L'Ouest américain : des grandes villes aux parcs nationaux
Loïc Dufresne | 14 mars 2020
Septembre 2019, mon rêve devient une réalité... Amoureux de l’Ouest américain depuis toujours, je décolle avec ma compagne Lauriane en direction de Los Angeles, Californie ! Cela faisait des années que je travaillais sur mon itinéraire à travers l'Ouest américain, des grandes villes californiennes, aux canyons ensoleillés de l'Utah et de l'Arizona, en passant par les déserts du Nevada. Ce Road Trip s'étend sur plus de 5'000 kilomètres en presque 4 semaines. Je vais vous décrire les merveilles à ne pas manquer, leurs secrets, et vous donner certains conseils.
Toutes les photographies présentées durant mon histoire ont été réalisées par Lauriane, moi et notre fidèle trépied.
Ci-dessous, les différentes étapes de notre Road Trip sont numérotées sur la carte, vous retrouverez ces étapes détaillées plus bas.
1. Los Angeles, California
Welcome to California / LAX / Hollywood Boulevard / Griffith Observatory / Universal Studio / Hollywood Hills / Downtown / Grand Central Market / Angels Flight / Walt Disney Concert Hall / Chinatown / Los Angeles River / South Central / Beverly Hills...
2. Pacific Coast Highway, California
U.S. Route 101 / Gaviota State Park / Turri Road / Morro Bay State Park / Morro Bay / Morro Rock / Pacific Coast / Cabrillo Highway / Rocky Creek Bridge / The Mystery Spot...
3. San Francisco, California
Junipero Serra Freeway / Golden Gate Bridge / Lombard Street / San Francisco Bay / Alcatraz Island / Pier 39 / Fisherman’s Wharf / Chinatown / California Street / Downtown / The Embarcadero / Twin Peaks / Alamo Square & Painted Ladies / Presidio Park / Marshall Beach / Chestnut Street / Bay Bridge & Yerba Buena Island...
4. Yosemite National Park, California
California State Route 120 / Bridalveil Fall / Tunnel View / Yosemite West / Glacier Point Road / Glacier Point / Half Dome / John Muir Trail / Merced River & Little Yosemite Valley / Mist Trail / Vernal Fall / Emerald Pool / Silver Apron / Nevada Fall / Mirror Lake...
5. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California
California State Route 41 & 180 / General Grant / Fallen Monarch / Generals Highway / General Sherman / Crescent Meadow Road / Tunnel Log / Moro Rock / Kaweah Valley / California State Route 99 & Bakersfield...
6. Death Valley National Park, California & Nevada
Tehachapi Pass / Trona Road / Fish Rocks / Ballarat Ghost Town / Panamint Valley / Towne Pass / Eureka Mine / Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes / Harmony Borax Works / Badwater Basin / Artist’s Palette / Golden Canyon / Zabriskie Point / Manly Beacon / Dante’s View / State Line Road & Nevada State Route 160...
7. Las Vegas, Nevada
Welcome to Nevada / Luxor / Fremont Street / Excalibur / Strip / New York New York / Bellagio / Mirage / Venetian / Paris...
8. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Interstate 15 & Las Vegas Freeway / Valley of Fire Highway / Atlatl Rock / Arch Rock / White Domes Road / Bighorn / Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area / Elephant Rock / Veterans Memorial Highway / Hurricane...
9. Zion National Park, Utah
Welcome to Utah / Utah State Route 9 / Zion Canyon & Zion Canyon Scenic Drive / Angels Landing / Temple of Sinawava / Virgin River/ The Narrows / Zion Lodge / Pine Creek Canyon / Zion-Mount Carmel Highway / Zion Mounts / East Entrance...
10. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Mount Carmel Junction / Million Dollar Road / Red Canyon / Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive / Sunset Point / Navajo Loop Trail / Hoodoos / Thor’s Hammer / Wall of Windows / Two Bridges / Bryce Creek / Queen’s Garden Trail / Sunrise Point / Rim Trail / Swamp Canyon...
11. Glen Canyon, Utah & Arizona
Welcome to Arizona / U.S. Route 89 / Wahweap Overlook / Page / Horseshoe Bend / Glen Canyon Dam Overlook / Colorado River / Glen Canyon Dam / The New Wave / Antelope Canyon / Lower Antelope Canyon / Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park / Glen Canyon National Recreation Area / Lake Powell / Lone Rock Beach / Big John’s Texas BBQ...
12. Monument Valley, Arizona & Utah
Welcome to Nation Navajo / Arizona State Route 98 / Navajo Generating Station / U.S. Route 160 / Arizona State Route 564 / Tsegi Canyon / Navajo National Monument & Betatakin / U.S. Route 163 / Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park / Monument Valley Scenic Drive / Kayenta / Arizona State Route 64...
13. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Desert View Drive / Desert View Watchtower / Navajo Point / Lipan Point / Tusayan Museum / Kaibab National Forest / Moran Point / Grand Staircase / Grandview Point / Valle / Grand Canyon Inn & Motel / Mather Point / Yaki Point / South Kaibab Trailhead / Yavapai Point & Yavapai Geology Museum / Rim Trail & Trail of Time / Grand Canyon Village...
14. Historic Route 66, Arizona
Williams / Interstate 40 / Seligman / Angel Delgadillo / Arizona State Route 66 / Hackberry / Kingman / Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner / U.S. Route 93...
15. Lake Mead, Arizona & Nevada
Interstate 11 & Purple Heart Trail / Hoover Dam Lodge / Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Plaza / Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge / Hoover Dam / Boulder Canyon Project / Arizona Spilway / Black Canyon / Lakeview Overlook / Dam High Scaler Monument / Hoover Dam Powerhouse / Boulder City / Lake Mead National Recreation Area / Boulder Beach...
16. Mojave Desert, Nevada & California
Mead Substation / Ivanpah Solar Project / Mojave Freeway / Calico Ghost Town Regional Park / Calico Ghost Town / Silver King Mine / Cajon Pass / San Bernardino Valley / Santa Monica Freeway / The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways...