from the main road as Big Bertha was too big for the track that threaded through the buttes (flat topped isolated hills) on reservation land. It was very atmospheric and reminded us of the countless times we have seen it on the TV. Further along the […]
American Southwest 1: Kwaaymii Point to the Grand Canyon
Kwaaymii Point We entered the US at Tecate – a small Mexican Pueblo Magico border town. We chose this border as people had told us it was a lot calmer that Tiajuana. Once in the US we headed to Kwaaymii Point and camped the night on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. BLM land covers large swathes of the countryside […]
Our Route through the American Southwest
Given it was winter (late December) when we crossed into the USA from Mexico we decided to tour the southwest rather than head north, and into the snow, too quickly. This proved to be a good decision because, although cold, we’ve had mostly sunny weather. We tried to pick a route that would take us through the ‘headline’ national parks […]
The USA – First Impressions
We always knew the USA was going to be easy; we just didn’t realise how easy. Getting in was a breeze – no Spanish Inquisition and we quickly has a six month stamp in our passport. We chose a quiet border crossing at Tecate and they clearly weren’t used to expedition trucks coming through. It was quite disorganised – we […]
Mexico Round Up
Headline – we did not get shot, robbed, kidnapped or made to pay any bribes in Mexico, contrary to the popular belief! In fact, we found Mexico to be a very peaceful and friendly country; but we did abide by the UK Government’s travel advice on where to go. We stayed in country for just over four months (128 days) […]
Baja California: Playground of the U.S!
Mainland Mexico is very different to Baja California; the former is ‘Mexican’, whilst Baja feels like the US’s backyard! Our ferry docked north of La Paz and very shortly afterwards we were parked on the beach at Tecolote. From there we circumnavigated the southern tip of the peninsula before heading north to the US border crossing at Tecate. Unless you […]