Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs is a name that means nothing to an average tourist. Some seasoned hikers may have heard about Coyote Buttes North. But how about THE WAVE? It's a secluded place on Arizona / Utah border where only 64 persons are permitted per day - at maximum. Many Americans and tourist take part in the permit lottery over and over aga

Boynton Canyon Subway Cave near Sedona and Horseshoe Bend in Page are almost unreal places in Arizona. While the latter is a well known landmark, the former is relatively recent discovery. Both Sedona and Page are good destinations for a couple of days, but for us they were only 'a fill-in day' between the Grand Canyon and the Wave during our 2026

Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona needs no introduction. Over 4 million tourists visit it every year and post iconic photos. It is a 'must visit' during every southwestern US road trip. I had visited it in 2025 and spent two days there - we walked over 20km along the south rim and hiked down to Tipoff point. I had not, however, reached the bott

Petrified Forest National Park located within Painted Desert are out-worldly places in Arizona. But if they were not enough, during the same day we stood "on a corner in Winslow, Arizona" (if you know "Take It Easy" by the Eagles) and later saw a huge meteor crater. [POL] Park Narodowy Petrified Forest położony na obszarze 'Pustyni Pstrej' (Painted

Petroglyphs and El Malpais National Monuments were the highlights of day 4 of my US Road Trip 2026. Between day 3 and 4 we crossed from Rocky Mountains into Colorado Plateau. The geographical province is mostly associated with red sandstone rocks. True, but Petroglyphs and El Malpais have a different story to tell. Both testify to the volcanic past

Bandelier and Valles Caldera National Monuments were the highlights of day 3 of my US Road Trip 2026. On our way there from Taos, we visited two other points of interest - Earthship Biotecture and Los Alamos. While you may guess what we saw in the latter, I bet the former sounds a bit mysterious. Read on to learn what New Mexico offers to the curio

Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO was the highlight of Day 2 of our US Road Trip 2026. We started the day in Buena Vista, CO and drove south along Rocky Mountains ranges. We detoured a bit to Zapata Falls, where I hiked at my highest elevation up to that point, and finally admired the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. The day ended in Taos, NM. [POL] Park

One year after my first "America the Beautiful" road trip, I am back on the road in Southwest US. This time we are a group of 9 and will drive 5,000km across Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The first stop - and an appetizer - is Garden of the gods Park in Colorado Springs. [POL] Rok po pierwszej podróży po płd-zach. USA wracamy do Stanów Zj

Moja kolekcja wycieczek "Pociąg w Góry" to już całkiem pokaźny zbiór kolejowych wypraw w Beskidy. Co raz trudniej przychodzi mi wymyślanie nowych, oryginalnych tras łączących stacje kolejowe. Dzięki znajomym (pozdrowienia dla @asia-pl i @sk1920!) znalazłem inspirację i pojechaliśmy pociągiem na Lipowski Groń. Żółty szlak ze Skoczowa w stronę Lipows

"A Meeting in Yosemite" is written in Polish and English. The English text is in italics, below each paragraph in Polish. Czternasty dzień był ostatnim dniem z zachwycającą przyrodą południowego zachodu USA. Potem już "tylko" San Francisco i jazda do Los Angeles na samolot. Dzień spędziliśmy w Parku Narodowym Yosemite. Jego głównym punktem było nie