WHERE |
VIEW |
SYNOPSIS |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs |  |
Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds. Kind of commercial, but not too bad. |
| Cripple Creek |  |
Mollie Kathleen (I keep thinking "Katzen", but that's clearly not it) Gold Mine - 1000 feet deep - tres cool. |
| Royal Gorge |  |
Hey, something else 1000 feet deep. Look through the floor plank of the bridge. Cool bridge. |
| Great Sand Dunes National Monument |  |
Alas, only 700 feet high :-). Took about 1 1/2 hours to climb and 15 minutes to decend. I live near dunes, and these are pretty impressive. |
| Mesa Verde National Park |  |
Great cave dwellings (although my mother says Turkey has much better ones for Christians :-) ). Good hikes, as well. |
| Four Corners |  |
Not worth it, unless you really like tourist traps. Zach's in all four states, here. |
| Canyon de Chelly National Monument |  |
Who knew? Never even heard of the place, but a great canyon with some nice hikes. Navaho still live in it. |
| Grand Canyon National
Park (South Rim) |
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Words can't describe it, and neither can pictures. Unimaginable. Great hike on the South Kaibab Trail with a ranger. |
| Glen Canyon Dam |  |
Great display of technological prowess. Incredible ruination of beautiful canyon. Oh well, can't win them all. |
| Grand Canyon National
Park (North Rim) |
 |
Completely different than the South Rim - you've got to visit both. Great hike on the North Kaibab Trail. |
| Zion National Park |  |
You're in the canyon. Nice views of "Great White Throne" (named by Mormons, most assuredly with a different connotation than the one that this name gives us now :-). Great hikes on a knife edge 1000 feet up, and up narrow canyons on the Virgin river. |
| Bryce National Park |  |
Great Mule Ride (get "Leroy"). Beautiful spires and hikes. |
| Capitol Reef National Park |  |
Hard to describe. Sort of canyonish, sort of a wall of sandstone, depending on which direction you go. Nice hike up to the "Golden Throne" viewpoint. Very secluded. |
| Canyonlands National Park |  |
Very primitive - great views of the Colorado and the Green River prior to merging in "Island in the Sky" area. Nice hiking, especially at "Salt Dome". |
| Arches National Park |  |
Never seen so many arches in my life! What's the difference between an arch and a bridge? Great hike in "Fiery Furnace". |
| Dinosaur National Monument |  |
Not a lot of dinosaur stuff, but what's there is GREAT! Some VERY good hikes - incredible quiet. |
| Rocky Mountain National Park |  |
Unbelievable vistas of the Rockies. Good hikes in the snow near Bear lake, and without snow in the Moraine area. |
| Greeley | |
Visited Lee and Terri Devlin. Got a ride in Lee's Piper Colt with Zachary. |