15/10/14 – 27/10/14: Las Vegas, USA to Page, USA

Last night in Vegas before heading back out into the desert. Off to see Absinthe, a suitably wacky show for a surreally wacky city. Las Vegas, NV, USA
Arrived on the banks of Lake Mead to camp. Store closed so we had to ask some kind campers for a couple of their sausages and some crisps. Not a dinner of champions. Echo Bay, Lake Mead, NV, USA
Sunrise over Lake Mead. Early start to try and find some proper food before the hunger becomes too much to handle. Echo Bay, Lake Mead, NV, USA
The vast expanses of nothingness continue. Heading for Mesquite, NV, USA
Love these crossroads in the middle of the desert. One gets the feeling there could be some dodgy deals going down out in these parts. Heading for Mesquite, NV, USA
Welcome to Zion Canyon. What an entry. Zion Canyon, UT, USA
Camping on the Virgin river in Zion. Not a bad sunset… Zion Canyon, UT, USA
Day off in Zion. Walking up through the Narrows at the end of the Canyon. Zion Canyon, UT, USA
Standing under the weeping rock. This is a truly stunning park. Zion Canyon, UT, USA
Dozens of switchbacks/hairpin bends to climb up and out of the canyon to the east. Worth all the climbing to look back across the canyon. Zion, UT, USA
Reece and I agreed this is probably the most beautiful place on earth. It feels like some sort of dreamland. Leaving Zion, UT, USA
Cheeky. Zion Canyon, UT, USA
Awesome old truck. Looks like it could have been in a horror film. Jeepers Creepers perhaps? Near Mt Carmel Junction, UT, USA
Up at 2200m elevation, the cold air produced some spectacular colours at sunset. Camping at an RV park in Hatch, UT, USA
Woke up in the morning to the sound of Reece frantically pouring petrol on some wood to get a fire going. It was -3C when we got up! Tent condensation had turned to icicles and an icy frost covered everything. Hatch, UT, USA
Cowboy Wood. Nice to change out the Brooks saddle for some new leather for the day. Day off riding horses around Red Canyon. We were told it was “the same” as Bryce. As you’ll see from the next photo, it was NOT. Red Canyon, UT, USA
10km ride in the dark to make sunrise at Bryce Canyon. Wrapped up for the -2C winter chill. Definitely worth the effort. A memorable moment. Bryce Amphitheatre, Bryce Canyon, UT, USA
Yet another stunning park in the western United States. Bryce Canyon, UT, USA
The hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. Despite it’s name it’s not actually a canyon because it wasn’t formed by a river but rather water seeping away and eroding rock to form the hoodoos. (Something like that anyway) Bryce Canyon, UT, USA
Captain America storming through Red Canyon. We were on the charge southwards to meet up with Will and Anna again on the way to the Grand Canyon. Red Canyon, UT, USA
All four together again at last, grazing on kindles and iPads up in the forests around Jacob’s Lake. Resting up for the assault on the Grand Canyon tomorrow. Jacob’s Lake, AZ, USA
Spotted a wolf! Can you spot him? Jacob’s Lake, AZ, USA
We made it to the Grand Canyon! View from our campsite on the North Rim at 2500m elevation. Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
Watching from afar as the posers try to get the right shot. Reece was nervous about this one. North Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
Romo hide and seek. North Rim Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
A happy man. Bright Angel Point, North Rim Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
Not a moment one is likely to forget in a hurry. Sunset at Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
The ultimate 360 view. Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
We made it to the Grand Canyon! The fantastic four back together again. The Grand Canyon, AZ, USA – 26/10/2014
What a ledge… Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
Cycling alongside stampeding Bison. They decided to take us on in a race up the valley. They won. Leaving Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA
Heading east at last. A swift day across to Lake Powell and the end of the big National Parks. Lake Powell, Page, AZ, USA