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A two month road trip through America’s most epic landscapes

In June and July of 2018, I spent 60 days with one of my best friends road tripping through the National Parks of America’s West Coast and also exploring the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Below is some imagery and information from a trip I’d been dreaming about even since I first worked at Copper Mountain in Colorado as an 18 year old.

National Parks Visited -

  1. Joshua Tree National Park - California

  2. Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona

  3. Zion National Park - Utah

  4. Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah

  5. Capitol Reef National Park - Utah

  6. Canyonlands National Park - Utah

  7. Arches National Park - Utah

  8. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

  9. Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming

  10. Glacier National Park - Montana

  11. Banff National Park - Alberta

  12. Olympic National Park - Washington

  13. Crater Lake National Park - Oregon

  14. Lassen Volcanic National Park - California

  15. Yosemite National Park - California

  16. Kings Canyon National Park - California

The highlights of our 60 day, 18,000km road trip

The highlights of our 60 day, 18,000km road trip

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Sunset over the town of Sedona in Arizona. This place is a hiking and mountain biking mecca.

Sunset over the town of Sedona in Arizona. This place is a hiking and mountain biking mecca.

Climbing rocks in Sedona

Climbing rocks in Sedona

South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona

South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona

South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona

South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona

Lower Antelope Canyon, Utah

Lower Antelope Canyon, Utah

The iconic Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park, Utah.

The iconic Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park, Utah.

Angels Landing, Zion National Park, Utah

Angels Landing, Zion National Park, Utah

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Arches National Park, Utah

Arches National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Arches National Park, Utah

Arches National Park, Utah

Golden hour in Arches National Park just outside Moab in Utah

Golden hour in Arches National Park just outside Moab in Utah

Arches National Park, Utah

Arches National Park, Utah

4x4 driving the Schafer Trail in Moab with the San Juan mountains of Colorado in the background.

4x4 driving the Schafer Trail in Moab with the San Juan mountains of Colorado in the background.

The Tetons mountain range in Wyoming

The Tetons mountain range in Wyoming

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Hiking in the Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Hiking in the Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Cody, Wyoming - Rodeo Capital of the World.

Cody, Wyoming - Rodeo Capital of the World.

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Crazy Creek Falls on the Beartooth Highway in Southern Montana

Crazy Creek Falls on the Beartooth Highway in Southern Montana

Glacier National Park, Montana

Glacier National Park, Montana

Canoeing on Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Canoeing on Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Glacier National Park, Montana

Glacier National Park, Montana

Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana

High above Canmore in Alberta, Canada

High above Canmore in Alberta, Canada

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Downhill mountain biking at Whistler BC. A dream come true.

Downhill mountain biking at Whistler BC. A dream come true.

Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada

Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada

Driving through Olympic National Park in the Pacific Northwest, Washington

Driving through Olympic National Park in the Pacific Northwest, Washington

Olympic National Park, Washington

Olympic National Park, Washington

Hoh River Trail, Olympic National Park, Washington

Hoh River Trail, Olympic National Park, Washington

Columbia River Gorge just outside Portland, Oregon

Columbia River Gorge just outside Portland, Oregon

Riding motos in southern Washington on some of the best trails I’ve ever ridden!

Riding motos in southern Washington on some of the best trails I’ve ever ridden!

Mount Hood,Oregon.

Mount Hood,Oregon.

The high desert at sunset in Central Oregon

The high desert at sunset in Central Oregon

P-51 Mustang - Erickson Aircraft Museum, Central Oregon

P-51 Mustang - Erickson Aircraft Museum, Central Oregon

US Navy F4U Corsair at the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Central Oregon.

US Navy F4U Corsair at the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Central Oregon.

Floating down the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon on the 4th of July, 2018.

Floating down the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon on the 4th of July, 2018.

Mountain biking in Bend, Oregon

Mountain biking in Bend, Oregon

Crater Lake National Park in Southern Oregon.

Crater Lake National Park in Southern Oregon.

Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Lake Tahoe, California

Lake Tahoe, California

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California

Mountain Biking at Mammoth Mountain, California

Mountain Biking at Mammoth Mountain, California

South Lake in the Eastern Sierras, California

South Lake in the Eastern Sierras, California

Kings Canyon National Park, California

Kings Canyon National Park, California

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park - California

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park - California

Big Sur, Highway 1, California

Big Sur, Highway 1, California

Douglas A4 Skyhawk - US Navy - USS Midway Aircraft Carrier, San Diego

Douglas A4 Skyhawk - US Navy - USS Midway Aircraft Carrier, San Diego