I first remember hearing about demolition derby ages ago while watching a Louis Theroux documentary. Louis took a look at this bizarre sport of smashing cars together until they die and even competed in a low tier demolition derby event. It’s safe to say that Louis was not a natural at smashing cars. He seemed […]
Minocqua Lake – To See My Sister
March 5, 2012 by
We drove to the North of Wisconsin where my sister was working in a summer camp in what I consider the ‘lake district’ of Wisconsin. I can really see why this area is popular with so many summer camps for kids; there are so many lakes and the weather was beautiful for swimming and outdoor […]
Sioux Falls
March 2, 2012 by
Very Short Post – A Few Photos We went to Sioux Falls hoping to take some nice waterfall shots. We really didn’t have any luck but I did enjoy photographing the texture of the tiny floating leaves which congregate in the small rock pools around the river area. A few waterfall shots We visited Sioux […]
Midwest Rodeo Event
February 28, 2012 by
On our road trip we wanted to experience all that small town America has to offer. ‘Small town’ or ‘country’ America as distinguished from ‘city America’ being corporate Wall Street, Hollywood and so many other things which are more commonly experienced by the foreign tourist visiting America. So far we’d seen a lot of beautiful landscapes – […]
Badlands National Park
February 22, 2012 by
Badlands Badlands. Heading to Badlands National Park in South Dakota essentially put us over the midway point in our North American road trip. Half way points always cause mixed emotions in my experience. Canada and western United States had dished up such magnificent scenery and amazing experiences and I doubted the east could match it. At […]
Wildlife in Custer State Park
February 19, 2012 by
Our next stop on our North American Road Trip was for wildlife watching in Custer State Park, South Dakota. We took the 18 mile Wildlife Loop Road that winds it way through the prairie hills hoping to see an abundance of wildlife. There is a herd of 1300 bison in this park, and funnily enough […]
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park
February 16, 2012 by
There is an abundance of opportunities for hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park with a staggering 355 miles of hiking trails! The park ranges in elevations from 7,500 to over 12,000 feet; there are plenty of easy hiking trails, plus many strenuous hikes where you need to know your stuff and if you’re not in the best […]
Moose & Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park
February 13, 2012 by
Arriving in the picturesque town of Grand Lake just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park we made a quick stop to walk the streets. We bought some Salt Water Taffy and browsed a few gift shops but soon felt the need to explore the outdoors and search for some wildlife. We drove to East Inlet […]
White Water Rafting in Glenwood Springs
February 10, 2012 by
The idea of going white water rafting had come up at the very start of our road trip, I’d been white water rafting in Austria but Renee had never tried it before so was keen to do so. However it wasn’t until some extremely hot days in Utah (Mountain biking Gooseberry Mesa comes to mind) […]
A Day Trip to Aspen and the Maroon Bells
February 7, 2012 by
Aspen Town Our first significant stop in Colorado was the beautiful little touristy town of Aspen. Dumb & Dumber comes to mind when I think of Aspen, check out the video below if you need a recap. An interesting fact about Aspen is that its recognised as having the most expensive real-estate in the US with […]
