Places

2013 Litchfield NT

2015. Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is a concentrated solar thermal plant located in the Mojave Desert at the base of Clark Mountain in California, across the state line from Primm, Nevada. It is slated to close in 2026

2015. Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

2015, Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam

2015 - Las Vegas

2015 - Ready to leave Las Vegas on our way North-West

2015 - Approaching St George through the Virgin River Canyon, Utah

2015 - Zion National Park - Road Runner

Road Runner

2015 - Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Bryce Canyon, Utah - at Bryce Point

Hoodoos, Spire, Pinnacles, Gullies, Arches, Bridges - at Bryce Point

Bryce Canyon, Utah - our walk along the rim to Inspiration Point

Bryce Canyon, Utah - Inspiration Point

Big Rock Candy Mountain near Spanish Fork

Big Rock Candy Mountain near Spanish Fork

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City; Utah - Salt Lake

Jackson, Wyoming - just a lunch stop

Jackson, Wyoming - Elk antler archways

2015 Jackson, Wyoming - visitor inormation centre and Elk Refuge

Yellowstone - Yellow bus

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming - Jenny Lake Campground

Grand Teton National Park - Mule Deer

Grand Teton National Park - Jenny Lake Campground

Grand Teton National Park - Jenny Lake

Grand Teton National Park - Jenny Lake Campground

Grand Teton National Park - Chapel of the Sacred Heart (1937)

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Hot springs and geysers

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Old Faithful eruptions were about 90 minutes apart

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Old Faithful

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Old Faithful

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Hot springs and geysers

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Hot springs and geysers

After Yellowstone. Idaho Falls, Idaho - Snake River

Idaho Falls, Idaho - Snake River

Idaho Falls - migrating Geese

Idaho Falls to Craters of the Moon - Three Buttes. In Australia we call them Jump-Ups

2015 - Craters of the Moon, Idaho

Craters of the Moon, Idaho

Craters of the Moon, Idaho - Indian Tunnel (Lava tube)

Craters of the Moon, Idaho

At our Coleville, Nevada stopover - mountain backdrop

At our Coleville, Nevada stopover - this small lizard shedding its skin

2015 - Snake River Canyon. Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho

Snake River Canyon. Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho

Base jumpers from the Perrine bridge walking path

Resue paramedics on a training exercise

Mono Pass, at the east edge of Yosemite National Park and on the eastern crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Yosemite National Park on the eastern crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Yosemite - California Redwood trees

The end result of a huge forest fire in Yosemite National Park about 2012

San Francisco CA - Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour

San Francisco CA - Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour. Piers and Pier 39

At Pier 39 the interesting Musee Mecanique

San Francisco CA - Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour. Piers and Pier 39

San Francisco CA - Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour. The Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco CA - Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour. Bay view from the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco CA - Alcatraz Island

San Francisco CA - Time to head south along the California coast

In the morning, we leave our stopover in San Francisco

California’s central coast between Carmel and San Simeon.

California’s central coast between Carmel and San Simeon Fur Seals and Brown Pelicans hundreds of feet below

The brown pelican is a small pelican found in the Americas. The brown pelican is one of the only two pelican species which feeds by diving into the water.

Coastal drive past Monterey and on to a stopover at Big Sur

Coastal drive past Monterey and on to a stopover at Big Sur

Big Sur is a rugged stretch of California’s central coast between Carmel and San Simeon. Bordered to the east by the Santa Lucia Mountains and the west by the Pacific Ocean, it’s traversed by narrow, 2-lane State Route 1, known for winding turns, seaside cliffs and views of the often-misty coastline.

The Steller's jay is a jay native to western North America, closely related to the blue jay found in the rest of the continent, but with a black head and upper body.