In 2022 we planned our first intercontinental trip since Corona slowed down the world in 2020. After a Team Gathering in Vail (Colorado, USA) Marie-Claire joined me for a 15 day roadtrip through Western USA. We started at the airport of Denver and headed West. Nothing planned or booked, so we just started driving in the direction of the famous National Parks. We were blessed with 14,5 days of blue skies out of 15 days of travelling.
First we thought that reaching Las Vegas would have been a far stretch, but once you are around Zion National Park, it’s only a few hours drive to reach the famous gambling city. Also, when you want to reach the South Rim of the Grand Canyon from Zion NP you also need to drive quite some hours. With our route we could add Hoover Dam and drive the iconic Route 66. For years we were talking about Las Vegas, and being so close to it, made us go for it.
One of the best things with our road trip was that we didn’t book anything and were fully flexible. Sometime we moved slower than we would have imagined and then again we were catching up. We love the freedom and not being forced to be somewhere at a given moment in time. Like this we could stay longer in Grand Canyon because we were so much impressed by it.