Category: Travels With Minnie
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Travels With Minnie: A Biking Paradise
We arrived in Fort Collins, Colorado two days ago, eager to discover if the bike trails were as incredible as we’d heard they were. Our Friday outing began in the small community of Laporte, just north of Fort Collins. The Poudre (pronounced poo-der) River Trail would lead us 9 1/2 miles downstream along a beautifully…
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Travels With Minnie: Great Sand Dunes National Park
A quick trip to see North America’s tallest sand dunes, including the 755 foot Star Dune, was today’s outing. Driving toward the entrance to the park, the Sanger de Cristo mountains dominated the skyline and left me wondering just how impressive sand dunes could be in comparison.
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Travels With Minnie: Colorado – Durango to Alamosa
Three days in Durango, Colorado allowed us to experience a range of weather conditions. Cold nights, windy days, a brief bit of snow while we picnicked and finally, a beautiful spring day. The high point (literally) of our stay was the hike we took up The Animas Mountain Trail with college friends Emily and Rich.…
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Travels With Minnie: Utah’s Bicentennial Highway
As we enjoyed our last views of the gorgeous red cliffs of Capitol Reef National Park, we wondered what our day’s drive would reveal. Our planned route would take us along another lonely road where a sign warned there were no services ahead. While Reg likes this sort of excitement, I am far more nervous…
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Travels With Minnie: Cohab Canyon Trail
Once we reached the top, the trail dropped down into the shaded canyon where the walking wasn’t quite as challenging. As far as scenery, this trail had a little bit of everything and at just under 3 1/2 miles, makes a nice outing for morning or afternoon.
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Travels With Minnie: Navaho Knobs
The Navaho Knobs Trail is the longest trail in Capitol Reef National Park. The 9.4 mile round trip climbs (relentlessly) about 2,000 feet to an elevation of nearly 7,000 feet. This was no small day hike for us, but we figured we could always turn around if the going got tough. An hour later (at…
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Travels With Minnie: Surprises
Lots of excitement on the road Friday. Reg did a great job of remaining calm and confident as he towed us 280 miles in and out of mild snow flurries. Arriving at our campsite, we quickly set up, climbed inside and blasted the heater as we watched the snowfall kick it up a notch. The…
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Travels With Minnie: Eastward
The first day doesn’t count. It never feels like an adventure until the scenery opens up with a promise of the unknown ahead. While day 2 wasn’t new ground for us, it’s been six years since we’ve traveled along US Highway 50, otherwise known as “The Loneliest Road in America.” Last time we were driving…
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