The Carrizo Plain was my first destination on the California Loop Trip. Often described as California’s Serengeti, I was honestly not expecting too much after having seen the real Serengeti, but as with all stops on this trip – results exceeded expectations. In his very final days in office, President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation … Continue reading »
It is impossible to gaze out from the Ames estate toward the east and to not notice Oregon Peak. Actually, Oregon Peak can be seen all of the way from California’s Central Valley, but it seems particularly seductive when viewed from the Ames estate for some reason. Here is the view from the east deck … Continue reading »
After driving through Niland, I visited Salvation Mountain which merited its own post. However, just past Salvation Mountain, one finds Slab City: Slab City (or The Slabs) is a camp next to the Salton Sea used by RV owners and squatters from across North America and the world. It takes its name from the concrete … Continue reading »
Any of you that have known me for a while, know that I have wanted to visit the Salton Sea for years. As such, I made sure to do so before moving back to London. The pictures of the Salton Sea are here, but I felt that one place in particular deserved its own post: … Continue reading »
Back on the road again… The expressway to Peshawar. This road was absolutely lined with teams of Highway Patrolman, armed with radar guns looking to catch speeders. Perhaps not the first image that would come to the minds of many upon hearing of the road to Peshawar:
On the morning of our departure, we had to pay a bribe “environmental fee” to get out of town, but then almost immediately came across the rock slide pictured below. Now, there is another road out of Bamiyan and it is actually shorter than the road we were on. However, no one takes the shorter … Continue reading »
It takes several rough hours on a dirt track to reach Afghanistan’s first National Park from Bamiyan, but the beauty and solitude in just getting there is worth crossing the world for. Band-I-Mir has been described as “the Grand Canyon flooded with deep sapphire lakes, bluer than the cloudless sky, with sheer golden cliffs plunging … Continue reading »
