Ice Slough
4 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
On the Oregon and Mormon Trails. The road crossed the trails right here. The migrants were able to dig up ice here well into the summer months on there way across the country.
Split Rock
4 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
On the Immigrant, Mormon and Oregon Trails
Split Rock to Rawlins
4 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Weather
4 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌫 61 °F
Dry roads and cruel sun, but plenty of evidence of the snows we missed last week!
Cheyenne Wyoming
6 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Cheyenne seems to have been a crossroads for some of the most notorious and entertaining Western history with many famous people making appearances, such as Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok, CalamityLeggi altro
Welcome to Colorado
6 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Our Ladybug
6 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We found our ladybug sitting on a blade of grass in a park outside Ft. Collins where we stopped for lunch. As we are having trouble deciding where to go, we put her down on the pavement to see whichLeggi altro
Estes Park KOA
6 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
This campground only opened May 1, and we are so happy to have made it here. It is absolutely gorgeous. We're just a couple of miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. There's not aLeggi altro
Rockcut Brewing Company
6 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
First order of business, replenish the kitty litter, ibuprofen (foot still misbehaving), and beer. Grocery stores in Colorado cannot carry full-strength beer ... maximum 3% alcohol ... so we went inLeggi altro
Rocky Mountain National Park
7 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
After breakfast at the Notchtop Cafe, we headed into the park to see what we could see. We were thrilled at the herd of elk near the entrance, until Gordon noticed one of them had a BELL around hisLeggi altro
Bear Lake 9442 feet
7 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 36 °F
By the time we got here, we had snow mixed with rain. The low clouds and bare tree shapes against the mist created a mood which we enjoyed. However, we decided to cut our trip short and return toLeggi altro
Cozy in the geezer-mobile
7 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 37 °F
As the weather raged outside, we felt cozy and warm inside. You can see we've added a few touches such as colored lights, a scarf over the LED, and even a little plant. And don't forget hot tea andLeggi altro
Second Go
8 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
The sun is shining down here. We will try to finish our drive through the park before weather comes in again.
Winter Wonderland
8 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Coming back into town
8 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Smokin' Dave's BBQ n Taphouse
8 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Happy Mothers Day
5000 mile check-up
9 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
For our new Hylander, not Gordon.
La Junta KOA
9 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
It was not a long drive, but we didntget started until almost 3pm.
La Junta CO
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
No mistaking this Elks Lodge.
Arkansas River
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We have been following the Santa Fe Trail scenic drive along the Arkansas River from La Junta to Syracuse.
Lunch in Syracuse
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Very nice place, the Black Bison Pub.
FLAT!
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Santa Fe trail tracks
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
If you look REALLLLL hard, you can see a variation in vegetation suggesting two tracks going up the hill in the first photo. Well, how many of your treadmarks would still show after 150 years? It wasLeggi altro
Things are closer than they appear
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
It's late afternoon, dry and dusty. I'd been workin' hard and lookin' forward to playin' hard.
The town of Dodge City laid before me like a bright red apple on a tree, ready for picking. So I headedLeggi altro
Dodge City Kansas
10 maggio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Driving tour perhaps a bit abbreviated due to uncertainty around one way streets.
























































































