Brian has been itching to 'bike and hike' for a while now - meaning, load up our gear and take our motorcycles to the trailhead. We tried this concept once before on both bikes, but I was tired after the hike and not comfortable on the drive home. This time, I rode two-up with him …
We're continuing to train for our upcoming outdoor adventures in Patagonia and finally had all of our gear together to practice hiking with our full set up. Brian found a new area for our recent hike about an hour from home in Colorado. Our destination - the summit of Greyrock Mountain - in the Laramie …
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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 …
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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 …
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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