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 12, 2018 | Breweries, Sightseeing
Comanche Creek Brewing Company is a great little family-owned microbrewery approximately 2 miles outside Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The brewery is located in a 1940s era cabin that was formerly the blacksmith’s workshop for the family ranch which has been operating...
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...
by tdinfl | Jun 5, 2018 | Biking, Hiking, Sightseeing, Texas, Uncategorized
Palo Duro Canyon State Park encompasses the second largest canyon in the United States. The beautiful red rock and sandstone canyon is also much more accessible than it’s big brother the Grand Canyon. Palo Duro Canyon campgrounds are actually on the floor of the...
by tdinfl | Jun 3, 2018 | Hiking, Kansas, Sightseeing
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is 22,135 acres of rare inland salt marsh and sand prairie located in Southwest Kansas near the small town of Stafford. Quivira was established in 1955 to protect vital habitat along the Central Flyway for migratory wildfowl....
