A small but very worthy 2,000 km detour / Un pequeño desvío de 2.000 kms que bien mereció la pena


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Published: February 5th 2007
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It felt great to arrive in the US and be able to get lost in a crowd again, instead of standing out like a sore thumb. Ah, the freedom of walking around without getting harassed. We had found ourselves a cheap motel room on the outskirts of Denver, using an internet service called hotwire. Basically many hotels have signed up for this service as it allows them to hire rooms that would otherwise... Read Full Entry



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YELLOWSTONE: Pronghorn / BerrendoYELLOWSTONE: Pronghorn / Berrendo
YELLOWSTONE: Pronghorn / Berrendo

Often referred to as "pronghorn antelope", although in reality it is not related to any African antelope species. This one is only found in North America ********* A veces se le llama antílope (al menos en inglés), aunque en realidad no tiene nada que ver con ninguna de las especies de antílopes africanos. Este se encuentra sólo en Norte América.
YELLOWSTONE: Grandview Point / Mirador "Gran Vista"YELLOWSTONE: Grandview Point / Mirador "Gran Vista"
YELLOWSTONE: Grandview Point / Mirador "Gran Vista"

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone – depth 800-1,200 ft, width 1,500-4,000 ft, length 24 miles (aprox) ********* El Gran Cañón de Yellowstone – profundidad 240-360m, anchura 450-1.200 m, longitud 40 kms (aprox)
YELLOWSTONE: Old Faithful Geyser / Géiser "Viejo Fiel"YELLOWSTONE: Old Faithful Geyser / Géiser "Viejo Fiel"
YELLOWSTONE: Old Faithful Geyser / Géiser "Viejo Fiel"

In full eruption, a show you can see every 90-odd minutes ********* En plena erupción, espectáculo que puedes ver más o menos cada 90 minutos
CANYONLANDS: Dead Horse Point Overlook / Mirador "Caballo Muerto"CANYONLANDS: Dead Horse Point Overlook / Mirador "Caballo Muerto"
CANYONLANDS: Dead Horse Point Overlook / Mirador "Caballo Muerto"

According to the legend, local cowboys rounded up wild mustangs and brought them here, fencing off the narrow neck (only 30 yards across) with branches. After choosing the best horses, they left the others corralled here where they died of thirst, being able to see but not reach the Colorado River 2,000 feet below ********* Según la leyenda, vaqueros locales acorralaban caballos salvajes y los traían aquí, vallando el estrecho cuello (de sólo 30 metros de ancho) con ramas. Después de escoger los mejores caballos, dejaban al resto encerrados aquí, donde morían de sed, pudiendo ver pero no alcanzar el río Colorado 600 metros más abajo



6th February 2007

Going wild in the country
Hey there, long time no speaks! Sorry I've not been in touch for a while but I'm still here honest! It's -0.5 here this morning, we did have some snow last month which was very exciting as you can imagine :o) Now having had a brief escape to the wild country, I shall get back to the all important, life or death situation of yogurt planning. Life on the edge and all that. Oh btw off to Barcelona at the end of April. Take care guys xx
6th February 2007

Wildlife
The animals are amazing. Thank you, thank you for the lovely pics.

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