Blogs from Colorado, United States, North America - page 15

Leaf Peeping at Kenosha Pass After waiting for the rain to stop which lasted about a week, we finally got out to see some fall colors in Colorado. One of the top places for fall colors on my web searches was Kenosha Pass. We also chose this destination because it was fairly close (just over an hour away). Our drive to Kenosha Pass took us down 470 and then to 285 through the towns of Conifer, Pine and Bailey. It was a nice drive with a little congestion when the highway reduced down to one lane. Most of the color you saw was green and yellow. The Aspen trees were producing a vibrant yellow in some areas. Arriving at the pass there were cars everywhere parked along the road. We decided to avoid this congestion and ... read more

From a similar trip in 2011: Perhaps one of the most unique and enjoyable small college towns is Boulder, home to the University of Colorado, and numerous athletes in training. I have had the good fortune to visit and stay many times in the past, primarily for business, but also for après ski and to play tennis. It ranks up there with many of the cutest little college towns, and perhaps the most charming in the western United States. A bonus is the famous Pearl Street Mall, a magnet for students, shoppers, runners, cyclists, people watchers, and street performers. Outside Magazine rated Boulder the number one sports town in America. I would rank it almost as high as Queenstown, New Zealand. With the Rocky Mountains as a backyard, Boulder offers hiking, cycling, and climbing, along with ... read more

In Lake City geht es wirklich rund, da treffen nämlich all die Motorradfahrer zusammen, die den Transamerica Trail machen. Dabei fährt man quer durch America nur auf ungeteerten Straßen. Besonders hier in den Rockies wird das dann spannend. Sie alle übernachteten in einem der Motels, stürzten dann irgendwo hin zum Frühstücken und verschwanden dann wieder. Bis am nächsten Abend die nächste Truppe eintrifft. Als es etwas ruhiger geworden war im Ort, kamen der große Tiere durgs Dorf spaziert, frühstückten ebenfalls, allerdings aus den Blumentöpfen und zogen dann weiter. Fahrt durch dir Rockies. Leider ist die Luft sehr trüb. Westlich von hier sind große Waldbrände. Es aber niemand Da, der löschen könnte, denn weiter im SO sind NOCH größere Brände und darauf konzentrieren sich momentan alle Hilfsmaßnahmen. Ein Fuchs querte die Straße, es soll auch Elche und ... read more

From a trip in 2011: The Mile High City of Denver was once my second home. I stopped there after almost every trip from the Midwest or East during my business travel days. I even had a set of skis and boots in Evergreen, the toney western metro area of Denver. I would stop there and have my friends Bill, Vern, Ed, Kurt, Art, or John pick me up at the airport. Even the erstwhile mafioso wannabee, Arturo N. from Jersey was part of the plan. After a short evening of rest, we headed out to nearby Winter Park, Keystone, Arapahoe, or Copper Mountain for a day of skiing. We often hit the hot springs in Georgetown on the way home. They often threw me onto the last flight out in the evening back to the ... read more

Ein wunderschöner Fährt ab. Gutes Wetter. Schöne Straßen. Wenig Verkehr. Schöne Aussicht. Transkontinentale Wasserscheide überquert. Jetzt fließt das Wasser schon mal in den Atlantik. Die Heimat rückt näher. Der Borkenkäfer hat viele Quadratkilometer Nadelwald zerstört. Aber weil die Flächen so ungeheuer groß sind und auch nicht immer zugänglich sind, kann man der Natur nur wenig helfen. In günstigen Lagen regeneriert sich der Wald schon und es gibt einen Mischwald, der ja dann auch weniger anfällig ist.... read more