Blogs from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, North America - page 12

Day 17 July 20 Casper to Colorado Springs We continued on our journey to Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Having seen a lot of westerns growing up I expected to see a large walled fort. As we were walking up to the fort a German tourist was asking one of the guides dressed in a blue wool military uniform they wore back in the day where were the walls. The guide said that this fort was very peaceful and had no need for walls. Ft. Kearney was the site of many of the battles with the Plains Indians and soldiers rode from Fort Laramie a couple hundred miles to support the soldiers at Ft. Kearny when fighting broke out. Some of the buildings were just ruins but many had been fully restored and gave you a good since ... read more

So, here we are...it is our second day in Canon City and we have no idea upon waking what is happening with the RV so we waited with baited breathe to find out whether or not we would be able to make it to Arches National Park. Our experience in the "waiting" area at the RV shop was similar to the way I feel when I am at the doctors office...stressed out. What will the diagnosis be? When will it be fixed? The reality: the fuel pump did not arrive until 10 am some new issues were discovered which meant we would not leave until around 5pm. NO ARCHES NATIONAL PARK....Chris took me for a walk outside because the disappointment, frustration and anger finally caught up with me. I cursed Cruise America up and down. With ... read more

We pulled into Salt Lake City June 4th, late in the evening. Just looking for a place to pass the night, we found a spot in the outskirt residential. Bryant came down and visited us and after some banter, me and Ben rode into town in search of a coffeeshop. After some searching, we found the Salt Lake Coffee Break welcoming and after ordering drinks, proceeded to spend time writing, reading, and observing. We stayed until 130am when we noticed the rainfall. Without much option, we rode back soaking, fighting liquid arrows with our eyelids. We locked the bikes up and proceeded to change into some dry clothes before sleep took us. To curve another plot line into the salt lake escapade, the following morning, we were offered breakfast by Ben Fox, a stranger, yet a ... read more

Ryan: So, recap from the end of the last post: We woke up at 5:45 (tough sell in a room with no windows) to walk out to catch the bus. I know, I know, taking a bus is cheating when we're supposed to be hitchhiking around the country, but, we had to reserve our tickets for Cave of the Winds for the lantern tour in advance, so we wanted to make sure we were going to be there on time (especially since they cost us 24 dollars each, which is about 4 days worth of food when you eat like we do). Hitchhiking, turns out, can be a time consuming process, and isn't really a reliable method of getting you somewhere on a schedule. Anyway, we had our day all planned out, we were going to ... read more

A Friday Well Spent!!!! at a little place called "Garden of the Gods"... read more