The journey resumes…
Thank you for your latest messages triggered by the long rest of the blog. Vivalavida received important works, including the modification of the entire oil system to try to improve cooling. The oïl to water exchanger has been removed and replaced by a large oil cooler controlled by a thermostat.Read More…
Back in North Carolina
After almost a year and a half, VivaLaVida found back the place where he had left. 1. Last stretch of winter roads in Smoky Mountains. 2. Wake up in the snowy forest. Before returning to Switzerland for a few days, I spentRead More…
The crossing to the east continues…
Still in New Mexico, I crossed the El Malpais area – “the bad country” – a volcanic site that spread a large lava flow approx. 3,000 years ago… 1. A lava tunnel revealed by the partial collapse of its vault. Its access was closed to protect bats that overwinterRead More…
Minerality…
Still in Arizona, I made a short stop at Petrified Forest National Park. 225 million years ago, the current Arizona was nearly 3,500 miles South of his actual location, in a tropical climate and thus covered with tropical forests. During large floods on clay areas, trees fell and were buriedRead More…
Craters and ruins…
On the road to the east, VivaLaVida made some detours, the first close to Flagstaff to discover scoria cones. They appeared very recently, about in year 1080. 1. Mount San Fransisco in a freezing morning, a snowy volcano close to Flagstaff. 2. Cinder cones aroundRead More…
Winter in Arizona
I had a few days of Arizona winter with summer temperatures. Between 70 and 80 degrees, it changes with the -9 I had a few weeks ago in Utah! 1. Wetland where the Colorado meander between the mountains. 2. Windy camp on the shore ofRead More…
Californian varieties
Having failed to reach Cerro Gordo through the ridge road blocked by snow, we drove up the classic route. This is an abandoned mining town that was home to 2,000 people between 1856 and 1930. It had up to 7 saloons and the basement is dug over 35 miles (55Read More…
Salt Tram…
I met Andrew with whom I went to Baja last year. He’s gonna make a little way with VivaLaVida before I hit the road toward East… 1. Beautiful colors to the first camp together near hot springs. 2. Stop at Alabama Hills that I discoveredRead More…
Behind the Sierras…
1. Sunrise over Eureka Dunes. 2. Contrasts between dark cliffs and clear dunes… 3. … and between the softness of the sand and the harshness of the rock. I then went to explore volcanic craters near Mono Lake, theRead More…
Some problems with this blog…
Some of you noticed it, this blog was unavailable between Monday to Wednesday morning. Blame on me that have made a big mistake, crashing the PHP database that manages all contents. I probably have a few more gray hairs after rowing to put everything back in placeRead More…
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