Collaborative travel journal for lovers of the American West! (page 28 of 41)

Hi Martine. Great series, but just a heads-up—where there’s an old wreck, there’s often a rattlesnake hiding or even a whole nest. Best, Bernard.

Company Store (Crested Butte, CO)

Hey there 😉 Thanks for the info, Bernard!! We’ll be more careful when we see another old banger!!! Have a great evening Martine 😎

Hey there 😉 Thanks for the info, Bernard!! We’ll be more careful next time we see an old jalopy like that!!! Have a great evening Martine 😎

Well, Martine, at the same time, dying together in the American West after being bitten by rattlesnakes in a rusty old car next to a ghost town *would* have had some style... You’d at least have gotten an article in *Midi Libre*... 😎

"Because the U.S. isn’t just about old cars" Nope, hehehe! 😛 😊 (I’m sticking to one photo per post) 😎 😎 😎 Too bad I couldn’t bring it back here... ughhhhh

Hello 🙂 What’s more, just a few days after celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary on Route 66!!! A beautiful story for our big family!!!! But honestly, I’m glad I made it through so I can keep enjoying the wonders of this country, as well as the travel stories from forum members—and most of all, contribute to a fantastic collaborative journal for lovers of the American West!!! Have a great day, everyone! Martine 🙂

Somewhere on the 89A

In Gunnison County... the yellow doesn’t go unnoticed

I won't be original: Horse Shoe Bend...

Here's a contribution. WESTERN USA, 2014, in the land of cowboys, with its lakes, bison, and YELLOWSTONE. Here, JACKSON LAKE, which left me with an enchanting memory. After a first trip in 2004 to the American West (from Los Angeles to San Francisco via Las Vegas and the national parks), I dreamed of Yellowstone and the Rockies. So in 2014, a magnificent 2-week trip. Here's a first photo.

one of my most beautiful memories is always the one I put first!!!

"Because the U.S. isn’t just about old cars" Nope, hehehe! 😛 😊 (I stick to one photo per post) 😎 😎 😎 Unfortunately, I couldn’t bring it back here... pfffffffff



Hi Chris,

This kind of luggage isn’t allowed in the hold 😏

A Gunnison Co...the yellow doesn’t go unnoticed



Hi Jean-Luc,

The car below wasn’t yellow but you can’t miss it either 😏

It was parked in the small lot at "Canyon Overlook Trail", on the right, just past the tunnel on Scenic Route 9 when coming from Springdale.

Wow, this one is special—it belonged to the father of a wonderful American woman whose family welcomed us so often in New Mexico with such warm, unpretentious kindness and a laid-back vibe that feels so good. Like I’ve mentioned before... And hey, I’m rebelling a little here—three photos for once, three!—as a tribute to this man who’s no longer with us.

Here's a first photo

You can almost smell the fresh air... Following up, a lake whose surroundings I loved: June Lake, north of Mammoth Lakes. And since I’m celebrating the arrival of spring, I’ll allow myself two photos (yep 😉 MaryElectra), showcasing the soft springtime hues (a bit later, in May)... And I can’t help but recall with a certain hungry nostalgia the delicious trout we enjoyed at a really charming mountain inn (the Carson Peak Inn).

Wow, this one’s truly unique—it belonged to the father of a wonderful American woman whose family welcomed us so often in New Mexico with such warm, unpretentious kindness and a laid-back vibe that felt really good. As I’ve mentioned before... And hey, I’m rebelling a little here—three photos for once, three! As a tribute to this gentleman who’s no longer with us.



Good evening, Chris,

My American cousin, who hosted us in New York, also owned a beautiful Cadillac. But he struggled to maneuver it in some underground parking lots because it was quite long.

This cousin visited France back when my parents owned a Simca-Chrysler 1307. When he saw it, he said, "Oh, baby Chrysler."

The creepy version: I don’t like Barbie!!!!!! or the Jean Christophe Averty US version, around the Salton Sea.

The creepy version: I don’t like Barbie!!!!!! or the Jean Christophe Averty US version, near the Salton Sea.

This car covered in Barbie corpses is kinda giving me the creeps...

Where there are lakes, waterfalls are never far away:

Irwin waterfall (Crested Butte)



And where there are waterfalls, kayakers are never far away (0h be Joyfull waterfall, Crested Butte, drop height 33 meters)

Tolente, you don't stand a chance here! 😄