Southwest USA - A roadtrip through the deserts
A dusty journey of 4000 miles through California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. Featuring Death Valley, Area 51, Roswell, VLA, Bryce Canyon, White Sands, Antelope Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Salvation Mountain, Tombstone and more.
The long and winding road
Death Valley, California
Sculptured by nature
This part of the canyon is 400 meters in length.
Antelope Canyon, Arizona
King of the hill
A proper sunrise is worth an early climb before breakfast.
Death Valley, California
Lucky Luke territory
Probably the bumpiest road I've ever driven on, but the car survived somehow.
Monument Valley
No hugs for you
Some of these cactus are even taller than me. The saguaro is the familiar state symbol of Arizona and it can grow to be over 20 meters tall.
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Shattered Grounds
This salt pan is called Devil's golf course. I just think those golfers were lazy.
Death Valley, California
Chilly dunes
This place really lives up to its name. The world's largest desert of gypsum sand is cold to the touch.
White Sands
ET phone home
The observatory area contains 27 antennas, where each dish has a diameter of 25 meters. They are moved around using rail tracks, which at one point even crosses Route 60.
Very Large Array, New Mexico
God save the queen
One of the formations supposedly looks like Queen Victoria, but I think you can find anything in them if you look long enough.
Queen's garden in Bryce Canyon, Utah
Number of the beast
Route 666 through New Mexico had very high fatality rates and it was one of the 20 most dangerous highways in 1997. Combined with the biblical implications of the number, it was aptly nicknamed Devil's Highway. It was later renamed into Route 491 in 2003.
Somewhere in New Mexico
I see dead fishes
Bombay Beach is a semi-deserted town on the east shore of the Salton Sea. It also marks the southern end of the San Andreas fault. Due to very high salinity, very few fish species can live there.
Bombay Beach, California
Holy ground
Front Gate of Area 51, Nevada
Reach out and touch faith
Salvation Mountain is the life work of Leonard Knight. Since 1985 he has been busy painting his vision.
Salvation Mountain, California
Just passing through
Bryce Canyon area, Utah
We come in peace
Route 375 was officially designated a much easier name to remember in 1996, as this is the road closest to Area 51.
Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada
Chilly dunes
This place really lives up to its name. The world's largest desert of gypsum sand is cold to the touch.
White Sands
Reach for the sky
Bryce Canyon area, Utah
Thou art art
This area in the middle of the desert was created by Charles Stephen Russell, creating art installations from the garbage found lying around Slab City.
East Jesus, California
Mulder, I found one
Roswell
Heavy research
UFO library, Roswell
Halls of Moria
Notice the person with the headlight.
Carlsbad Caverns
Repent
Salvation Mountain is the life work of Leonard Knight. Since 1985 he has been busy painting his vision.
Salvation Mountain, California
Politicians beware
Tombstone, Arizona
No more no less
This gravestone has one of the best descriptions ever: "Here lies Lester Moore, Four slugs from a .44, No Les No Moore." It is located near the graves of Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury, the men who were gunned down by Wyatt Earp's party in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1881.
Boothill Graveyeard outside Tombstone, Arizona
Desolace
We can't stop here, this is bat country!
Route 6, Nevada
Don't panic
Tucson, Arizona