Days 1-5

Finally the first entry. Absolutely no time to write... So a short overview:

Day 1: Flights were alright. No food on the second flight which is a desaster for me ;). As rental car we got a Chrysler 300...

Day 2: Denver... Not much to see, just walking around the city... Visited the Oktoberfest and had the worst Käsespätzle in my life.

Day 3: Rocky Mountains National Park. Just 1.5 hrs away from Denver. The scenic Trail Ridge Road goes up to almost 4000m and has some nice lookouts. Took all day to drive to Grand Lake on the other side of the pass (have something to eat there) and back.

Day 4: Rocky Mountains National Park - Today was the hiking day. Getting up at 6am to catch the sunrise at Bear Lake. Afterwards a hike to several lakes with some really nice views, especially Mills Lake. In the afternoon 2 more hikes and a nice sunset.

Day 5: Getting up at 6am and taking some other sunrise pictures. Well, due to a 4hr stop at a shopping mall we did not reach Cody. Instead we are staying in Sheridan, Wyoming, 3-4 hrs away from Yellowstone.

Thats it for the moment, next entry will follow...

Overview and Travelmap of the USA Trip September 2011

My first post gives an overview about the upcoming 18-day US Trip end of September. I will check out the new intercontinal connection from Stuttgart to New York ;) and continue to Denver. The rental car will be picked up in Denver and the first 10 days will be spend in the Rocky Mountains.
Following National Parks are on the list:
- Rocky Mountains NP
- Yellowstone NP
- Grand Teton NP
- Zion NP
- Grand Canyon NP
- Death Valley NP
and visited Cities are
- Denver
- Salt Lake City
- Las Vegas
The tavel map gives a rough overview about the route.

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