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My trip to Western USA and Canada (July to August 2013)
It begins.. sort of!
The tour begins here. I am sitting in a small guest house, a mile from Heathrow, about to get some sleep before a (very) long day tomorrow. My alarm is set for 4am, and I won’t arrive in m..
The Journey
Today was one of the longest and most full-on days of my life! I got up at 4am BST, having hardly slept due to a) extreme heat and stuffiness in the room, b) noisy neighbours, but mostly c) exci..
Around Vegas on a Bus
So far today I have taken six buses up and down Las Vegas Boulevard (the centre of which is the Strip). When visiting a city I don’t know, I like to see them by bus as you cover a lot of ground ..
Neon Las Vegas
Last night I decided to do the ‘Fremont Street Experience’. However on a whim I decided first to take (another) bus ride back down to The Strip, to see the sights as they are meant to be seen: at nigh..
Grand Canyon - Part 1
This morning’s helicopter flight into the Grand Canyon was without doubt one of the best and most breathtaking experiences of my life. I was collected from my hotel after checking out, by a stretch li..
Motel and Mustang
Dixie Palm Motel The Dixie Palms motel in St George is where I spent last night. It is a comfortable sort of place, with only a couple of dozen rooms. But the big boon is it has a fridge, ..
Grand Monsoon
Well I have arrived at my cabin at the Grand Canyon Lodge (North Rim). I had a great trip to Zion National Park (Utah) on the way here, and took some wonderful photos that I would love to post r..
Zion National Park
Zion National Park was only really a stop-off point on my way from St George to the Grand Canyon North Rim. However, I wish I had booked myself in to stay there instead of in St George—it was on..
Grand Rainbow & Sunrise
After being trapped at the campground store during the incredible monsoon, on my drive back to the Lodge I saw what I should have expected.. an enormous rainbow, which started and ended in the Canyon ..
Canyon to Canyon
After getting up early for the sun rise, I decided I had time to go out of my way and drive to Cape Royal, 20 miles out of the way on mountain roads. It was recommended in the guidebook as havin..