I LOVE Vermont. It’s green and people have many bumper stickers (the good ones). Everywhere in VT feels like Scandinavia meets the USA, both through the culture and the way people behave. It’s so relaxing to visit a place where most locals seem to embrace open-mindedness and sustainable lifestyles. Plus the beer is the best in the country. There’s so much to do in Vermont and not enough space to talk about it all in one article, but here are our favorite things to do that we covered in two long weekends. Continue reading “6 Awesome Things To Do in Vermont”
Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Hiking Big Room Trail
Carlsbad Caverns is an absolute must-see for anyone visiting Southwestern USA. Located in the Guadalupe Mountains in New Mexico, this fabulous cavern is an unforgettable scenery through one of the largest “chambers” in the world, the Big Room. What makes Carlsbad Caverns a fun place to visit is the self-guided tour; it is indeed possible to take a (long) hike without a ranger inside the cavern. This allows visitors to explore the cavern at their own pace – unlike in Mammoth Cave National Park. Continue reading “Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Hiking Big Room Trail”
Hiking Alkali Flat Trail at White Sands National Park
A few years ago, a French couple did not survive the famous Alkali Flat trail at White Sands National Monument. Their child did. They were dangerously unprepared, bringing only two small bottles of water with them on the 5-mile trail. Continue reading “Hiking Alkali Flat Trail at White Sands National Park”
Tucson, the Organ Pipe Cactus and Saguaros (Arizona)
Organ Pipe National Monument and Saguaro National Park are two amazing parks in Arizona dedicated to the beauty of the local cacti – yes, English uses latin plurals so it’s one cactus, two cacti, but cactuses works too. I honestly would have never heard of these strange parks if fellow travelers hadn’t told us about it. We stopped to both parks before and after a visit to the great little city of Tucson (pronounce Tooson). Continue reading “Tucson, the Organ Pipe Cactus and Saguaros (Arizona)”
Inside Sedona’s Vortex
Sedona is one of these mythical places that only true explorers have heard about outside of the US. Sedona, it’s the secret version of Grand Canyon, the place where all of the universe’s energies connect, the place with so much warm daylight and positive forces that you will feel like you can’t ever leave, just as if you were absorbed by it. Continue reading “Inside Sedona’s Vortex”
Death Valley Express
January was the best month to visit Death Valley (California): no crowds, a cool weather and very nice breeze. If you visit Death Valley National Park, try to go during winter months ! Continue reading “Death Valley Express”
All The Joshua Trees
Joshua Tree National Park is a park in California dedicated to the beautiful, delicate Joshua Tree and the Mojave Desert. If you’re like all sorts of cacti, and boulders, you’re in for a treat. We stayed 4 days in Joshua Tree Park (camping in the BLM north of the park) and took four really great hikes. Continue reading “All The Joshua Trees”
Monterey to Big Sur on Highway 101: The Most Beautiful Road Trip On Earth
Our trip from Monterey to Big Sur in four days. Continue reading “Monterey to Big Sur on Highway 101: The Most Beautiful Road Trip On Earth”
Pinnacles National Park, California : The Youngest National Park
On our way to Big Sur last fall, we stopped at Pinnacles National Park, a relatively small, quick-to-visit park located between San Jose and L.A. Continue reading “Pinnacles National Park, California : The Youngest National Park”
Working at an Organic Farm in Oregon
We’re back! Henri and I are alive and happy but have been busy. We signed up to start Wwoofing at a farm in Medford, Oregon during the summer and ended up staying two months with our hosts. Meanwhile, I got a new consulting gig that is keeping me busy three days a week. Everything combined left me with zero time for blogging. Now that we’ve left the farm for the San Francisco Bay Area after this rewarding experience, I wanted to talk a bit about what we did there and how it changed our perception about food and farming. Continue reading “Working at an Organic Farm in Oregon”