A full summer spent at high elevations in the rocky mountains
A short drive up the mountain Beuna Vista, Colorado, past a horrific looking commercial host spring resort, is the town of St Elmo, the “most original ghost town in Colorado” (their words, not mine), founded in 1880. It is also touted as Colorado’s “best preserved” ghost town, and while that...
Kerri and I took a drive last Sunday, not only to spot a couple boondocking spots for Campendium.com, but to take the Weston Pass between Fairplay and Leadville. Weston Pass Road was originally a 16 mile wagon road between the two towns in the late 1800’s. Now it cuts through...
It feels good to be out of the city and back into some mountains. At just under 8,000 foot elevation, Buena Vista – or just outside BV – has been our home for the past week. I’ve passed through here a number of times, but this is the first time...
Before leaving Buena Vista we dropped in to take an afternoon tour at the Jumpin’ Good Goat Dairy. Kerri likes goats… but even more so she *loves* baby goats (preferably in pajamas), so it was a give in for us to go. I really do not need to say any...
We left Buena Vista’s 8000 foot elevations to burrow deeper, and higher, into the Rocky Mountains. Deeper and deeper… deeper and deeper (see Office Space reference) to Crested Butte, Colorado, a place I have driven past many times, seen the photos of the wildflowers every summer, but it had never...
Many miles down a gravel road, through aspen groves, and over another mountain pass, is yet another Lost Lake in Colorado. No, this is not the same Lost Lake from my Rocky Mountain National Park hike way back, but maybe this one is a long lost sibling or something. With...
We set out from Crested Butte on Saturday afternoon, with backpacks and supplies ready, navigated over Kebler Pass (our 3rd time already), all to visit a location less than 20 miles away from camp, as the crow flies. For us land-based-mammals we had to drive more than 80 miles to...
Sometimes you just have to take them as they come, and Saturday was one of those days. After a long-haul from Crested Butte we were nearing our destination of Hot Sulphur Springs. With the sun hanging low and our mood following the same path, we decided to scout a County...
With only a single [non-work] day being camped near the West side of the National Park, I had to get Kerri in to see some of the sights, but it was going to be a bit of a crunch. The West side of the park has it’s own feel; more...
So, yea… our plans changed [again] since we were last at Crested Butte. With a heat wave rolling through the state, we decided against going to Black Canyon of the Gunnison and then off to Dinosaur National Monument. Those areas were going to be seeing 90’s and up, and there...
