Back in Utah
I met Nick and Kim in Moab. I met Nick in North Carolina. He also owns a Ford van, two-wheel drive and shorter than VivaLaVida but well equipped for two. He’s traveling for two and a half weeks with his friend Kim who discovers the West for the first time.Read More…
En route to Utah, well… not fast ;-)
1. In the previous update, I left you with this image of Black Rock that I leave it here again, you’re gonna understand why… 😉 2. The Wake up was quite unexpected with a rainbow in the mist that lasted only a moment. 3.Read More…
Nevada : Black Rock Desert
1. Arrival in Black Rock Desert, immense area that a part, the “Playa”, is without any vegetation. Â Â Â 2. Rain and snow have turned up the Playa area in deep mud, prohibiting VivaLaVida to venture there. Â Â Â 3. Contrast is beautiful with the snow on theRead More…
Transit trough Nevada
On my way to Utah, as usual I made a few detours, still in Oregon and then in Nevada. 1. I approach the site of Diamond Crater while the sky becomes dark. 2. Panoramic of a secondary craters with VivaLaVida (left) giving the scale. Read More…
Some more of Oregon
Continuing my way quietly from one discovery to thw other, I reached south eastern Oregon where the landscape is rather desert… 1. “Summer Lake” – named in the mid-19th century by French trappers who have found a more temperate climate after a harsh winter during their crossing ofRead More…
Still in Oregon…
Here are some other spots I discovered in Oregon. I told you, we’re right on the “Ring of Fire” and there are many sites of volcanic geology. One of them is the Newberry National Monument, a Hawaiian type volcano whose last erupted 6,000 years ago. 1. IRead More…
Some spot in Oregon…
As announced here are a few spots that VivaLaVida and I visited in Oregon, a state with varied and attractive scenery. The wet Pacific coast (where I didn’t go because of rainy weather) covered with beautiful forests, especially those of “red wood”. Moving 100 mile to the East, past theRead More…
Back from canada to the US !
Bad weather pursuing me, I chose the option of heading south in search of better weather… 1. It’s really larger than VLV ! For the record, the gross weight of the monster reached 844’600 pounds!!! Two-stroke engine of 12 cylinders, each 645 cubic inches, andRead More…
Totems and waterfalls…
The rain was still falling, I pulled to spots that I could photograph despite the low clouds and the omnipresent mist … So I made ​​a detour to discover Indian totems of Gilawox and Kispiox. Indeed, it is from this region that Indian totems are known worldwide.   1.Read More…
Cassiar & Stewart Highways
Vivalavida will now wipe six days of almost continuous rain. Indeed, it is the rain season near the Pacific coast, I didn’t really realize it until now… Â Â 1. A pond in the myst… Â Â Â Despite the weather, I went for a detour to Stewart to tryRead More…
D5 Creation