Revisiting the Great Sand Dunes
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...
Journeying Along the Arkansas River – Part 2
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...
Journeying Along the Arkansas River – Part 1
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...
Up on Cripple Creek
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...
US Route 36 – The Pony Express Highway
For the past four years, most of my westbound routes to the Rockies have taken me across the state of Kansas. Â I like Kansas. The treeless high plains, sparse development, and 10 mile vistas appeal to me. Â It’s so different from what I’m used to back on...About J. Dawg
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