by J. Dawg | Jun 26, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016, National Parks
Fruita. Â Every time I said the name, more words seemed to want to come out of my mouth. Â So, shortly after arriving, the music box that is constantly playing in my head blurted out Fruita the Beautah. Â Thank you J. Geils for planting that one in my head. Fruita is a...
by J. Dawg | Jun 22, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
After six days of marveling at the mountain eye candy in Silverton and Ouray, we moved a short distance up the road to the small town of Ridgway. We visited this town last year, using it as our base to explore the area. Ridgway’s a more sedate place than the busy...
by J. Dawg | Jun 18, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
On last years Colorado Roadtrip, Ouray was just a quick one day recon stop while we were staying in Ridgway. Â Driving through the town, it seemed like a pretty cool place. Â Having read some fellow bloggers reports about Ouray, it peaked my interest to make it a...
by J. Dawg | Jun 15, 2016 | Canada, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
Two years ago, my son and I rode the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad up to Silverton. Â It was a spectacular all day experience up through the Animas River valley to the small mountain town located at 9,300 ft. Â But we only got to spend two hours in Silverton....
by J. Dawg | Jun 11, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016, National Parks
Heading south from Salida, we climbed up over Poncha Pass and descended into the broad San Luis Valley. Â The pass is fairly easy to climb and cross over at 9,010 ft. Â The San Luis Valley is bordered on the east by the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Â This valley is so...
by J. Dawg | Jun 8, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
From Texas Creek, we continued our journey along Route 50 and the Arkansas River towards Salida. Â This section of the road twists and turns for several miles as it parallels the river. Â The area is fairly undeveloped as most of the land on each side of the river is...