CLAUDIA & CARSTEN'S WORLD EXPEDITION

On the road again...

Some towns have very strange names

Pawn Stars in Las Vegas

We were hoping to get a glimpse of The Old Man, Rick, Big Hoss and Chumlee from the History Channel TV show, Pawn Stars

The Pawn Stars shop

One of the items on display was a 16th century Samurai sword, or Katana, which was captured during WWII. Price USD 300.000

Count's Kustoms

Home to another one of Carsten's favorite TV shows, Counting Cars

Rick's Restorations

Home to yet another one of Carsten's favorite TV shows, American Restoration

Atomic Museum in Las Vegas

A model of an A-bomb or of a butt?

Something from Chile

Who would have thought that a technology developed for atomic testing could be used to save 33 miners, who had been trapped 688 meters underground in a collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile for 70 days back in 2010

Why Las Vegas?

Official document describing the reasons for choosing Las Vegas as a nuclear test site. Please read number 4....

Buildings along The Strip

Night time in Las Vegas

Americans are crazy about Paris

The Bellagio and Caesars Palace

The water show at The Bellagio

Our first stop

Our motorhome was very small compared to others we found on the road. All RV campsites look more or less like this...ugly....

Our home for the next 58 days

Lake Mead on the road to Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

from the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge seen from Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

As the arrows on the sign indicate Hoover Dam was build right on the state border between Nevada and Arizona

Our first of many Free Camp Sites

The south entrance to Grand Canyon

We still had some snow

Our first hike

In Grand Canyon you hike down the canyon first, so you need to make sure you don't walk too far, otherwise the way up will be very hard under a strong sun with only a few places to get water. We hiked 18 km and descended/ascended 1.000 vertical meters on this particular day hike to Plateau Point

Morning fog and a frosty trail

We can finally see the Grand Canyon

The South Rim

The view of the Bright Angel Trail into the canyon from the South Rim

Wildlife at Three Mile Rest House

An important message to all visitors

.....unfortunately there are still way to many people around the world who don't care. This however was not the case in Grand Canyon

The view of the North Rim

from Plateau Point

Claudia down in the canyon

with the South Rim as backdrop

So beautiful

Plateau Point lookout

with the Colorado River in the back

Playing with the camera filters

A happy camper

Two happy campers

Out of the canyon again

after 10 hours of hiking

The Grand Canyon through a filter

Happy after an awesome day hike

Hermit Camp Trailhead

The hike is a favorite to many because of the feeling of being in the middle of it all–the rim, the river, the side canyons, the buttes and mesas, the temples. There are fantastic views in all directions.

Hiking the Rim Trail

Despite deciding not to hike this day, we ended up walking 15 km on the flat Rim Trail.

Our first elk

"They are not nice and they can kick like a mule, so be careful" - was the warning of the ranger in Rocky Mountains National Park.

One of the many Ravens we saw

A Blue Jay

Sunset in Grand Canyon

Sunrise in Grand Canyon

One last picture

One last peek

See you another time..

Yes there are Pumas in Grand Canyon

In the US Pumas are known as Cougars or Mountain Lions

Little Colorado River Gorge