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...
by J. Dawg | Jun 4, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
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...
by J. Dawg | Jun 1, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
The first Colorado stop on my 2016 Colorado Roadtrip was up to Cripple Creek. Â 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...
by J. Dawg | Sep 23, 2015 | Colorado
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...
by J. Dawg | Jun 30, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015
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...