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Pheasants gone Wild!
Sleep came quickly, and the beauty of sleeping in allowed Jody to cook up some pancakes before we were to brave this day’s brisk 17 degrees! Unlike the day before, the wind is mostly absent, and the sun is bright … Continue reading
Pretty birds…and tasty too!
Now we originally were supposed to have a guide and his dog for the two days of pheasant hunting, however this morning is Election Day (we mailed in our ballots) and our guide is working in Minnesota as voting “officer”. … Continue reading
South Dakota
Alright, continued from Windyoming… So staying in a hotel was a good idea. It rained all night and got down way below 20 degrees, which is what my bag is rated to, so that and hot shower made it an … Continue reading
Windyoming (Wyoming)
You know when you are in the mountains gaining elevation because your ears “pop”. You know you’re in Wyoming when you open your car door and it nearly rips out of your grasp. The wind, like taxes and death is … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures in driving, Opt outside, The Great Outdoors, Wyoming
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Mesa Verde
Get your climbing shoes on! This place it whack! An hour or so outside of Durango Colorado is Mesa Verde National Park. It spans over 52,000 acres, 5,000 archeological sites and 600 cliff dwellings. The bulk of the park sits … Continue reading
Road Tripp’n – Southern Ute Nation
From Chaco Culture Historic Park, we return to the NM 550 northbound toward the Colorado border. For the next three nights we will be staying in the RV park at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, just outside Durango … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Cultural Museums, Ignacio, Sky Ute Casino Resort, Southern Ute Nation
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Chaco Canyon – Pueblo Alto Complex
Up early to clear blue skies. Today’s exploration will be the 5.4 mile Pueblo Alto Complex Loop Trail that takes you past a crazy Chacoan staircase up the side of a cliff. The trail starts aback of Kin Kletso. It … Continue reading
Chaco Canyon – Penasco Blanco
From the Supernova pictograph we follow a “lightly” traveled and sparsely marked circuetous trail to Penasco Blanco, which by far, for us was one of our favorites of Chaco Canyon. We could have spent the entire day here. Constantly we … Continue reading
Chaco Canyon
Simply amazing, and worth the time and wear and tear on your vehicle. In the morning we are treated to a spectacular sunrise, followed by slight overcast, which is a pleasant surprise and will prove to be beneficial for the … Continue reading
Los Alamos – “Atomic City”
Los Alamos is a quaint, and during work hours appears to be a “sleepy” city. If it were not for J. Robert Oppenheimer having vacationed in New Mexico in the 1920’s, and there being a “ready made facility” for immediate … Continue reading
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