Südwesten der USA

Weihnachten 1997-1998

 Los Angeles Santa Barbara (ASRU 1997) L.A.
 L..A Palm Springs Twentynine Plams Joshua Tree N.P. Salton Sea San Diego L.A.
 L.A. Grand Canyon (first attempt: blizzard) Hoover Dam Las Vegas Death Valley Las Vegas Zion N.P. Kanap (Utah) (24.12.) Bryce Canyon Capitol Reef N.P Horseshoe Canyon(Canyonlands N.P.) Arches N.P. Canyonlands N.P. Natural Bridges Glen Canyon Monument Valley Grand Canyon Barstow
 Barstow Bakersfield (New Year's Eve) Sequoia NP Yosemite NP San Francisco L.A.

Some impressions from the tour...

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View over the Santa Barbara Bay


Sunset in Santa Barbara


On Hwy. No1 between Santa Barbara and L.A.


L.A.

 Part I: Santa Barbara Los Angeles

Twnetynine Plams at the Border of Jushua Tree N.P.


Joshua Tree N.P.


Joshua Tree N.P.


Joshua Tree N.P.

Joshua Tree N.P.
 Part II: L.A. Palm Springs Joshua Tree N.P. San Diego L.A.

First (unsuccessful) attempt to see Grand Canyon. (Meinhard and Illona freezing)


Hoover Dam


On Sunset Strip in Las Vegas

 Part III: The Southwestern National Parks:
Originally, we wanted to do the 'great circle' counterclockwise, but a terrible blizzard at Grand Canyon made us change our mind and visit warm Las vegas first.

Death Valley


Death Valley (it is not snow..)


Meinhard and Me in Death Valley


Death Valley


Death Valley

Death Valley

Perfect: Bryce Canyon on X-mas day


'Thor's Hammer' in Bryce Canyon


Horseshoe Canyon (part of Canyonland N.P.)


Arches N.P.


A perfect sunset at Delicat Arch (Arches N.P.)

Starting the Big circle again: Bryce Canyon in fresh snow was perfect, but Canyonlands and Arches were too...

This time, it is a bridge not an arc!


'Sunset over southern Canyonlands


Approaching Monument Valley


Monument Valley


Sunset over Monument Valley

Fom the Moab area to Monument Valley

Grand Canyon


Grand Canyon


Grand Canyon

This time, the weather at Grand Canyon was much better.

Visibility was not really good in Yosemite... (Half Dome in fog)


Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco


San Francisco

 Part IV: From the California South via Sequoia and Yosemite to San Francisco
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