Journeying Along the Arkansas River – Part 1
After two days, we left Cripple Creek and headed down off the mountain. Â Levon Helm was singing in my ear all the way down to Colorado Springs – “When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go…”. Â It was good to leave the winter...
Up on Cripple Creek
The first Colorado stop on my 2016 Colorado Roadtrip was up to Cripple Creek.  I had read some interesting historical info about the place and decided it was another mining town that I had to see. Just 50 or so miles due west of Colorado Springs, it’s quite a...
Pits to Playgrounds – Colorado’s Small Mining Towns
Over the last two years in my RV travels, I’ve visited several of the small towns in Colorado’s Mountain and Western Slope areas. These areas are much different from the heavily populated Front Slope areas like Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs. The towns in...
The Maroon Bells – One of God’s Perfect Creations
A few miles outside of Aspen is the White River National Forest. It’s a huge wilderness area that protects some of Colorado’s most beautiful mountain areas. It’s home to five 14K foot mountains and several 13k footers. The crown jewel of this area is the Maroon...
Finding a Ruby in The Rockies at Redstone
In our escape from Moab, we made our way back to Colorado. But the heat came with us. The weather map showed the Western Slope and most of the southwest broiling in 100+ degree temperatures. Our next planned layover was at Colorado River State Park in Fruita, CO and...About J. Dawg
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