by J. Dawg | Jun 6, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015
Another stop on our Colorado Road Trip, that we bypassed last year, was Crested Butte. Just 20 miles north on Route 135 from Gunnison, it’s a stunningly beautiful area that was a must-see stop this time. Originally a summer place of the Ute people, it’s...
by J. Dawg | Jun 3, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015
The next stop on our Colorado Road Trip was Salida. It’s a small town (pop. 5,400) in the middle of the state that borders the northern edge of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. There’s a lot for a person to do in an around Salida, but the big draw seems to be rafting...
by J. Dawg | Jun 1, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015, National Parks
I had never heard of it. Last year, while traversing southern Colorado on Route 160, I drove right by it. I saw the sign but just kept on driving. Sand dunes and Rocky Mountains just don’t seem to go together in the same sentence or even the same paragraph. ...
by J. Dawg | May 28, 2015 | Colorado Roadtrip 2015, Kansas
After leaving Independence, we journeyed across Kansas on I-70, which is pretty much a direct shot to Colorado. My plan was to not spend too much time and take a couple of days traversing the 424 miles across the state. Last year we spent considerable time in the...
by J. Dawg | May 26, 2015 | Colorado Roadtrip 2015, Missouri
After three long days, driving almost 1,400 miles, and sleeping in truck stop parking lots, we made it to our first destination stop on our Colorado road trip. No we’re not quite in Colorado, but smack in the middle of the country making a stop in Independence,...
by J. Dawg | May 25, 2015 | Colorado Roadtrip 2015, Missouri
One of the problems with living in New England is that it takes a few days to drive to another spot in the country. My son and I have just headed out on our Colorado Road Trip.  After three long days of driving across Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,...