by J. Dawg | Jul 30, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016, National Parks
After leaving Rifle Falls, we continued our homeward trek east through central Colorado. Â We’d been up in the San Juans, the Western Slope, and the Central Mountains experiencing a great Rocky Mountain high for the past month. Â In two days we’d leave the...
by J. Dawg | Jul 12, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
After leaving Fruita the Beautah and Country Jam, it was time for us to make the turn and start heading east. Â We’d been in Colorado for about 5 weeks and unfortunately, it was time to start our journey home. Â Instead of just blasting east on I-70 for 5 long...
by J. Dawg | Jun 29, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
Last year, I happened to be driving on I-70 in western Colorado going by the little town of Mack. Â Looking out my driver’s side window, I could see a large gathering of sorts in the distance. Â As I got closer and passed by, I saw a big stage, lots of people,...
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...