2026

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