Misc & Flashback

This is me getting out of my car on the day I was moving out. Notice how the mattress is tied to the roof in a way that prevents the doors from opening... This was a lot of fun, actually! I'm glad my friend Yuriko thought of taking a picture, thanks!

Phoenix suburbs. What do they need such wide streets for?

Inside an abandonned miner's building in the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg.

Haha.

Bikers catching up with me!

Saguaro cactus. They say each arm is a hundred years...! The name is pronounced something completely different. Sorry Gayle, I forgot how!

Nice curves going to Prescott.

The Governor's Mansion (an old shack in fact!)

They are so proud of it... :-P

The car I drive is already quite big, by my standards. Yet the white car on the right in the picture is much bigger. I leave you to guess how much bigger the one on the left is...!

A biker in Jerome.

First roundabout I've seen! There are a lot of them in France, and even more in the UK, but not many in the US.

The Oak creek in Sedona.

School bus.

Half-burnt tree. They have a real fire problem around here.

Driving to the Grand Canyon, I feel so reassured that there's going to be a McDonald's there!

You've got mail?

Real cowboys! Yahoo!

Old trading post.

So I was following these few RVs on the road and they were a bit slow (Like 60 on a 65mph road). They were not easy to pass as you have traffic coming in the other direction. I wasn't in a hurry anyway. Then you've got that truck coming behind me.

I couldn't believe it when he went to pass me!

It's huge!

HUGE "car".

The hood is at head-level...

Moab's public library has the crappiest internet access I've seen. The password they give you only gives you 15 minutes and then it locks the session. Then the next person unlocks it and can see whatever you were doing. How crap is that! Also notice the Symantec logo... (but I won't comment on that!)

This is inside a supermarket. You can try out your coffee!

Camping in Moab...

I wonder how you're supposed to fight back a Cougar...

Cryptobiotic soil. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_crust

"This is not a trail". They need to protect the soil crust. I like the big footsteps beyond the sign... Pfff!

Having fun with the balanced rock in Arches (Moab).

Delicate Arch. Symbol of Utah.

Nice bike.

Random dude taking a car in picture.

Me in car.

Stupid ad in a magazine. This is what I was talking about in my post about Arches... :-(

Up-the-creek campground. Very nice trees. (But too many caterpillars!)

"Drug free school zone. Enforced." What the hell does that mean? Is it Ok to take drugs anywhere else?

Here: desert.

Not far: you can hike in the snow!

Boob rock. [sic]

That guy took at least 5 minutes to maneuver his trailer into the alocated spot. It was fun to watch (I had to wait for him to free the passage anyway).

Recreation in America:

Tow your home!


You get an idea of the scale with the man standing next to the car.

Or you can also tow your car from your RV...

Add bicycles and you are all set.