Blogs from Pueblo, Colorado, United States, North America - page 2

Today we had an easy day. We slept in and left Dodge City around 8am. We didn't realize how much of a slaughter town this was until today. We noticed the slaughter house on our way into town and as we were leaving, there was truck after truck for hours filled with beef on their way to the slaughter house. We came across several feed yards (the smell was soooo gross) that were loading the beef onto these trucks. It was crazy. We also went by the Tyson plant....this makes me want to go buy a local beef and freeze it! Anyway...we stopped along the route at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site. It was a fort along the Santa Fe Trail that was used by people who needed a rest and fur trappers selling their ... read more

May 20th. This morning we take the 19 mile drive up to Pike's Peak, although the weather conditions probably won't allow us to reach the peak. The day is somewhat overcast but we still have great visibility. We stop to take a lot of photos. After many switchbacks on the steep slope, we are stopped at 16 miles up by icy road conditions so we head back down the mountain. We visit the Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings at the foot of Pike's Peak and enjoy walking through the ancient Anasazi structures. From there we head south to the Royal Gorge to cross the famous bridge high over the Royal Gorge canyon. As the sun moves toward the horizon we head for Lake Pueblo on the eastern border of Colorado where we hope to find a campsite. ... read more