Monthly Archives: May 2015

Denver, CO For our second adventure with Hans, Lisa,  Steve, and Mona Liza, we headed to Roxborough State Park south of Denver.  Lisa found a great six and half mile hike to the summit of Carpenter Peak. From the visitor center … Continue reading →

Denver, CO On our first day in Denver we hit the ground running walking with a hike on the Mt. Galbraith Loop Trail.  After driving about fifteen miles to Golden, we met up with friends Hans and Lisa (Metamorphosis Road) and … Continue reading →

Denver, CO After a week exploring around Grand Junction, we pulled up the jacks and headed east on I-70.  This highway is a beautiful ride in a car, but in a large vehicle it is a little too intense for … Continue reading →

Fruita, CO (near Grand Junction) The weather forecast for Saturday called for partly sunny skies with a chance of afternoon thunder showers.  So we were out (relatively) early to hike a couple of trails just inside the east entrance in … Continue reading →

Fruita, CO (near Grand Junction) Friday was another day of thunderstorms off and on all day.  In the late afternoon the skies cleared for a few hours so we took advantage of the break and drove back up on the … Continue reading →

Fruita, CO (outside Grand Junction) One of the hikes we had on our agenda during our visit to the Grand Junction area was the Crag Crest Trail on Grand Mesa.  That was until we did a bit of research on … Continue reading →

Fruita, CO (outside Grand Junction) As with most of Colorado,  the weather has been rainy here in Grand Junction with showers and thunderstorms often in the forecast.  But Wednesday dawned with sunny skies predicted to last into the late afternoon, … Continue reading →

Grand Junction, CO After a stay in Utah of about a month and a half, we left Torrey and headed east into Colorado for a visit to Grand Junction.  There is what appears to be a great state park campground … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT In our previous blog we told you about the first half of our adventure on the Upper Muley Twist Canyon Trail.  We now re-join the saga as we make a turn to the east and head up a … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT The “reef” in the name of Capitol Reef NP refers to a 100 mile long warp in the earth’s crust called the Waterpocket Fold.  The fold forms a north-to-south barrier that even today has barely been breached by … Continue reading →