In San Antonio
Downtown San Antonio has a European feel to it: the river walk has been beautifully designed to wind around the center one level below creating...
In Big Bend national park
Big Bend is almost the size of the state of Rhode island (3243 sq km). It takes about two hours to get from West to...
Just driving!
The road to Big Bend national park from El Paso is long, about 5 hours if not stopping. So we leave at 8 on the...
In White Sands
We wake up at sunrise in Aguirre campground, with a beautiful view on White Sands. White Sands is famous for two reasons: the missile range...
Hunting ghost towns
The best thing to do when driving is to avoid the interstate highways. There’s almost always a parralel historic highway with a few towns. I...
Bird watching
Time to continue the trip south. It doesn’t seem like there’s a lot south of Albuquerque in the state of New Mexico. The highlight of...
In Albuquerque
Road 66 goes through Albuquerque from East to West, it contributed to the growth of the city. The neon signs of motels, restaurants, drive-ins and...
Driving to Albuquerque
We ran out of propane last night and woke up with 2° inside the van. With the tank empty we had no heat and no...
In Santa Fe
The main attraction of Taos is the Pueblo, a native village inhabited for 1500 years. But it closes every year in February and March. The...
Driving to Taos
The night was cold, -13°, but it’s sunny again! After Ben won $20 at the casino we took the road south to start our trip...
In the snow
We woke up in the Walmart carpark covered in 15cm of snow. We knew this day was coming for about 10 days, there was no...
In four different states
We spent the night in Bluff. This little community was founded by Mormon pioneers who made the journey from western Utah in 1879. The aim...