Culebra and Red Peak
Three high points in one weekend. Mt Sunflower in Kansas on Friday, Black Mesa in Oklahoma on Saturday, and Culebra Peak in Colorado…
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Black Mesa Oklahoma High Point
Some high points are beautiful, some you drive up to, and some make you go ‘Meh’. I miscalculated daylight, the internet said 06:43,…
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Mt Sunflower Kansas High Point
Kansas is EVERYTHING you would expect it to be. Flat, dry and dusty – with farmland and cattle land stretching to the horizon…
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Climbing La Plata Peak
At 14,360 feet in elevation, La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest peak in the state of Colorado, and number 34 in North America…
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Climbing Mount Massive
At 14,429 feet, Mount Massive is the big number two in Colorado’s high points. Because of being number two and it’s close proximity…
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Lily Pond Trail
We were looking for a nice forested hike close to the RV, and I had spotted the Lily Pond trail while I was…
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Lost Man Trail
Once we arrived in the Leadville/Twin Lakes area, we started scouting out all of the local hikes on AllTrails. Since it’s pretty warm…
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Independence Ghost Town
Independence is a ghost town with an interesting history perched high in the mountains between Aspen and Leadville at 10,900 feet of elevation….
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Mount Elbert Colorado High Point
Well, I’m supposed to be sorting Mount Rainier photos… But when we see Mount Elbert (14,433), Mount Massive (14,421), and La Plata Peak…
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Doc Holliday Grave
Since we were passing through Glenwood Springs on our way to Aspen and knew that we’d have most of a day free while…
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Rifle Falls State Park
Rifle Falls State Park is best known for it’s 70-foot triple waterfall. When I say best known, I mean that’s the only thing…
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Mount Rainier Class
Rainier was a big trip for me. Months of grueling preparation. Thousands of dollars of extra gear. Hours and hours spent poring over…
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Grand Mesa Kiteboarders
As we were heading down after another day playing in the snow, we ran across a group of friends out kiteboarding on the…
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Kiteboarding Extras
I took way too many photos since these kites are so photogenic! A lot of them didn’t make the primetime album, but I…
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The Fiery Furnace
The Fiery Furnace is the MUST-SEE attraction in Arches National Park, at least for the adventurous types. Entry is by permit only, so…
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Arches National Park
If you guessed that Arches National Park was known for well, arches, you might be right. We spent a month just outside of…
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Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde is a prime example of a National Park being established to protect our heritage, instead of providing a recreational area. With…
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Four Corners Monument
Where else can you stand in four states at once? And that’s about all this place has going for it – if there…
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Southeast Utah
Utah is an amazing place, and far more varied than most people give it credit for. We started our Utah experience at the…
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Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is broken out into three main sections: The Maze – a seldom-visited backcountry on the western side. Island in the…
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Natural Bridges National Monument
A prospector discovered the Natural Bridges in 1883, and it became a National Monument in 1908. There are 3 amazing natural bridges (arches…
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