Recent content by JohnTheLuck

Absolutely right. But it is sad we have to endure this. Seeing you are from PNW, this region is high on my todo list. But this has to wait... Thanks for following my adventures.

Thanks. I sincerely hope things will go back to normal one day.

I have to admit I always had great and respectful exchanges with Americans during my trips. The relation between both our countries has mostly been really friendly. I know that what is happening is not approved by all Americans. But voters should not use that as an excuse since more than 50% of...

Here we go again... Title says it all. Really pissed off now. First term, then COVID, then this madness... Things will never be the same. Thinking about selling the 4Runner and move on...

Day 51: We are finally back safely home, after driving most of the time in the sometimes heavy rain. By chance, the traffic was really light today. We took a short detour to go through Massena NY to pick up a few goodies purchased during the trip for the 4Runner. I will update my build thread...

Day 50: We drove another long stretch of Interstates, under mostly cloudy skies, but without any notable precipitation. Tomorrow we will finally reach home. Starting point: Brazil IN End point: Victor NY States traveled: Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York Distance by vehicle: 1007 km

Day 49: We had a good day of driving on dry roads and mainly under the sun. We had a first slowdown on I-49 which caused us about 15 minutes of delay, probably caused by an accident. We took an exit then small roads and joined I-44 further. Afterwards, Nancy insisted on passing through St...

Thanks! We did have a great time and mostly an superb weather, plus this incredible solar eclipse yesterday. Next time, you should do better!!! :wink2:

Day 48: Starting Point: Madill OK End point: Post OK States traveled: Oklahoma, Arkansas Distance by vehicle: 452 km Total eclipse day!!! We left Madill OK with skies having just a few clouds. We were optimistic. Headed towards the Oklahoma-Arkansas border on US-70 located directly in the...

Day 47: Starting point: Post TX Ending point: Madill OK States traveled: Texas, Oklahoma Distance driven: 654 km Today we continued our slow drive home through beautiful country roads, mostly in Texas. Contrary to what we had imagined, especially after yesterday's sandy part, we quickly...

Day 46: Starting point: Roswell NM Ending point: Post TX States traveled: New Mexico, Texas Distance driven: 414 km Distance hiked: 1.9 km Since we only had a few hours of travel planned today, we visited a few sites near Roswell NM and Lubbock TX. Our first visit was to Bitter Lake National...

Day 45: Starting point: Blanding UT Ending point: Roswell NM States traveled: Utah, Colorado, New Mexico Distance driven: 860 km We sadly left Utah this morning, with great memories and some photos (!!!...). We headed toward Farmington NM, then took US 550 southeast. Along the way, we took a...

Day 44: Starting point: Blanding UT Ending point: Blanding UT Distance driven: 232 km Distance hiked: 13.2 km For this last day in Utah for this trip, we treated ourselves to a spectacular hike in The Needles sector of Canyonlands National Park. The relief of this sector, as its name...

Day 43: Starting point: Blanding UT Ending point: Blanding UT Distance driven: 158 km Distance hiked: 6.4 km We had another superb sunny day and a very summery temperature of 22C. We took the opportunity to explore several places in Bears Ears National Monument. Our first destination was...

Day 42: Starting point: Page AZ Ending point: Blanding UT Distance by vehicle: 396 km Hiking distance: 1.6 km This morning, we left Page under a cloudless sky, after a very nice stay during which we were able to do many activities that we had dreamed of for some time. Since there aren't many...