From Silverton we headed to Durango. The aspen trees were way passed peak in this area of the state. Temps were definitely colder. The road traveled over several mountain passes and Frank enjoyed them because he collected alot of rocks. We didn't stop in Durango, we started home. We had decided to return home by the southern route. We spent the night in New Mexico and pushed home from there - - 3 more days. Next year we need to visit a state closer to the east coast! Needless to say we're always glad to get home and grateful God kept [View Full Entry]

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We started our day with a round of 18 holes of golf. It was a bit cold when we started at 8 am but by the time we finished at 12:30 pm it was hot and we got a bit sunburned! The golf was fun if not exactly professional quality (in fact FAR from it!) but we had a blast! After golf we went to a lovely café and had a nice lunch and then Ken and Frank went to JC Penney to buy some pillowcases for the pillows we bought (we foolishly didn't bring ours from home!) and Ricci and [View Full Entry]

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We got a pretty early start to head back east through Zion, through the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona and on into Colorado. After a lovely breakfast of Southwest Eggs Benedict, we set out. The scenery was mostly uninspiring and flat but the roads were good and not very much traffic. We ran into a huge thunderstorm in Arizona and drove right through the middle of it. By the time we reached the Four Corners (the only oplace in the United States where 4 state boundaries touch, the sun was shining and it was hot! We stopped at The Four Corners [View Full Entry]

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Got up at 6am; again it was cold (at 50 degrees). Ken made coffee; I had made omlettes and bacon last night and put them in the refrigerator so all I had to do was warm things up and make toast and put them together as sandwiches. I wrapped them in foil, packed a change of clothes and we left. We arrive at Outlaw Tours in the town of Durango around 8:30. It is such a pretty town in the San Juan Mountains with the Animas River running through it. We pay, find out where to meet and run to Starbucks [View Full Entry]

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Said goodbye to Longmont and Theresa and Keith in the morning and headed into the mountains. It was a long day of driving, but some very nice scenery along the way. I stopped for lunch in Leadville and dinner in Silverton. Silverton looked like a cool place, but things were mostly closed down for the night when I got there around 7:00. I decided to drive about another 50 miles to Durango after eating so the I would be closer to Mesa Verde. During the ride from Silverton to Durango I saw several groups of deer along and in the road, [View Full Entry]

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This was really our first official trip as a couple. We decided to drive to Durango for the weekend. It is about 3 1/2 hours north of Albuquerque. We really were only there for an overnight, so not much we could accomplish. Durango is a small mining-town, nestled in between the mountains in southwest Colorado. Lots of outdoor stuff to do - biking, rafting, skiing, hiking, camping, etc. Well, to our delightful surprise, Durango is a little micro-brewery haven. Our favorite place to eat and enjoy Durango's brews, is at Carver's, located on Main Street. Good food, good servive, and great [View Full Entry]

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We started out day three of our honeymoon by missing a turn in town and going the wrong way for about 10 miles before I could turn around :P oh well! Once we got back on track, we stopped at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It took us a while to get there because we were forced to follow this Ford Festiva that was going at least 10 miles under the speed limit the whole way there! When we finally got there it was really cool! Its just this HUGE area of sand that is piled into mountains - and [View Full Entry]

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We had done a lot of hiking and wanted a change from the National Parks. The Rocky Mountains were within a one day drive reach and we checked for the snow conditions in the ski resorts. Like in Europe, the ski season runs until mid of April and there was more than 1m snow. The nice guy at the Monticello Welcome center told us about a ski resort he had visited a year ago. It was in the South part of the Rocky Mountains just 2-3 hours from Monticello. We initially wanted to ski in Aspen and Telluride, but decided to [View Full Entry]

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 Two days ago in Moab, we looked at the weather in various places before deciding where to go next. Moab was great up ‘til then but a bit too hot for physical outdoor activities. With high winds whipping up all around, we were starting to eat and breathe serious dust. Time to move on. Arizona and southwest Utah are still in a serious heat wave with temps 36 C plus (100 F for the Americans reading this). Not comfortable for us northerners with no aircon in the camper part of this rig. So we decided that east [View Full Entry]

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After the wonders of the Grand Canyon, we continued on our journey across the country into the land of the Indian reservation. These area's are quite unique in that they dont really belong to the states that they are located in and they have their own governments and laws, one thing that we all know but might not realise. The Simpsons and other popular culture references has taught us this with that of the Indian Casinos. Gambling is illegal in all but a few states, Nevada being the most obvious, but it is also allowed on Indian Reservations. Monument Valley, the [View Full Entry]

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