Stay on these roads

It’s like that quote “it’s not about the destination, it’s the journey”.
Some of you already know we just did an amazing three week road trip through southwest USA, starting in San Francisco and ending in Phoenix. Will definitely post some stories and pics of the wonderful places we’ve visited but today it’s all about hitting the road, literally!

As a chronic back-pain patient the miles to cover between each of our destinations had worried me a lot in advance…was not really looking forward to spending four, five and sometimes more hours in the car…but you know what, the driving part, or co-driving in my case, was so much more fun than I could have ever expected! We stopped a lot, we just had to, not only to stretch legs, back and neck, just too many jaw-dropping moments on our routes…many of those stunning views will be imprinted on my retina forever!

Here are some of my favourite road related pics of our trip, hope you enjoy the ride!

Ingrid

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State Route 1, Pacific Coast and Big Sur

 

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Our son Nick, Tioga Pass Road, Yosemite NP
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Artist’s Drive, Death Valley NP
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No roadtrip without wheels, right?!
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‘Straight roads do not make skillful drivers’ – Paulo Coelho
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Valley of Fire State Park
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Zion NP route to Checkerboard Mesa
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made my husband stop the car to shoot this one!
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we all need to refuel sometimes, even cowboys!
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must be wildhogs then if the sign says to watch out for animals!
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Could’t miss out on this one, right?!
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well, there may be something to tell about the balloon hanging here above the motorway in Sonoran Desert, Phoenix…another story 😉