Green River Campground – sunset while listening to a ranger talk on NPS. They had slept in 51 parks…while stargazing that evening by the river in campsite #77, we figured we had slept in 39 national park sites. The stars and Milky Way were incredible and it was warm enough evening to enjoy lingering and appreciating the Enormity-of-it-All.After picnicking at Echo Park overlook, we hiked to Harpers Corner Overlook spectacular viewpoint. Not the distance of our Green River to Desert Voices to Sound of Silence hike yesterday, but very enjoyable. This overlooks the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers.Camping by the Yampa river, we had this spectacular sunset. Stargazing again was wonderful. We felt refreshed from splashing around in the river before dinner.An early morning hike on the Yampa. What a sight!We spent a couple nights near Steamboat Springs and hiked Rabbit Ears Pass, where this photo was taken.
Dowd Mt Overlook and Picnic area was the perfect spot. We absorbed the view during wine o’clock, fixing dinner and lingering until the stars came out. We set up a dispersed camp a 1/4-mile or so away.The panorama on a clear wind free day.Great color and reflections!We saw sheep in Sheep Creek Canyon area and asked this one to pose for us.We strolled around this pond on the way to the Flaming Gorge Dam. Fall colors dotting the hillsides and peaceful reflections.
South of Laramie and near the highest point of I-80, we spent a few nights exploring this area around Vedavoo.We motored the MINI right onto the rocks for a this dispersed camp site with some great views.Some very interesting rock formations.We hiked up the canyon and saw these other climbers on the far side to give us a sense of scale.Further west in the Medicine Bow National Forest, we hiked to Lost Lake.Lost Lake is gorgeous!And we saw this moose in both directions.Back to the campsite at Sugarloaf to enjoy the sunset and wine o’clock. Amazing stars with an almost full moon coming out before we crawled into the tent.Libby or Lewis Lake – great spot for morning coffee!
Not enough snow for snowshoeing but we enjoyed winter hiking in this beautiful park.Hiking up to Mills LakeAmazing ice formations on the lake.Vance Kirkland-esque ice formations at dawn on our round window at home.
Straddling the beginning of the Colorado River at the summit of La Poudre Pass after hiking the Colorado River Trail through Shipler Park and the site of Lulu City. This was a 15 mile round trip hike! We were ready for the hot tub back at the condo.The Colorado River starts mainly as runoff and becomes swamp area near the summit of La Poudre Pass. The Grand ditch catches snow melt from a large portion of the Never Summer Mountains and also feeds into the Colorado River at the summit.The Little Yellowstone Canyon is on the Colorado River Trail south of the La Poudre Pass.
Gorgeous claret cup blooms against the black canyon. We enjoyed our stop here on the way home from Utah. We met a fun Australian and enjoyed swapping stories – it is he that told us where to find this bloom and we set off just before sunset to find.
A weekend of hiking and camping fun with friendsGreetings from Us in Needles DistrictLost Hikers Joint Trail Hike PanoramaChessler Park PanoramaColorful Opuntia bloom in Chessler ParkSpring in Chessler Park with Opuntia bloomsViewing The Solar Eclipse Ring of Fire at Pot Hole PointPlaying around with Shadows during The Solar Eclipse Ring of Fire at Pot Hole PointThe Shadows look like pictographs on Pot Hole Point during the Ring of Fire Solar EclipseEnjoying the quiet times at sunset. We appreciate all the ranger led programs in the National Parks – Thank you! This special telescope allowed an amazing view of the solar eclipse – although the image was upside down.
Ready to do some MINI fun raising camping and hiking in Goblin State parkCaught in the narrow slot of Little Wild Horse CanyonGorgeous blue skies to hike White Canyon in Bridges National MonumentAdmiring the petroglyphs and reflections under Kachina BridgeCactus bloom in White Canyon areaAwesome campsite near Bears Ears PassEnjoying the Panorama of Goosenecks State ParkMoki Dugway! Those are some serious Twisties!Motoring towards Monument Valley
