We concluded our national park visits during our Labor Day motorcycle trip with Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Black Canyon is known for its incredibly deep and steep cliffs as well as its very narrow widths - some so much so that only half an hour of sunlight reaches the canyon floor each …
Continue reading Visiting Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
One of the highlights of our Labor Day motorcycle trip was spending a day in Mesa Verde National Park. Brian booked us a room at the Far View Lodge, which is about half-way into the park, so we technically had a late afternoon/evening as well as most of the following day for our visit. That …
Continue reading Touring the Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park
We've made the 1.5-hour drive over to Wyoming's Snowy Range a couple of times but on our latest visit we camped overnight and woke up early to tackle one of the hikes that's been on Brian's list - Medicine Bow Peak. The summit sits at 12,018 feet and is accessible via a few different trails. …
We're still learning the best places to hike around Cheyenne, Wyoming, and have really enjoyed exploring Curt Gowdy State Park, Vedauwoo Recreational Area, Pole Mountain Open Space, and Red Mountain Open Space. During my parents' recent visit, we took the opportunity to check out a few new hikes in nearby Medicine Bow National Forest. About …
Continue reading Wyoming Hikes: Miner’s Cabin and Lake Marie Trails
Known far and wide as a climbing mecca, we've been talking about hiking in Vedauwoo Recreational Area since we moved to Cheyenne last fall. After one failed attempt in winter (the parking area was inaccessible due to several feet of snow and both the temperature and wind chill were unable to climb into the single …
Continue reading Wyoming Hikes: Turtle Rock, Skeleton and Cow Trails
We're still learning all of the places to hike near Cheyenne, and this weekend we had an opportunity to check out a new area just across the border in Colorado. The Red Mountain Open Space is a 15,780-acre public area with 15-miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horse-back riding. We wound our way back …
When Brian's annual tradeshow in Paris circled around, we decided to add on a weekend in Monaco before his work events, and a week after for our own exploration. We've both spent quite a bit of time in Europe so I started brainstorming a new country we could sneak in (Andorra, Liechtenstein, and San Marino …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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