The Black Hills region of South Dakota, known for its rich history of the gold rush and sacred Native American lands, has two National Parks, a state park, a national memorial, another memorial not yet completed, and some historical western…
Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is famous for being the “highest continuous paved road in the United States” that traverses 48 miles from Estes Park to Grand Lake. It reaches an altitude of 12,183 feet, although the…
Here it is: 2,448 miles; 8 states; 3 time zones; 9 days; 2 National Parks; 18 muffler men; dozens of abandoned gas stations; dozens of abandoned roadside motels; 1,628 pictures – 63 of them abandoned gas stations, 44 of them…
The Five Lakes Loop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park is probably the most popular trail among visitors to the Park. It begins in the area of Bear Lake and takes you on a trail that ventures to Nymph Lake,…
As a result of a report seen all over social media, family and friends reached out knowing that we were hiking in the area on New Year’s Day. And while we were hiking on Anne U. White Trail in Boulder,…
In 2025 we took the biggest leap and left the East Coast (where we both grew up) in the rearview mirror to start the next chapter of our lives in Colorado. There were plenty of adventures and stories along the…
Cotopaxi is a company that prides itself on “doing good” and doing right by their customers. However…I discovered that Cotopaxi does NO GOOD and I am disappointed, disillusioned, and disgusted by Cotopaxi’s total lack of customer service and responsiveness. Melissa…
We’ve made a long ride to a National Park only to see nothing before. But we didn’t expect to see nothing at Mesa Verde National Park. Oh well… The last time was in 2023 when we were in Sedona and…
I have always loved photography. And the National Parks can be a photographer’s paradise. Whether you are a professional with an arsenal of equipment, an avid hobbyist with a fairly expensive camera and heavy lens you’re toting along, or even…
It surprises me to see some of the posts on social media by people who are not frequent visitors of National Parks. The comments are often humorous, especially when seeing how the naïveté can lead to comical circumstances. But that…