Blogs from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, North America - page 10

Pour notre deuxième nuit, nous sommes allés dans un parc naturel d'Etat (celui-ci en l'occurence dépendant du Colorado). Nous avons eu la chance de prendre le dernier emplacement disponible pour notre taille. Royal : emplacements espacés les uns des autres en pleine nature, sanitaires vastes et impeccablement tenus (douche à 25c la minute), laundry. Et bien sur, des chemins de randonnée. Nous en avons pris un pour rejoindre le Visitor Center à 3 miles de notre emplacement. Nous nous attendions à nous retrouver nez à nez avec un Black Bear local, mais nous n'avons heureusement rien vu. Les consignes en cas de rencontre sont rappellées partout : en gros, lui parler gentiment, ne pas croiser son regard et reculer sans courir. Coins de ciels bleus et ensoleillés, nuages noirs, lumières changeantes et... gouttes d'eau qui nous ... read more

Lundi matin : réveil à l'aurore (on s'est couchés hier soir vers 20h, heure locale, ce qui fait 4 h du mat en France ! dure journée !). RDV à 9h avec notre loueur de RV pour 3h d'explications. Première impression : il est énorme, et je me demande comment on va pouvoir circuler dans un engin pareil... Et comment on va se souvenir de toutes les précautions à prendre pour remplir de fuel, de gaz, d'eau, vider les réservoirs, sortir l'extension, recharger les batteries ... Ensuite départ avec le monstre et premières frayeurs à bord dans la circulation de Denver...Mais Jerome prend vite la mesure de son véhicule et se débrouille très vite très bien. A nous l'Amérique !! Nathalie Aujourd'hui, nous avons fait notre première incursions dans les Rocheuses. C'était la première fois que ... read more

We woke up early today to go experience the Pike's Peak Cog Railway. When we got there the ticket lady told us that they were discounting the tickets because it would not be possible to go all the way to the summit today. In fact, the tour guide on the train said that they had not been able to summit for three weeks now. Snow drifts from higher up the mountain were breaking and falling onto the tracks, so we only went up to 12,129 feet elevation - to Windy Point section house. As we got closer to our stopping point, the snow got so deep! One of the photos shows it all the way up to the top of the windows on the train car - the guide said that was 10 feet deep! We ... read more

Although Kansas may be the state known for it's winds, the winds really started to hit me as I crossed into Colorado the night before. Driving across the plains on Colorado's eastern edge in the dark, my heart leapt out of my chest as a brown object came flying across the road in my cars path! Luckily I missed it, but soon another followed, this time, I was a bit more alert and identified it as a tumble weed, but it hit me. Luckily, the tumbleweed lost that battle quite significantly. In the next few minutes, I counted ten tumbleweeds flying across my path, three of which hit me. Then, I found the herd, and I swear about thirty of the things came flying by! It was a sight to see. Soon though, I was in ... read more

Seventh stop: Colorado Springs, Colorado Dodgy rating: 0/10 Crazy Count: A few mad cows (hep, hep) Stay: 21st November - 16th December "Oh how one wishes sometimes to escape from the meaningless dullness of human eloquence, from all those sublime phrases, to take refuge in nature, apparently so inarticulate, or in the wordlessness of long, grueling labor, of sound sleep, of true music, or of human understanding rendered speechless by emotion" Dr Zhivago It’s my penultimate day at the ranch and as I drive to work for the final time in the beaten old F50 Dodge Ram I have been given for my duration here, I drink in the interminable prairie lands, sprinkled with snow and attempt to take a mental picture of this magical scene. I have been at the ranch for a month now, ... read more