by tdinfl | Jun 23, 2018 | Hiking, Sightseeing, Utah
Canyonland National Park is a very interesting national park, only 40 minutes Southwest of Moab, UT. Canyonlands is divided into four districts, which although close by geographically, require two to six hours by car between each. The closest district to Moab is...
by tdinfl | Jun 23, 2018 | Hiking, Sightseeing, Utah
Arches National Park is just north of Moab in the state of Utah. Arches is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, and so much amazing landscape it’s difficult to take in! We visited in June, because we were nearby in Colorado. But, would advise...
by tdinfl | Jun 20, 2018 | Colorado, Hiking, Sightseeing
Our second (and favorite) tour of the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings was the Cliff Palace Tour. This one didn’t have the 32 foot ladder or sketchy path down that the Balcony House did. But, Cliff Palace is a much larger and more visually impressive example of a...
by tdinfl | Jun 17, 2018 | Colorado, Hiking, Sightseeing
Balcony House is one of the great Ranger-led tours available at Mesa Verde National Park. Balcony House is an interesting example of a medium sized cliff dwelling with well-preserved rooms, kivas, and plazas that are all viewable by the public. The Park Service calls...
by tdinfl | Jun 11, 2018 | Biking, Hiking, Sightseeing
Angel Fire Bike Park is the largest Bike Park in the Rocky Mountains and has been voted Best in the Southwest by MTBparks.com 4 years in a row. It features more than 2,000 vertical feet of runs, 60 miles of lift-served trails, and is suited to mountain bikers of all...
by tdinfl | Jun 7, 2018 | Hiking, Oklahoma, Sightseeing
Black Mesa is part of a series of large mesas (or buttes) in the tip of the Oklahoma panhandle, and includes the state’s highest point at 4,973 feet. It comes by the name naturally, as it is capped by a large, black lava layer that appeared to be unique for the...
