May 23 Day 9 Durango to Silverton to Teluride to Grand Junction, Co. Durango 9:30 and out the door ready for our next adventure. I take highway 550, the San Juan Skyway which mostly follows the Animas river up the canyon. We climb about 3,000 feet and reach the Molas Pass at 11,000 feet. These ancient mountains were created by a huge volcano. When the volcano exploded it sent huge amounts of rocks into the air. The vacated and sunken area is called a caldera and is a huge valley surrounded by majestic mountain soaring 13,000 feet above us, the rim [View Full Entry]

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The California Zephyr is the 2,422-mile train line that connects Chicago and San Francisco it is the most picturesque rail journey in the States and is marked by contrast. Travelling out of the suburbs of Chicago it heads through the Great Plains and then winds its way into the Rocky Mountains in the heart of Colorado before finally heading out to the Pacific coast. The journey takes some 53 hours in total and there is only one train per day. To break the journey up and to provide ourselves with a fabulous opportunity to explore some of these remote yet beautiful [View Full Entry]

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Reece: Waking up early, eager to see the mountains that were now no longer cloaked in darkness, we set off down scenic Route 34 towards Estes Park. (P.S. We got the cinnamon buns. They should not be, and probably are not, world famous.) Even before arriving at the Rockies we were greeted with a spectacular drive through the Roosevelt National Forest where a winding road led us through a canyon following the Big Thompson River. The sides of the canyon were so tall and so sheer we couldn’t even see the sky until we made our way out. Arriving at the [View Full Entry]

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Caitlin: Well folks, allow me to apologize in advance—for I am lacking the beautiful diction and syntax that Reece possesses. Let’s be glad that it is he who is studying English at the fine State University of NJ and not myself…. That being said, Reece does think that I take better photos….so I suppose we make a good team. Make sure you keep your eyes open for when he publishes his Kerouac-esque chronicle of our adventure. Monday was a glorious day all & all. Waking up in backcountry is an experience that rivals all. Anywhere. For those who have not experienc [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone, I have really big news, the weather is finally started to work in our favor- Yippeee!! It's still a little cold at night but it's manageable. I am writing you all from the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. The past couple of days have been very eventful. On Thursday we spent the day in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was a lovely city with extremely friendly people. Everyone that we met was so talkative and interested to hear about where we are from and what our trip entails. The city of Cheyenne is pretty famous for its long [View Full Entry]

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Brandon, Braiden and I took a trip up to Peter Rabbit's Cabin before Braiden left for Chicago. The place was empty and we had a really fun weekend. We were all surprised by how much snow is still there. I got a few days of spring Backcountry as well. Colorado was hit with a cold spell and I got to ride 3 inches of fresh all weekend!! It was sweet! Enjoy and Have a good Spring! [View Full Entry]

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Winterpark, Colorado Ski Trip North America » United States » Colorado » Rocky Mountains By EscapeArtist March 18th 2006 JackDid somebody say ski trip? [View Full Entry]

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Jared came out to boulder to visit me and celebrate Kristens 22nd b day. It was cool hanging with 2 other people I met in NZ out here in Boulder. We also had a big party at my place for kyles 21st bday. Jered, Kristen and Natalie showed up, it was cool. I also took Jared up to the mountains up baseline.... it was fun... will add more later. [View Full Entry]

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Well. hello. I'm sitting here procrastinating...avoiding packing. So if you didn't know by now I'm off to see the world. I will be spending the next 5 months or so studying in the beautiful town of Toledo, Spain. So I decided to start this blog to keep you posted of my travels. I will try and post some pictures and keep it updated as much as possible. If you would not like to recieve the notifications just email me and I'll take you off the list. Feel free to contact me at either email address NDrea07@gmail.com or agalleg1@nd.edu...also if you would [View Full Entry]

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On the early morning of September 16th 2005; My brother Matt, My Cousin Brandon, his roommate Steve and I climbed to the top of Grays Peak which stands at 14,270 ft. tall and Torrey Peak which stands at 14,267 ft. After camping at the base the night before, we began the trek at 3:30 in the morning. Our plan was to be on the summit by sunrise. After hiking by moonlight for 2 1/2 hours we reached the top with the pleasant surprise of the full moon in all it's orange glowing glory still hovering in the sky. So, we not [View Full Entry]

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