Written on May 1, 2011
Day: 14 Miles: 3,004 Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Strange colors I’ve been on the road for two weeks officially! Two weeks ago I was setting off from Southern California and driving through the desert. Now I’m sitting here in Jackson, Wyoming enjoying a well needed beer right downtown! Its been a heck of a...
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Written on April 30, 2011
Day: 13 Miles: 2,500 Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho Yellowstone National Park. Need I say more? Chances are, you’ve either been there yourself or seen pictures of everything in the park. What you might not know is that this was America’s and the World’s first National Park. That is, it was the first.....
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Written on April 23, 2011
Note- It is named “Florissant Fossil Beds”, NOT “Fluorescent Fossil Beds”. Florissant is a french word for “flowering”; the fossils do not glow. Day: 8 Miles: 1,434 Location: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and Garden of the Gods Park Three fossilized redwoods in central Colorado So I’m actual...
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Written on April 23, 2011
Day: 6 Miles: 1,266 Location: The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado My new favoirte National Park After a long drive up from Durango, I crashed in the National Park and paid $6 for a campsite. Its wonderful to know there are still parks that offer campsites for six bucks a night. Most...
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Written on April 21, 2011
Day: 5 Miles: 1,033 Location: Mesa Verde National Park, Southwestern Colorado The largest ancient Puebloan settlement ever unearthed After a most pleasant night spent in the San Juan Mountains, I drove off to Mesa Verde National Park. This is a very unique National Park because it is the only one that preserves man-made wonders as...
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