Collaborative travel journal for lovers of the American West! (page 14 of 41)

I'm amazed at how many people can't count to 1...

LOL!!! 😏

I'm amazed to see how many people can't count to 1...

If we always had to follow the rules, the world would be sterile and boring 😉

After all, we're Latin at heart 😇

😏 Alright, alright. I’ll stop looking... You won this round! 😉

Who’s the boss, huh?! 😠

I'm amazed at how many people can't count to 1... Well, guess I'll have to post more photos then... ;) 😎

😏 Even though the idea is to have one place/impression/fun moment/action per post and illustrate it with the right photo (and sometimes that ends up being two or three...).... This journal is so lively it goes in all directions, like a chat between friends! So come join us by the fire—you’re allowed to roast multiple marshmallows at once (or sausages if you’re not into marshmallows! Or corn on the cob if you’re vegan).

@ Guillaume and Pascal: while you two keep comparing your hoodoos (no-no-no, no ill will on my part, you’d know me better than that )...

Well, if you’re looking for me, you’ll find me!



Another beautiful ode to life! Too bad—I had an amazing photo to reply with, but it was taken in Namibia, so I won’t be sharing it!

Oh yes, this one too! Gorgeous!

I had an amazing photo in reply but it was taken in Namibia so I won’t share it!

Oh no :angry:! You can’t make us curious and then leave us hanging without posting the photo... You could even share the exact location so it’ll help me in 2020! :P

Another beautiful ode to life! Too bad—I had an amazing photo to reply with, but it was taken in Namibia, so I won’t be sharing it!

If you posted the same thread in the Namibia (or even Southern Africa) section of VF, I’m sure you’d get just as much enthusiasm!

Hi there,

At Kodachrome SP, there’s one that’s not too shabby either... 😉



Okay, let’s get serious—stepping a bit outside the area, another beautiful spot: Hidden Lake, Glacier NP.



Have a great Sunday!

Vinciane

Alright, here’s another one—actually, two. A place where I was the second person to take a photo, or at least the second to share it. The spot is off-limits without an Indian guide. I visited with a guide during a hellish sandstorm, with a wind-chill that felt way below zero. We arrived under a sky completely blocked by the storm, sand everywhere. We decided to turn back quickly, but after 500 meters, the sun peeked out. I told the guide to wait there while I ran back to snap a few more shots—still in that awful wind (kind of like today’s weather here, actually). The walk back to her car was brutal, facing the wind head-on. I asked for her keys to speed things up, and she arrived 10 minutes after me at the car, which I’d already started to warm up, shivering from the cold... On top of that, she hadn’t brought anything to drink...

Hoping to go back for better photos if the weather cooperates in a month...

It’s true that the sunshine changes everything!! And the fact that you got there before Nealmorse too... 😏. What time was it for that last particularly beautiful photo? Just trying to get an idea of how to plan a future Hopi day...

For Pascal 🙂 Between the Native Americans and the diphtheria and scarlet fever epidemics between January and September 1866, the small village of Grafton lost a good number of its inhabitants.

So many emotions during the visit while reading the explanations, especially seeing the ages of those who passed away. The cemetery is still flowered, and the road to access the village is full of surprises.

Marcalamar 🙂

hi everyone 🙂 just a little wink to Swimmer One of the members of that group of randy sixty-somethings you met right here a little over a year ago still haunts the forum!! sorry, but it's too tempting—I can't help but post it marcalamar 🙂

I had a great photo in reply but it was taken in Namibia so I won’t share it!

Oh no ! You can’t make us curious like that and then leave us hanging without posting the photo... You could even give the exact location, so it’ll be useful for my 2020 trip! 😛

Alright, prudish souls and U.S. purists, look away: at Swimmer and Marati’s request, here’s a photo like an echo of Namibia with its triumphant hoodoos. We’re in the dunes of Sandwich Harbour, and this place is nicknamed "pussy"—go figure why!

Place off-limits without a Native American guide. Visited with a guide, in a hellish sandstorm, with a wind chill well below zero, arriving under a sky darkened by the storm, sand everywhere.

Yves, the place is stunning. Where is it, roughly?

I’ll say it again—what a fantastic idea this post is!! Thanks again to Fabienne and everyone who shares these amazing photos to help us discover all these incredible places. Marcalamar🙂

Hi Martine! You're right, all these photos are more beautiful than the last. Anyway, I don’t think I’ve seen Horseshoe Bend yet. It’s not very original, but it was one of our favorite spots last year.

25 minutes before sunset, if I remember correctly.

not far from Tuba City 😎

One of the things I also love about the USA is sports and the atmosphere in the stadiums. This photo is from 2011, my first American football game—the season opener—a special day: September 11th. I no longer go to stadiums in France, and I didn’t know what to expect. It was an extraordinary experience. A festive atmosphere with no hostility, people of all ages, mixed supporters talking to each other, and what can I say about the American anthem in a packed stadium—it was awe-inspiring.