Leadville, CO / Fall Aspen
Took another drive out to Leadville, CO this fall. My second stop there this year. The primary reason for visiting again was to photograph the Aspens in their fall colors. Defying my usual luck, I arrived...
Author: Dennis
Lewis & Clark Slept Here, Almost
After leaving the Yellowstone area, it took about thirty minutes for me to acknowledge that I had no idea where we were driving to or which direction we may want to head. Sometimes this “I don’t...
Yellowstome NP, a lifetime of memories
We stayed outside the Park in a commercial campground for a few expensive days because our first choice did not work out well. Our preference is to find a Forest Service campground or, better yet, a...
Big Do ‘ins in Pinedale
For us, Pinedale, Wyoming is almost on the far side of the moon. A long way from home. Rawlings is where we have always turned north looking for serious mountains and cooler temps. This trip, Pinedale...
Green Mountain Lakes or “I saw it right off”
Back when my daughter was maybe ten, I tried to get back into the Wind River mountain range on horseback. We had paid a horse packer to haul our stuff up the mountain and drop us...
Family Camping
The western adventure of 2019 has begun. We pulled the rig through Colorado Springs to find a boondocking site outside of Buena Vista. For the novice camper, “boondocking” means to camp in a remote spot with...
Another day… Another train
The day following our tour around Aberdeen we hopped another train further north to Inverness. Guess what, it rained but not much. The train ride was pleasant and the scenery was beautiful. We followed the usual...
I’m goin’ where the water tastes like wine; well maybe scotch
Without spending nearly enough time in Edinburgh we hopped a train heading north to the much smaller city of Aberdeen. Not just our original cab driver, it seems everyone drives on the wrong side of the...
My comfort zone is about 4000 miles behind me now or will it ever stop raining
At the end of a very long day the plane is on its descent into Edinburgh. We finally broke through the clouds which were very uncomfortably close to the ground. ( A theme that will stay...
Never a bad day on the river…and some are just outstanding
Just getting back from another road trip this spring, I have been busy. It wasn’t planned, but I returned to some of the places the Princess and I found last fall up in Wisconsin. It was...
