We finally explored Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado, which was the only national park in that state left on our list. We stayed a couple nights in nearby Alamosa, which was a perfect jumping off point for our day in the park. Like other national parks, the approach is quite impressive as …
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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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 …
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We had many firsts during our Labor Day motorcycle trip, not the least of which was my first time visiting New Mexico! It was a brief but memorable visit, and I'm already planning another road trip to Albuquerque and Santa Fe in the new year now that we're within driving distance. The morning of our …
Brian planned an awesome motorcycle trip over Labor Day weekend that took us south along the backside of the front range in Colorado, over to Four Corners, and back north through Eastern Colorado. We ended up riding 1,348 miles across 5 states - visiting 3 national parks - and happily the weather cooperated the majority …
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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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