Before leaving America after 4 years I wanted to do a roadtrip with one of my best friends from school (who I have to say drove for 99% of the itinerary).
It's difficult to pick a highlight as we have so many great memories from those 2.5 weeks but standing at the edge of Grand Canyon is a truly incredible feeling.
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It's difficult to pick a highlight as we have so many great memories from those 2.5 weeks but standing at the edge of Grand Canyon is a truly incredible feeling.
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Grand Canyon
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Death Valley
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West Coast
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Yosemite
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Grand Canyon
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We drove to the Grand Canyon National Park for a day. This was an attempt to capture the scale of it.
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Grand Canyon
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Unfortunately we only walked around the rim and not down into the canyon
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Grand Canyon
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It's big. It is just unbelievable huge.
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Grand Canyon
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Some more adventurous visitors closer to the edge
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Grand Canyon
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We treated ourselves with a helicopter ride over the canyon for a different view
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Grand Canyon
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As the sun set the colours turned more intense. You can spot the shadow of our helicopter here.
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Hoover Dam
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The famous Hoover Dam on the border between the states of Nevada and Arizona
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Hoover Dam
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Definitely the biggest dam I have ever seen
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Death Valley
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Death Valley is one of the hottest places on earth... it's hot.
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Death Valley
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To protect your car, you are told to turn the AC off while driving through. Ha. Ha. Ha.
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Death Valley
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This is Zabriskie Point noted for its erosional landscape
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Death Valley
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The roads go very up and down - aka dips.
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Typical American straight streets through the middle of nowhere
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Death Valley
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On the way out of the park when it finally got a bit cooler
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Death Valley
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For the record. 122 Fahrenheit, 50 Celcius.
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Death Valley
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Dark clouds during sunset creating a very mystic atmosphere
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Santa Barbara
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Driving up the coast from LA to San Francisco we stopped at a ranch for some horse riding
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Santa Barbara
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Happy me on a very beautiful western style horse
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Santa Barbara
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I enjoy horse riding in different countries and different landscapes
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Santa Barbara
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The guide was bragging about all the celebrities he had already shown around. I had hardly heard of any he mentioned.
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West Coast
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Our little convertable. We had issues with the tire pressure which we confused with the breaks. Good story there for another time...
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West Coast
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My friend insisted on old school map instead of GPS. Our friendship survived.
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West Coast
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Beautiful spot along the coast. Instagram worthy if I had had an account back then
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West Coast
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Very peaceful coast on the pacific ocean
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West Coast
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This became my facebook profile photo for a long time
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Tourists watching seals laying on the beach. Or seals watching tourists.
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Jealous...
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Another stunning spot and my friend looking for dolphins
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My turn to look for dolphins
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Monterey
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in North America
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Monterey
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It receives around two million tourists each year and is definitely worth a visit
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Monterey
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Windows desktop background?!
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Monterey
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Pacific sea nettles were among the most fascinating creatures
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Monterey
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Jelly fish are also truly bizzare...
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Yosemite
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When we arrived at Tunnel View Point the weather at Yosemite National Park was very bleak
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Yosemite
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We stayed overnight in the park and the next morning was simply incredible
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Yosemite
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The colours of the sky, trees, mountains and fields in the morning sun was overwhelming.
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This was the tent we slept in and we were not prepared. It may have been the coldest I have ever felt at night.
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Yosemite
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Yosemite is recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, meadows, glaciers and biological diversity
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Yosemite
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About four million people visit Yosemite each year, mostly staying in Yosemite Valley
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Yosemite
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Enjoying life
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Muir Woods
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The Muir Woods National Monument is an old-growth coastal redwood forest with trees as old as 1200 years
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Muir Woods
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The tallest tree in the Muir Woods is 79 meters. They come from a seed no bigger than that of a tomato seed.