“This Sublime Valley…” H. Albright After a great stay in Boulder, we head “G” northwest on a nine-hour trek to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The weather is perfect, a dry 85 degrees and the traffic is sparse. We spend most of the day on WY Route 191, a combination of high sagebrush desert, mountainous forests and…
Finally, as the sun emerged the snow capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains came into view. The Ocean of Corn (see DNA-X #17, 2010) disappeared in the rearview mirror. Into view came a small herd of Pronghorn Antelope wandering through the sagebrush high plains. We were homing in on Boulder, Colorado where we will meet…
Well, we’re on the road again! Blog readers from last year may remember we traveled aboard “Blackie” our 2008 Range Rover Sport. We figured after almost 14,000 miles she deserved a vacation! This time our trusty steed is a gray 2007 LR3 purchased at Land Rover Palm Beach a couple of years ago. Due to…
We aim Blackie south from North Carolina to our final destination: Florida. We have seen some amazing things and learned a lot on our epic expedition to Discover North America. This latest adventure started from Key West, FL the southern most point in the US in June 2010. We traveled to the four corners of…
Once again, the Great Plains spread out before us as we drive east on I70 into Kansas. The flat, featureless landscape is seldom peppered with trees or contour and one is subsequently attracted to any roadside sign, however tacky. The first in a series appears displaying tattered flags, faded lettering and slumping severely to the…
“Wilderness, wilderness…we scarcely know what we mean by the term, though the sound of it draws all whose nerves and emotions have not yet been irreparably stunned, deadened, numbed by the caterwauling of commerce, the sweating scramble for profit and domination.” Edward Abbey; Desert Solitaire On our Discover North America Expedition (DNA X) we have…
After experiencing an early morning traffic jam in Los Angeles (to get the true flavor of the area) we drive east over a low pass and down into the high Mojave Desert. All of a sudden the hubbub of LA disappears and we are seemingly alone surrounded by sagebrush and sporadic Joshua Trees; an odd…
The fog lifts and the weather forecast predicts fair skies for the next 48 hours. We aim Blackie south hugging the coast to follow the famous California Highway 1, aka the Pacific Coast Highway. This is one of the most scenic drives anywhere and we are thrilled to have good weather to enjoy the…
“But no temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite…” John Muir Autumn is advancing quickly so we set our sights on the Sierra Nevada Mountains and one of our country’s most well known parks. We drive across California’s central valley and head east on Route 120. It is late in the day and clouds…
California is an amalgam of extremes. It is the most populous state, has the highest point (Mt. Whitney) and the lowest point (Death Valley) in the contiguous US. Its history often showcases the fledgling trends that later become the norm for the rest of the country. From the Gold Rush frenzy to the aerospace and…
