Crossing the California border into Arizona through the Imperial Sand Dunes gave us the feeling we were travelling through the Sahara desert, or maybe we were on Mars, we did pass a few moon buggies after all! No, we hadn’t transported to another land, we had entered Yuma, Arizona, the sunniest city on earth, so…
After all those mountains and canyons, we ended up at Lake Mead, Nevada, for a well earned break; just like the Colorado River does before continuing its flow to the border of Mexico. We made the most of the ample free camping on offer, staying at two different locations on the lake. The first week…
Wyoming was the first state where women could vote, hence its nickname, the equality state. Most people however call it the ‘Cowboy’ state and that’s certainly how we would describe it too. In fact, the first thing we came across were three cowboys on a cattledrive, next to a big iron sign telling us to,…
Under an oak tree, in the middle of nowhere, well near China actually (China, TX), we find ourselves eating our last Texan BBQ before crossing the border to Louisiana. And boy is it good! Abigail is eating a pulled pork sandwich and Richie is feasting on ‘The Bomb’; a huge baked potato smothered in nacho- and…
Truth or Consequences? Sounds like a line out of a Western movie. In fact it does lie in the Wild West. In southern New Mexico actually. A quirky little town, formerly known as ‘Hot Spring’ changed its name when winning a competition back in 1950 on a radio show also of the same name. And…