October 3 – 10, 2015. Yellowhead Highway (16) We got off the Alaskan Ferry on October 3, 2015 in Prince Rupert, BC and headed East to Jasper National Park on the scenic Yellowhead Highway (16). As a Canadian seeing the Rockies was pretty high on my bucket list. On the way we found a wonderful spot toContinue reading “Canada, The Rockies”
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USA, Alaska
September 21 – October 3, 2015 On September 21, 2015 we crossed the border into Alaska, about a month after we left Northern California. It was an important milestone for us; it represents the beginning of our Pan-American Journey (Alaska to Argentina). Seeing the “Last Frontier” was a dream that Joe had since he wasContinue reading “USA, Alaska”
Canada, British Columbia and Yukon
September 6 – 21, 2015. Vancouver Island On September 6, 2015, we took the ferry from Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, BC and did our first border crossing with the XPCamper. As expected we did not encounter any problems. It felt good to be back on Canadian soil even though BC is quite different from EasternContinue reading “Canada, British Columbia and Yukon”
USA, We got our new home!!! let’s head North! California, Oregon and Washington
August 26 – September 6, 2015. We have been in the Grass Valley, CA area for over 7 weeks, so when our new home was finally ready on August 26, 2015 we hit the road. Our XPCamper is everything we had hoped it would be and so much more, but we have to get familiar with all theContinue reading “USA, We got our new home!!! let’s head North! California, Oregon and Washington”
USA, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco
June 10 – August 26, 2015. After camping and exploring 4 wonderful National Parks (Death Valley, Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon) we headed to the XPCamper factory in Grass Valley, CA. On the way we spent a couple of nights in Sacramento, California’s Capital, to regroup and do some laundry after a week of tent camping. FirstContinue reading “USA, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco”
USA, California: 4 amazing National Parks
May 26 – June 10, 2015. After Las Vegas, our next destination was Death Valley National Park famous for being the hottest place on Earth. On July 10, 1913 a reading of 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56 Celsius) was recorded. We made it to the small town of Beatty, NV located a few miles from the park’sContinue reading “USA, California: 4 amazing National Parks”
USA, Sedona , the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas
on the road for 21 days and have driven 3 790 miles! Everyday is a new adventure and we enjoy every minute of it
USA, Overland Expo West 2015
May 15-17, 2015. Overland Expo Overland Expo in Mormon Lake about 30 minutes outside of Flagstaff, Arizona: The world’s most unique event for do-it-yourself adventure travel enthusiasts, with hundreds of session-hours of classes for 4-wheel-drive and adventure motorcycling, inspirational programs, the Overland Film Festival, roundtable discussions, demonstrations, food, and large expo featuring 150 vendors ofContinue reading “USA, Overland Expo West 2015”
USA, Let the Journey begin! New Orleans and Santa Fe NM
May 5 – 15, 2015. Finally on the road! Saying goodbye is never easy, but we had been planning this adventure for over one year and we were finally ready to go. On May 5th, 2015 we said our last au revoirs and hit the road. Has we made our way North on the FloridaContinue reading “USA, Let the Journey begin! New Orleans and Santa Fe NM”
Buying a truck for the XPCamper
March 31, 2015 After searching on Craigslist and AutoTrader we found the truck we were looking for in Sandy Utah: a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Quad Cab with a Cummins 5.9L turbo diesel engine, 4WD with only 48 000 miles. Because our journey will take us through South America, we had to go withContinue reading “Buying a truck for the XPCamper”