tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87797990637558206092024-03-12T23:01:04.236-07:00Boots On Dirt RoadsChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-87037937503625365652013-04-06T08:24:00.000-07:002013-04-06T08:24:46.355-07:00Giving Away eBook of France TravelI'm giving away free downloads of my Travel With Me ebook for the next few days. Helpme get as many downloads as possible.
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-81079190749750380382011-08-03T08:51:00.000-07:002011-08-03T08:51:04.942-07:00Red Rocks Natural AmphitheaterRed Rocks defies classification... so I am placing this post in the "Mountain" section because it is in CO and I'm not sure under what other title to place it -if you have a suggestion, please do feel free to share.
Red Rocks, as the name implies, is a rock formation and mostly red. It has been made particularly famous because of its naturally formed amphiteater that provide "accoustic Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-12005840766937559242011-03-29T15:13:00.000-07:002011-03-29T15:18:54.225-07:00Walking Around Salida, CO - part IIIThis is the third and last part of the Salida, CO weekend trip.
As in every trip coffee shops were involved. My traveling partner has a gift for finding the perfect local places to hang out in, and this one certainly more than lived up to expectations: great staff, great atmosphere, great service, great food/drinks, great everything.
We stopped at Cafe Dawn the first time Saturday Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-72565782529035299032011-03-23T18:01:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:04.624-07:00Walking Around Salida, CO - part IIFIBArk, advertised as "America's Oldest and Boldest Whitewater Festival," has been taking place every summer at the Riverside Park in historic downtown since 1949. If you look close enough, you can see the slalom sticks in the photo below
After spending the whole morning walking around the town, we decided it was time to visit the surrounding open spaces for trails to Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-51426312992271038542011-02-26T10:16:00.000-08:002011-03-26T05:28:27.157-07:00Walking Around Salida, CO - part IContinuing with our Memorial Day weekend trip:
We rented a little cabin in Buena Vista (right next door to Salida). Cabins are more pleasant than a motel room and when you travel with 2 dogs, it does offer more wiggling room. The other advantage is being able to fix a meal rather than eating out all the time.
We stayed at Vista Court Cabins. Rustic, simple, it turned out Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-5818843138188284042011-02-01T15:33:00.000-08:002011-03-26T05:28:27.158-07:00Winery at the Holy Cross AbbeyDriving back from the Royal Gorge (see previous posting), we went into Canon City, CO to visit the winery at the Holy Cross Abbey.
The Abbey. It started when two Benedictine monks came from Pensylvania to Breckenridge, CO in 1886.
More followed as they moved from Brekenridge to Boulder to Pueblo and finally to Canon City, naming the foundation Holy Cross Abbey.
The Abbey was built in 1924 inChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-89765062594075938582011-01-23T14:50:00.000-08:002011-03-26T05:28:27.158-07:00Royal Gorge BridgeMemorial Day weekend was the perfect time to get away for a couple days. In that spirit, we rented a little cabin in Salida, CO and went visiting the area. The weather was perfect for it.
First stop was Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the US, located over the Arkansas River near Canon City, CO. It was built in 1929 for $350,000, or the equivalent of about $15 million today, Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-32863189598922969312010-09-26T12:30:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:52.753-07:00Intrepid Trail at Dead Horse PointOne last item on our list for this particular trip was a mountain bike trail, for which we choose the Intrepid Trail System at Dead Horse Point State Park.
This trail has three hiking and biking loops, from 1 to 9 miles and varying in difficulties.
The Intrepid is the first and shorter of the three for those novice riders wanting a decent ride without rattling too many teeth -i.e.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-49096878959599830552010-08-22T11:48:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.915-07:00Moab, UtahIt's been a bit hectic at the house lately with starting a new job, but I do intend to finish this story arch with this post and the next (about time, I know).
Ok then, Moab.
The town was nothing like we expected. We had imagined a big tourist type town, busy with cars, people, and cyclist coming to ride the canyons. Not at all.
Moab turned out to be this neat little town of aboutChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-76215042124166272902010-07-18T14:31:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.915-07:00Corona Arch Trail, part 3This second, the Corona Arch, is only a few hundred yards further than Bowtie Arch (previous post).
The opening is 140 ft long by 105 ft high, and apparently large enough that a small airplane actually flew threw it once.
A sandstone fin eroding over time to eventually create the arch.
Notice the "small" people underneath the arch in the second images on the left.
This Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-85873721696705347612010-07-16T14:30:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.916-07:00Corona Arch Trail, part 2This first one is Bowtie (one word).
Bowtie is approximately 30 feet in diameter and formed when a pothole met a cave underneath.
Here's an interesting bit of trivia: it used to be called "Paul Bunyan's Potty," until that name was taken for another formation in the Canyonlands National Park.
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-69252668536738103762010-07-01T13:39:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.916-07:00Corona Arch Trail, part 1Because the Arches national Park was not on our itinerary this time around, and because I was determined to see an actual "arch" on this trip, we set out on the Corona Arch Trail.
After an initial climb and a sandy pass, the "trail" is marked by cairns along slickrock overlooking the canyon below, making good shoe traction recommended.
I kept stopping and Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-90135976786603791262010-06-27T16:01:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.917-07:00Morning Glory Natural BridgeAt the end of Negro Bill Trail is Morning Glory Natural Bridge.
It is 243 feet long and separated from the cliff by only 15 feet, technically making it not an actual bridge, but rather a large alcove arch.
My initial reaction when reaching the bridge was actually slight disappointment -I was so expecting one of those fully detached arch. Nonetheless, it is Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-70103008966664373322010-06-23T11:53:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.918-07:00Canyon Lands ContinuedContinuing our way through Negro Bill Canyon.
I mentioned this canyon following a year round stream in the previous post, making it relatively lush for what one might expect of a canyon.
Appreciate the contrast between looking ahead on the trail and looking upward to the edges of the canyon.
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-9350463017010705172010-06-12T14:50:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.918-07:00Canyon LandsLate afternoon and evening visit into the canyons,
during the cool hours of the day.
Negro Bill Canyon
- Named for an early 19th century Afircan American pioneer William Granstaff who grazed his cattle here, it has retained its name for historical reasons.
It is an easy 4.5 miles round trip through sandstones, willows, cottonwoods and sandy trails. Though the recommended time to allow isChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-10509676002969887792010-06-10T17:23:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.919-07:00Road to UtahAmazing sky on the way to Moab.
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-74857641681591443712010-06-05T16:10:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:29:08.919-07:00Trip to UtahA few days into Utah, mid March of 2010.
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-63699721641966537172010-04-28T05:46:00.001-07:002010-06-05T16:11:52.510-07:00Blogger ChangesBlogger is implementing changes in the way images are displayed on blogs, which basically means that at this moment, I have no idea how to post images!!!!
... :(
Hopefully I'll figure it out pretty quick and resume posting.
update 06/2010: apparently the image upload window is back... will take advantage of it while I can.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-18563606979346358962010-04-24T11:41:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:27.159-07:00This Is ItThis is it! This should be our last significant snow fall of the year.
I took these in the yard the morning after a crazy snow blizzard that came through a few weeks ago.
It's early in the morning, so the light came out all blue... I kinda like them like that though.
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-40722959652052395342010-04-15T15:30:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:27.159-07:00Hitting The SlopesHitting the slopes one last time... at the local golf course. ;P
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-39287202789729799822010-04-08T11:45:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:27.160-07:00Mountain Winter part 3Last pictures from this winter trip -though we've had a rather spectacular snow fall since, and I took a couple pictures of the yard with 10+ inches, so there might be another one or two, then... Spring pictures! Yeah!
Next trip is a few days into Utah, so get ready for that when we come back. :D
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-61171256942428607682010-04-01T06:16:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:27.161-07:00Mountain Winter part 2Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-36321469039283571962010-03-27T14:09:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:27.161-07:00Mountain WinterChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779799063755820609.post-82280973037770680412010-03-21T11:30:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:28:27.162-07:00Happy Trails Coffee ShopLooking for a little morning hang-out while in Nederland, we opted for the Happy Trails Coffee Shop.
There's a great view of the town from the patio, which I imagine to be very pleasant during warmer weather.
The little round tables were a tad small for newspaper reading (our Sunday morning ritual), but otherwise very adequate for a typical "meeting up with friends" customer.
This was Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253486730671256018noreply@blogger.com0