I realized this week that I completely forgot to post the remainder of the pictures from the trans 'merica roadtrip from four years ago! I figured I should post something before I leave for the long awaited trip to San Francisco next Friday. I'm so excited!

In the last post I was reminiscing about our visit to the Black Hills, Deadwood and Yellowstone. Our next stop was Glacier National Park in Montana. This came to be one of the most memorable parts of our trip and I still think the park is one of the most beautiful places I have been to. We were lucky enough to meet some people who showed us around and even took us white water rafting. On my birthday we spent the evening outside around a fire, playing guitar, singing and having a good time. It's still the best birthday I've had! Happy 22-year-old-me.

From Glacier we headed towards Seattle. I'm not sure why, but none of us seem to have many pictures from there. Seattle was a haze and full of confusion. It must have been a mixture of having spent two weeks in the woods, the plains and other rather deserted areas and finding a strange Scandinavian hub in Ballard. I think none of us were quite ready to face the city when we got there. We quickly continued our journey to Portland.
Portland is the first place I ever visited in the US and one of my all time favorite cities. I was so happy to be back! We arrived just in time for last Friday. The streets were full of musicians, performers and stalls selling art & craft. We also visited the rose gardens and the Japanese garden on the hill.

We made our way down the Oregon coast towards San Francisco. I remember the views were breathtakingly beautiful and the fog from the ocean created a quiet and mystical atmosphere.

San Francisco is another one of our stops that I don't remember much of. We only stayed for a day and a half, so I guess we didn't even have time to do much. I think the most memorable part of our stay was when our hostel caught fire late at night and we had to stand in the street in our pj's. Besides that we went to Fisherman's Wharf, took a turn in Golden Gate park and rode the tram. I remember having such high expectations and our visit not really meeting them. And that's exactly why I wanted to go again and spend some more time there. I really do think I'm going to love it!

Our second to last stop was Las Vegas. We stayed there for two nights and enjoyed the 115F/46c weather, the slot machines (no luck there) and the general craziness of anything and everything happening round the clock.

Our five-week journey across the US ended in Los Angeles. I'll remember it as the city of endless traffic and excellent cheesecake and the place where we dipped our toes in the Pacific Ocean for the first time. We saw so much on this trip. I still cherish every moment I spent driving across the country. Although the cities we visited were great, I'm happiest about having experienced the vast nature, driven over mountains and hiked in the national parks. I will never forget those moments. More of them to come soon I hope!
Memories from a road trip
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Memories from a road trip
part 2
Memories from a road trip
part 1