the Trainstation at Martinez, mention the two signs next to the name: "your Tax Money at work"
the Conductor in front of the train
first snowcovered mountains in the distance
it snowed a lot on the past weekend
arrival in Truckee
in the streets of truckee
a classical diner...
...also on the inside
historical ski resort
buildings downtown
at lake tahoe
cold up there
Squaw Valley a former olympic Spot
freezing bears
a lot of wealthy people have the recreational homes up here
on the way to Reno
best times were in the past
wedding chapel
homeless people also up here
at the bus station
not really welcoming the public spots in town
street art in big
and a little smaller
all arguments on one car window
Oldtown in the front casino complex in the back...
in the night the old charme lights up
the city slogan for decades
Casinos Downtown
even the motels look fancy
even if in some of them the bulbs are broken
my team for the Nightlife
a little bar with live music
another one with Bicycle decoration
hunting christmas trees
picknick with trees on the roof
with Troy on the way to Salt Lake City
driving down the historical Highway 50
passing Sanddunes
crossing Mountain Ridges
mostly straight on the "loneliest Road of the USA"
this trailer parks here for a while
in wendover there are the last casinos before we entered Utah
Sunrise in Salt Lake City
a lot of old and beautiful...
Houses along the City Streets
Look over Downtown from the Capitol Hill
The Utah State Capitol
typical Chessboard pattern roads downtown
Mormons everywhere
in the Museum they explain the differences of their faith
and show a line from the first to their actual prophets
in the organs hall, massive organ play
the headquarters of the church with the founder Joseph Smith and his wife in front...
view over the Temple
the beautiful City councils building
Streetart also here
in the night the lights go on around the temple square
almost too much bulbs around...
on the way to the train station i crossed the not that fancy parts of the City
Mountains south of the City
crossing a snow toppped pass
going down into snowfree Area
totally different landscape, but also cold down there
towards the La Sal Mountains
entering Moab, a town in the middle of three National Parks
that´s what I planned to do
in Arches National Park
bizarre Rockformations
in a really dry Area
and the Namegiving Arches
when the Sun came down it was even more beautiful
Arches everywhere
wonderful colours...
...and Formations
the Afternoon Light on La Sal Moutains
Delicat Arch, the Symbol of the Park and even Utah
a Truckstop along the Road
always changing Landscape
unbelievable wide country
colors and formations... incredible
crossed three passes, behind everyone of them a different world
sunset before St. George
Neon Sign in St.George
next day we went Hiking
views from the top down on St.George. Everybody got a pool
even in this dry country
Zion National Park
beautiful Rockformations
a nice ride through the gorge
and again: colours and formations...
on the way to Arizona
Moonrise over Lake Powell
the Glen Canyon Dam that dams the colorado to be the Lake Powell
in Antelope Canyon
the force of the water washed out...
...these structures out of the sandstone... beautiful
Horseshoe Bend, a 300m deep gorge of Colorado River
landscape didn´t went boring
on the way south
reached Grand Canyon for Sunset
Sunrise the next day
not alone at the gorge
a really deep hole in the surface, partly 1 mile deep
in Williams I crossed the Route 66
old fame around there
good wishes along the road
the flag of Arizona looks a little bit communistic in my eyes
and again lonely and wide land
entering Las Vegas
save who you can!
perfect Illusions... here the `Paris`
Excalibur
and New YOrk, New York
Hotel complexes with Casinos inside
the Fountains at the Belagio
and Harrah´s a classic one
it´s all about gambling
bling-bling
the Venice...
perfect Illusion inside
next morning, the 350 means pound
Solar Powerlant in the Desert in California
Truckstop in the middle of nowhere
Wasco, a little town with a trainstation
Amtrak saved my Trip
the most trustful squirrels until now
my train back to Martinez
the homeless here have electric wheelchairs...