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Yesterday I took a hike on Reservoir Trail to the lower and upper Palmer Lakes. This was a tough trail. It starts out steep and then finally levels off about a mile up the trail. I made it OK, stopping frequently for breaks and to take some photos. The hike is 4.1 miles round trip.Continue reading “Palmer Lake”

Yesterday Barbara, Toby and I traveled east to the Badlands National Park. I know some people see this place and think to themselves, what’s the big deal? Even the French and the Indians called this place “Badlands” in their own languages. But this park has a rugged beauty and at the same time a simplicityContinue reading “Badlands National Park”

Yesterday after we visited Mt. Rushmore, Barbara and I headed south to Wind Cave National Park. When we arrived we found out that the cave tours had been suspended. They didn’t give any reasons. It wasn’t a big deal as we had taken the tour previously. So we looked around the gift shop and thenContinue reading “Custer State Park”

Today Barbara and I visited Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. I love coming to this place. I must, as I have been here six times and hope to come back again in the future. I always feel good here. I almost feel like I am in the presence of the four men whose faces are carvedContinue reading “Mt. Rushmore National Memorial”

This past Friday, Barbara and I along with our friends Keith and Janice traveled to Black Canyon National Park (NP) in southwest Colorado. Black Canyon has an average depth of two thousand feet from the canyon rim to the Gunnison River below and is twelve miles in length. The dark rock that makes up theContinue reading “Black Canyon National Park”

This past Thursday, our friends Keith and Janice took Barbara and I on a tour of Gunnison, Colorado and the surrounding area. We traveled through the towns of Crested Butte and Tin Cup. On the way we saw some amazing scenery, lots of wildflowers along with a mama moose and her baby. It was aContinue reading “Gunnison”

On Thursday Barbara, Toby and I traveled the Million Dollar Highway in southwestern Colorado.  The Million Dollar Highway is 25 miles in length and goes from Silverton to Ouray.  As the story goes, it cost a million dollars per mile to build this highway.  It traverses Red Mountain Pass at an elevation of 11,018 feetContinue reading “The Million Dollar Highway”

This past Tuesday Barbara, Toby and I traveled to Mesa Verde National Park. Our visit had kind of a rocky start when we went to the visitors center and one of the employees told me I had to leave because I took Toby inside in his backpack. Seriously? I thought she needed to check herContinue reading “Mesa Verde National Park”

Today Barbara and I boarded the Durango and Silverton steam train and followed the Animas River, through the San Juan National Forest up to Cascade Canyon. This was a beautiful 45 mile ride, one way, with amazing views of the San Juan Mountains and the Animas River. The tracks that we rode on today wereContinue reading “The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad”

Yesterday Barbara, Toby and I visited Monument Valley. These rock formations are beautiful and impressive. These rocks are approximately 570 million years old and were deposited in a shallow sea similar to todays Gulf of Mexico. Sixty five million years ago, as the Rocky Mountains were beginning their rise to the sky, the rocks inContinue reading “Monument Valley”