Monthly Archives: July 2011

Final Chapter of our Colorado Adventure

On the afternoon of Saturday, July 2nd, we arrived in Vail, where Mike had visited as a child. We parked near the town center and walked around and found a bike shop where we could rent bikes the next day. … Continue reading

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Colorado Part II (Rocky Mountain adventure!)

Into the Rockies we go! As we stated in our last post, we left the Fort Collins area on Thursday, June 30th and headed to Estes Park, which is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park as well as a … Continue reading

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Colorado, Part I

On Thursday, June 23rd, we left Lathrop State Park and drove to Colorado Springs, where we planned on exploring a bit before heading north, where Mike had made an appointment with a Boulder mechanic for Monday. But our problems with … Continue reading

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Wildlife

Here is a list of the wildlife we’ve seen so far during our trip…some sightings are more exciting than others! One moose (Rocky Mountain National Park) Elk (Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand Canyon) Tarantula (Carlsbad, New Mexico campsite) Peregrine … Continue reading

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New Mexico

We last left you with our arrival in New Mexico. To be honest, we feel like we owe New Mexico an apology. After our first couple of days in the state, we ran into some car trouble that actually lasted … Continue reading

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Don’t Mess with Texas

On the road again! On June 13th, we woke up in New Orleans, and after filling up with biodiesel at Salathe Oil, we started our journey to Texas. On our way, we drove through Baton Rouge, which is a small … Continue reading

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