Swiss registration and first trip in Europe…
It’s been almost a year that I left you with VivaLaVida on the port of Baltimore, bound for Antwerp. Achieving registration will have been longer and more complicated than expected. It was first of all Swiss customs that caused problems. To register VLV, it was necessary to obtain anRead More…
Mecanical work and…
Arrived in North Carolina, I quickly began preparations for the export of VLV: modifications and adaptations required for the future registration in Switzerland, maintenance and preventive work, especially to improve the engine cooling which is still difficult as the big 6-liter diesel is confined in the engine compartment… Read More…
Last 14000…
I couldn’t leave Colorado without a detour to the Mecca of US motorsport… 😉 1. Fall colors in early morning… 2. So motorsport enthusiasts, you recognize the track? 😉 3. Yes, it’s the Pikes Peak road now paved till the summitRead More…
Arch and highlands…
As written at the end of the previous article, I went to discover a natural arch, one of these natural formations that always attract me much. These, called Aspen Arch, is fairly isolated. To achieve it requires first finding your way through a maze of various tracks more orRead More…
Still in Colorado
Transition stage still in Rocky Mountains. 1. Being back from my walk to Crystal Mill at night, I slept at the edge of Lizard Lake, just above the village of Marble. 2. Surprise in the morning: the small Marble air strip host an aviationRead More…
Further North but still in Colorado
After a few days at high altitude, I finally came down, well … a bit since I stayed between 7,000 and 11,000 feet. 1. A sign I had never seen yet..! 😉 2. La Crystal River in early morning. 3. SmallRead More…
Alpine Loop (2)
I slept in Animas Fork. This is an old mining town founded in 1880 and which was abandoned around 1920 when the fall of the metal rate during the great depression made their extraction unprofitable. The village hosted up to 450 people during the summer of 1887. Read More…
Alpine loop…
Imogene Pass is by far not the only track traced in these mountains. I went through Ouray buy some fresh food before traveling part of the Alpine Loop, a track that some Jeep enthusiasts love to discover. 1. In Ouray even more than in Telluride, we believeRead More…
Telluride and its mountains
Less than 200 miles away from Moab, landscape is fully different. 1. Telluride, small mining town founded around 1870. 2. Most of the buildings are original and façades are maintained around what they looked like then. 3. Main street. Read More…
Western Colorado
It’s been awhile that I wanted to explore Colorado mountains and as I have to cross the Rockies to go East, I took the opportunity to make a few detours. 1. Nice valley West of Uncompahgre Plateau. 2. The edge of the plateau isRead More…
D5 Creation