Our World Is ________

This is part 1 of a series about our month-long drive in the American west.

Starting point: Somewhere In The Middle Of Washington State

We leave the coast after reaching Seattle and get over the mountains. Here we find ourselves in a landscape of brown grass, dust and an immense cloud covered sky hanging above our heads.

The empty Mars-like landscape is inhabited only by the wind that fills the immense spaces with an ever-present white noise and the howling trucks carrying their cargo to unknown destinations.

The white van here – named Bob is something of a fifth family member in our little group. Serving not only as a means of transportation, but as a full-fledged multi-purpose survival pod, Bob is the single most important thing in our arsenal. That being said, Bob is also a constant source of anxiety seeming to always be on a verge of breakdown. A steady supply of not only gas, but also coolant and oil (which are burned and leaked out almost as fast as they’re poured in) is paramount.

Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

Blasting through Washington, Idaho and Montana in one day our arrival at Yellowstone marks the end of the first, and biggest, one-day leg throughout the entire trip.

We spend a few nights camping near the national park – to rest, enjoy the bubbling lakes and geysers and do some horseback riding. Next stop – Salt Lake City!