1000 Miles from Durango to Glacier National Park

We left Durango with a destination of Glacier National Park…1000 miles! We stopped in Helper, UT and stayed at Castle Gate RV Park. The town was as cute as it could be with antique cars and to our surprise it is an art community! We sure enjoyed this little laid back town in rural Utah.Our next stop was Heber City, UT. We stayed at Mountain Valley RV Resort (we had stayed here 3 weeks last year and loved it). While in the area we needed to get the truck ready for Canada….we decided that after 50,000 miles we should get…

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Ouray, Colorado Jeep Tour! Wow!

This week we treated ourselves to a cabin in Ouray, Colorado and a private Jeep Tour with Alpine Scenic 4x4 Tours. Our guide’s name was Sam and we asked that he take us to as many scenic places as he could for our 6 hour tour. We were so excited and had been looking forward to this adventure for a few weeks! Our tour started on Highway 550 through a section of the Million Dollar Highway. After our first stop at Bear Creek Falls, we turned off the Million Dollar Highway heading to Red Mountain #2 via Corkscrew Pass. We…

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Rafting in Durango and Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour!!!

After departing Utah our next stop was Durango, CO. We met up with our Airstream Club, Four Corners Unit for a casual rally.Our 1st day a group from the rally headed to the river for a 4 hour raft ride of the Animas River through Durango. There were some decent rapids and we had a ton of fun!Our next adventure, Carol and I did an overnight to Ouray, CO and our first stop was the Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour. The Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour is a guided mine tour that takes you 1/3 mile into the heart of…

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4 Stops in Southeastern Utah!

When we left Moab we started our trek to Durango Colorado! We made several stops along the way:1. Valley of the Gods - a 17 mile loop near Mexican Hat, Utah.  A beautiful ride through vibrant red rock!2. Gooseneck State Park - towers 100’ above the San Juan River.  The river meanders through 6 miles of curves but only travels about 1.5 miles closer to Lake Powell!3. Hovenweep National Monument - This rocky rugged area was once home to many people (about 1200) about 800 years ago!  This was a real find but it was HOT!4. Four Corners Monument -…

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