Who hasn’t ever dreamed of going on a trip to the United States, discovering great outdoors, the Arizona or Colorado’s desert areas, the glaciers of Alaska? I discovered in 2018 this beautiful country which offers a huge number of national parks, each one more beautiful than the other. In my opinion, a trip to the United States remains unforgettable, don’t you think?
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Trip to the United States: the road trip of a lifetime?
I have to say that a trip to the United States wasn’t really one of my priorities these past few years. Living in the middle of the Pacific Ocean as I write these few lines, I’d rather focus on the heavenly islands around, without forgetting New Zealand or Easter Island.
The opportunity presented itself and I finally had the chance to visit the western part of the United States, during the month of August 2018. For this first trip on the American territory, we had chosen to visit the great park of Yellowstone, Crater of the Moon, Glacier National Park, Grand Tetons. We crossed five states: California, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
We had deliberately chosen not to visit the Grand Canyon and all the warm areas of the center, like New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Utah, Death Valley, etc. Too many people in the peak of the tourist season and a weather way too hot, especially with a child. But we will come back, for sure.
Going on a road trip in the United States allowed me, in addition to discovering grandiose landscapes, to escape. When you live on an island in the middle of the ocean, being able to see other landscapes than white sand and coconut palms is really nice sometimes. I already plan to go back there next year, if possible.
My desires once there? To discover Louisiana and Bayou, ride along the west Pacific coast, go hiking in the Rockies in Montana or Utah and why not go skiing in the middle of winter in Salt Lake City. The Great West has so much great scenery to offer that you will have to make choices for your itinerary in the USA. From visiting Alcatraz in San Francisco, to swimming in Lake Powell, to the vastness of American cities: not everything will be possible on a single trip.
Whether it’s a guided tour, with tour operators or by renting a car for complete autonomy, a trip to the United States is such a great experience. For those who want, it is also clearly possible to go off the beaten track of the great national parks.
I hope to go back there anyway to discover the other national parks and offer you other discoveries. This page starts with tips on how to prepare your trip for vacation in the United States. Tips and great deals to discover the other national parks will of course follow. Do you want to know everything about a road trip in the USA?
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Sylvain
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