April 2020
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Colorado Hikes: Ouray Perimeter Trail
Last week, I wrote up a long and detailed post about the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway, which passes through the scenic mountain town of Ouray (pronounced ‘you-ray’). We were only in town for a few hours so there’s a lot I still don’t know about the town. But I do know that the Ouray… Continue reading
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Colorado Bucket List: Driving the Million Dollar Highway
It only takes a few minutes of researching ‘best things to do in Colorado’ – or some form of that sentence – before the Million Dollar Highway turns up. This 23 mile (37 km) section of Highway 550 stretches from Ouray to Silverton, and it’s iconic for a reason. The views are indescribable, the steep… Continue reading
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Life on the Edge of a Cliff – Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (part II)
(Read part I of this post here) Most people don’t know this, but I took a bunch of anthropology classes in college because for a while I thought I wanted to be an archaeologist. I eventually changed my mind – long story – but I still find archaeology to be incredibly cool. So for me,… Continue reading
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Into the Past – Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (part I)
A couple years ago, I wrote all about Mesa Verde based on my previous visit to this fascinating park. But my fiance had never been there and it’s a place I was happy to return to, so last summer we headed out for a week long exploration of southwestern Colorado, including 2.5 days at Mesa… Continue reading
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