The Manitou Incline
The Basics
Who: Make sure you can physically handle this intense hike and the effects of altitude if you’re not used to the elevation of this area, but we saw a wide variety of folks the day we went.
The Basics
Who: Make sure you can physically handle this intense hike and the effects of altitude if you’re not used to the elevation of this area, but we saw a wide variety of folks the day we went.
These flowers posts are becoming a trip tradition. We can’t stop now! Here are pictures of Idaho wildflowers. There is actually a new app for Craters of the Moon National Park, called Flowers of Craters of the Moon that one of the park rangers showed us. So you can see why many more pictures are…
We’d been hankering to get back to Buena Vista for some time. Basically we were waiting until the weather was good enough to take the trailer through the mountains to get out there. A glorious weekend presented itself and we were off. It’s interesting to think about the fact that the last time I was…
Any trip to Grand Canyon National Park is bound to be a good one. Unless of course you get locked out after just a couple of days. That’s exactly what happened to us back in 2013 when we were visiting the south rim and the government shut down. All National Parks were closed for about…
Rails to Trails bike paths are the best! Mostly flat, these trails typically go for miles and have lots of parking options and access points. That means you can have an easy stroll, long distance bike ride, or anything in between. Summer thunderstorms are a common in the mountains. Knowing that a long distance ride…
Although we’ve been seeing a lot and trying to be pretty active on this trip in order to make the most of it, there’s a lot to be said for taking rest days as well. Since we’ve posted so much about what we’ve been doing when we are out and about, we thought we’d also…
If you ever find yourself traveling Interstate 40 in eastern Arizona, Petrified Forest National Park is a place you should not skip! It’s easy enough to make a brief stop in the north end of the park. There is a visitor center and some amazing overlooks for the Painted Desert. However, if that’s all you…