Driving further West we soon arrived at another bend that had a spectacular view! It was no wonder that there were photographers lining up in the bunches to grab some shots. We then continued driving West until I started to notice a loud grinding like noise in the middle of my Jeep. Stopping my Jeep on a lonely dirt road …
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Dallas Divide Morning
Yesterday afternoon, after leaving Rifle, we drove into a massive storm system that brought buckets of rain and snow to the higher terrain. Since the entire way to Ouray was socked in we decided to just check out the town in lieu of any sightseeing. While walking back to the Inn the clouds started to lift a bit and unveiled freshly snow …
Rifle Falls Autumn
About a month ago my girlfriend and I decided to take a few days off and do a mini road trip this Autumn. And so today, with our schedules finally freed up, we embarked on our first trip together as a couple. Our plan was to drive towards the San Juan’s Mountains of Southern Colorado and spend a few days down there. With the …
Dune Morning
After a night of constant rain I was worried that we’d wake up soaking wet but luckily the tent held out and we slept surprisingly well. Once we fully woke up we decided to gather our things and head to the dune field before anyone else. We arrived at the dune field parking lot around 7:00 and to our surprise were …
Gloomy Dunes
My girlfriend, Roxy, and I decided to get away and head to the Sand Dunes in Southern Colorado today. Last week at this time the weather forecast seemed to point to overall good weather but as today came closer it was looking more and more unsettled. Figuring it was going to be rainy up in Denver anyway we decided to …
Dino Tracks
Continuing our walk along the canyon floor we soon arrived at the Dinosaur tracksite location. Along the north riverbank we noticed a few three towed Allosaurus footprints and marveled to think that millions of years ago a dinosaur stepped on the same piece of ground. According to the ExploreSoutheastColorado website:
“150 millions years ago, this area was part of a large,
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Picketwire Canyon
Even though I was tired from barely sleeping, at one point I did manage to marvel at all the millions of stars that dotted the night sky. Never in my life have I’ve seen so much intensity and brightness that one didn’t even need a light to see, as the starlight was more than enough. After fully waking up at about 6:45, 15mins …
Comanche National Grasslands
Leaving the Sand Creek Massacre site we drove South towards Las Animas to look for a good place to camp. Nearing the town we noticed signs for the John Martin Reservoir State Park and decided it was as good a place to camp as any. That is until we saw the staggering price of $20 for staying just one night at a …
Reflections of the Past
After quite a hiatus of having no crazy weekend road trips, my friend and I decided to do one last one before she moved onto to bigger and better things in Texas. So waiting to the last minute we decided to head towards Southeastern Colorado, instead of the stormy West. It was a good thing too since the weather forecast called for …
Evening Falls
A few hours after crossing the Colorado border we arrived at the state park only to find that the campground was booked solid. Seeing it was Monday I was quite surprised but we decided to check out the falls for a few hours anyway. For this late in the season the waterfalls were moving pretty good and the late afternoon …