Many people that we met along our travels in the US told us that Utah is their favorite state. “It’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen,” they would say. But how can you comprehend something never experienced, never seen, touched nor smelled? Would it be as grandiose as the high peaks of Colorado, more engaging than […]
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One-Two on the Colorado Trail – Denver to Salida
Getting the hell out of Wyoming’s Basin was our modus operadi for the past two days, whatever it takes. Some people say they like the basin because you can see everything around you for miles without end. We look at the empty landscape unraveling before us and look behind us just to see more of […]
Fear and loathing in the Great Divide Basin
We were somewhere south of Atlantic City, in the middle of the desert, when the frustration began to take hold. I remember saying something like “we need to go faster, I need to get out of here”. In places like this I have only one plan, get in the middle of this shit and get […]
Endless Rockies – Banff to Butte
A Canadian chain reaction of kindness had us waking up in a soft bed in Banff. As we descent down to the kitchen to meet our hosts Keith and Leslie we’re immediately greeted with a big hug from Leslie followed by Keith’s bear squeeze. The next two days we’re pampered with liters of coffee, Keith’s […]