http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Colorado en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:19 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:19 +0000 Today was a fun day We started it with bacon eggs and grilled cheese cooked on the grill. That is Mike39s contribution to the dinner plan. We used up the rest of the bacon with BLTs for lunch. Tonight is Chicken Parmeasean. After breakfast we headed out on our travels and Maggie got to stay in the rig for a nap. Our first stop of the morning was the AF Academy Cadet Chapel what an amazing b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/blog-785792.html It was a fiarly uneventful trip from Wakeeney to Co Springs we attached a couple pictures to give you an idea of our view and what a view...like the song says we could see for miles and miles. The down side is guess you could say there wasn39t much to see in those miles. Going into Colorado our the Rig dropped from 8.5 MPG to 8.4 not too bad considering we went from about 300 feet to abou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/blog-785771.html This is an unexpected but very personal blog. Steve and I have been on a brief road trip for the past ten days exploring Rocky Mountain National Park enjoying red rock country in Moab UT with friends with lots of hiking at Arches and Canyonlands National Parks drinking in the beauty of Colorado and indulging in a sybaritic weekend at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. But today this road tr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/blog-785675.html Little Bookcliffs Wild Horse AreaSeason Dates March NovemberFees NoneSite Overview The Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area consists of 36113 acres of public lands characterized by gentle sloping plateau dissected by four major canyon systems Main Coal Cottonwood and Spring Canyons with many side canyons. Excellent opportunities exist for solitude and unconfined recreation. The outstanding http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Parachute/blog-784752.html April 22 Monday I was planning on driving down to Colorado Springs today but the weatherman said we will be getting 24 inches of snow today and tonight. So I guess not..... it didnt start till afternoon and I pretty much caught up on work on the computer while watching the snow falling outside. It is something how peaceful it is watching snow falling outside through the window while I am http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-784246.html April 20 21 Denver to Glenwood Springs Hanging Lake and Hoosier Pass Yesterday we drove West of Denver on I70 and through the beautiful Glenwood Canyon to Glenwood Hot Springs from Denver and after an overnight stay drove back towards Denver and stopped at Hanging Lake where my nephew and his girlfriend hiked up the very steep and rocky trailhead to Hanging Lake. My brother in law and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-784033.html April 19 Visit to Lookout Mountain Rocky Mountain National Park and Big Thomson Canyon. Today I planned to drive to Rocky Mountain National Park and get my America the Beautiful National Parks and Recreational Lands Pass or Senior Parks Pass for short.It cost 10 for life and is available to any U. S. Citizen or permanent resident over 62. It allows entry for me and the other occupa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-783589.html April 18 Thursday Nice day today. It snowed yesterday but this morning at 730 the sky has cleared and a warm sun has come out and it is very pretty. Today the high is supposed to be in the middle thirties and tomorrow and for the rest of our stay it shows to be in the mid 50s during the day and teens at night.Its quiet here. My brother in law Bill was up at 5 but is now napping on the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-783446.html Hiya All. Keep those comments coming please.Well these last few days have been lazy days partly due to the fact that I was going to hike a trail up at McClure Pass but it turned out that I was above the snow line when I got there and I needed skis not hiking boots... so I had a leisurely drive down the pass found a babbling brook a field with horses surrounded by mountain peaks and thought i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Carbondale/blog-783163.html Recently my teenage daughter begged me to visit the Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison which turned out to be a great experience for us. I drove my daughter and two of her friends to the museum. After carefully maneuvering my van into the tight space of the small parking lot that was as tiny as the museum itself. I didn39t think much was there because of the small building visible from the road howev http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Morrison/blog-782798.html Whew A lot has occurred since the last entry. Early December as Phil headed to Phu Quoc Vietnam and I made my way to Australia honey moon part one had officially ended. We both buckled down in the winter and returned to ColoradoPhil working like crazy and me doing the best to fill in with random jobs. I fit in a quick trip to Hawaii and a couple of trips to Pennsylvania and we tried t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Durango/blog-782689.html Mile high to 1.5 miles high Beaver Creek. Who would have expected this. The light snowfall turned out to be 2 to 5 inches in Denver and 10 inches on the Front Range. The roads were surprisingly treacherous added to which evaporating water from melting snow on the road surface condensed into a thick steamy mist 2m high making visibility only a few metres in places. The pictures tell the story.... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Beaver-Creek/blog-782547.html I had decided to go to Denver with my brother in law Bill for us to visit his son and my nephew we would rent a car and explore the sights of the Denver area as well. I also wanted to make sure to go by Rocky Mountain National Park and get me one of those lifetime over 62 National Park passes for 10.The tickets from Austin to Denver on United Airlines ran 211 plus 21.80 taxes and fees for a to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-782365.html Day 2Yes I am loving Colorado Pat picked me up and we drove 3 hours through the mountains to where he lives 2 miles up a winding road from the valley at El Jebel. Our nearest town is Carbondale. And at about 6000ft high we have fantastic views from this lovely house. Pat and his wife Velma stayed with me as an Intervac hospitality exchange about 4 years ago and so now they are returning the sw http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Carbondale/blog-782010.html Hello to everyone again and especially any new recruits to my blog I do love this travelling malarkey. Yes I know it takes me ages to organise and plan and yes I have to do it all myself and clean the house and get ready for visitors coming while I am away but when I step into the plane I am away on another adventure. There is a world out there....and I don39t want to get stuck in a rut.Icel http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-781876.html My last blog was posted from Helsinki just before boarding my flight to London. 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