by J. Dawg | Jun 11, 2013 | National Parks, Western Roadtrip
The jagged Teton Range sprang up abruptly on the horizon. Very different from the Rocky’s in Colorado. I’ll let the pictures do the talking. The mountains dominate the landscape.I stayed at Colter Bay Village Campground (not the RV park)...
by J. Dawg | Jun 10, 2013 | Western Roadtrip
I said goodbye to Colorado and made my way north to Wyoming. Rocky Mountain National Park had been spectacular and now it was time to more on. Wyoming gave me a new landscape to marvel at. It has pateau’s, mesa’s, and canyons.You see large...
by J. Dawg | Jun 4, 2013 | Colorado, National Parks
I drove the Trail Ridge Road today. Its the highest road in the US at over 12,000 ft. I did the first 20 miles to the Alpine Visitor Center and then retraced my route. All I can say is that it is spectacular. I happened to have a good day on...
by J. Dawg | Jun 3, 2013 | National Parks
I made it across the high plains and the Rocky’s appeared on the horizon the morning of Day 7. From 30 miles away, purple mountains majesty rose above the fruited plain. As I got closer, they just got more spectacular. I had an extra day before I...
by J. Dawg | Jun 1, 2013 | Kansas, Western Roadtrip
I left Independence a day early due to a another bad weather forecast (more tornado, hail, and severe thunderstorm watches) and I had seen everything I came for. When I left it was pouring. There were blinding downpours all the way to Topeka. It was...
by J. Dawg | May 31, 2013 | Missouri, Western Roadtrip
After spending most of a day visiting the USAF Museum in Dayton, I did a short drive west on I-70 to a truck stop in Spiceland, IN. I quit early so I could take a nap and catch up on some sleep. The Pilot truck stop was just outside of Indianapolis in a fairly rural...