Flagstaff (see previous post) was a cool place and by the time we pointed our camper in the direction of the Grand Canyon (1.5 hours north), we'd done three really…
We left San Diego about a week ago now and drove into the south western corner of Arizona with a very vague and slightly disconnected itinerary in mind. Our drive…
After two weeks at Joshua Tree we left behind the chollas, ocotillos, coyotes, and kangaroo rats (yes - we did see one) and headed to San Diego via the Salton…
We bailed out of Yosemite in the face of the 'storm of the century' (according to Tommy Caldwell's Dad), and drove through Tuolumne Meadows and over Tioga Pass shortly before…
On the east side of the Sierra, a short drive from Lee Vining and the bottom of Tioga Pass is the USA's biggest and most well preserved ghost town, now…
From Burning Man we drove to Reno and cleaned the last of the playa dust out of the camper, before heading onto the clear-water-and-granite paradise of Lake Tahoe for a…
Been too busy climbing to blog sorry. Been taking lots of photos too though of an amazing month climbing in Yosemite: learning how to crack climb, getting schooled and generally…
Burning Man: a counter-culture festival, a party, 1000 parties, an experiment in alternative community, a temporary city of 42,000 people, an art extravaganza, an exercise in self sufficiency, Leave No…
Thanks for visiting the blog of Mark Watson & Highlux Photography. Here, you can find the full account of our Alaska to Patagonia (2016–2020, 2022–2023) bikepacking journey, as well as our New Zealand adventures.