Our journey through the American West (June 2026)
Contents
1.Introduction
- Table of contents of this roadbook: impressions, experiences and tips
- 3 weeks and 5,400 km on the road in the American West
2. Practical: what did our trip look like?
- Our itinerary through Western America
- From campground to cottage: the places we stayed at
- Our favorite restaurant stops along the way
- The American restaurant culture: lots of choice, steep prices
- De dure supermarkten: een onderschatte reisuitgave in Amerika
3. First impressions: What struck us along the way
- What struck us: we saw more than one America
- The warm side of America
- A moment of confusion and misunderstanding?
- How long can you challenge a desert?
- The tristesse of modern Nevada casinos
- Adapting to America: small things, big cultural differences
- Tip fatigue: the downside of a tip economy
- Donation fatigue is also on the rise
4. Our favorite places of the trip
- Arches and its Garden of Eden
- Bryce Canyon and its Gaudi Towers
- Buckskin Gulch: a place where you feel humble
- Capitol Reef: hidden gem among the big names
- Grand Staircase Escalante: well-hidden gem
- Grand Canyon: a landscape that defies all superlatives
- Goblin Valley and its mud tufas
- The forgotten hinterland between Reno and the coast
- Highway 1 between Fort Bragg and Bodega Bay
- Joshua Tree and his Christ trees
- Kodachrome for those looking for silence
- The Needles in Canyonlands: a place to discover on foot
- Valley of the Gods: Monument Valley without the crowds
Honestly?
Our sidequests or sidetracks
Emma
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