Archive for May, 2011
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
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Seminole Canyon : first night in desert, not the last one
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Seminole Canyon : I like it…
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Drive on highway 90 : it’s arid and long
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Big Bend NP : Chisos mountain, view from our capm site… Not bad !
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Big Bend NP : a javelina on the morning, they look friendly… from far
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Big Bend NP: funny cactus
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Big Bend NP : with the Chisos around us, trying to put everything in the trunk
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Big Bend NP : our trek in the Chisos mountain, quiet and beautiful…
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Big Bend NP : it’s spring, even the cactus are happy about it
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Big Bend NP : and the birds also
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Big Bend NP : view from the top of the mountain range, far ahead, it’s Mexico
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Big Bend NP : we had to carry all our water for 2 days, 6 liters each, it’s good for the climb!
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Big Bend NP : very nice diner during our trek… well it was not our best dish ever
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Big Bend NP : Chisos mountains are really beautiful, with cactus even on the top (more than 2000m high)
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Big Bend NP : amazing view on the desert
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Big Bend NP : on the south rim, behind = Mexico
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Big Bend NP : a turkey vulture waiting for us to die or to let some food after our picnic
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Big Bend NP : are we in the middle of nowhere? Yes, the closest village is 100 miles away.
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Big Bend NP : sunset in the desert
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Big Bend NP : sunset in the desert, I love sunset pictures
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Big Bend NP : Rio Grande canyon, one side is US, the other Mexico. So easy to cross and so illegal..
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Big Bend NP : view of the Rio Grande canyon from top
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Big Bend NP : enjoying the view and the heat
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Big Bend NP : our campsite, that night was pretty quiet, our closest neighbour was 15 miles away
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Big Bend NP : sunset in the desert, did I say that I like sunset pictures?
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Big Bend NP : exit of another Rio Grande canyon
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Big Bend NP : just out of the path, a rattlesnake more afraid of us than we were of him
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Big Bend NP : not a place to have engine problems…
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
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Dallas downtown arriving by the highway… 2 times 6 lanes = don’t do anything without your car
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Fort Worth : the stockyards, daily parade to remember what Texas history is about
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Dallas : photo taken where Kennedy was hit by a bullet to the building where Oswald was. A great museum for a tragic story
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South of Dallas : Texas landscape reproduces over and over…
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Small historic town south of Dallas : so western…
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Dublin, TX : Dr Pepper factory using real sugar and not corn syrup… It was my first Dr Pepper ever : I still prefer Coke… or beer
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Texas road : straight for 100 km… Kind of boring after a while
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Fort Worth downtown : nice place to hang out, so much better than her sister city (Dallas)
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Fort Worth : rodeo on Friday evening, we are almost Texans
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Austin : the Capitol, of course, it is bigger than the Capitol in Washington, DC…
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Austin : main entertainment street… and a real capital for live music, we highly recommend
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Johnson city : house from pioneer time… It seems that life was harder without oil !
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Nearby San Antonio : changing our windshield in the camping…
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Nearby San Antonio : nice day to kayak through a small canyon
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Gruene : in a very country bar, are Texans proud to be Texans?
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San Antonio : in front of the Alamo
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San Antonio : almost Venice… very nice downtown and walkable
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San Antonio : mission Conception, one of the oldest church in the US
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Bandera : cowboys capital as it names itself, could also be bikers capital…
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
In red : what we did
Blue circle : where we slept and visit
Green square : what we visit
En rouge : notre trajet
Cercle bleu : où nous avons dormi et visité
Carré vert ...
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Les parcs nationaux ont parfois des noms assez inatendus : Zion en fait parti. Il s'agit du nom que les pioneers Mormons (persécutés à l'Est des Etats Unis au XIXème siècle et qui sont parti vers l'Ouest pour finalement s'installer ...
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
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After an early start (we were up around 6:30), we arrived in Zion National Park around 10 AM and snagged the last free camping spot. People were already out in droves to celebrate this long weekend which kicks ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Ce week end est l'un des week ends les plus chargés aux USA pour le tourisme : la plupart ne prenant que 2 semaines de congés chaque année (c'est déprimant !) et l'une étant réservée pour Noël, il n'en reste ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
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From Green River, we drove south again to Capitol Reef NP. This park also has some crazy rock formations, but it’s a little different than the previous ones. Here, the rock has been uplifted so everything is on ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Ces derniers jours ont été plutôt bons et nous avons beaucoup d'énergie et de motivation pour les visites, sans doute le retour du soleil (même s'il fait encore un peu froid) et les paysages extraordinaires que nous voyons y sont ...
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
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Arches National Park is another example of the amazing and otherworldly landscapes found on the Colorado Plateau. It is one of the largest concentrations of natural arch formations in the world. The orange sandstone formations, jutting up from ...
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
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After two nights of camping in the rain and snow, Fabien and I were definitely ready for a hot shower and a warm bed. The weather was still sketchy as we crossed the border to Utah, alternating between dark ...
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