Colleen, Author at silvervagabonds.com

Bryce, eBikes, hiking and the Rodeo!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:June 7, 2021
Post category:Adventure Exploring Videos

We spent the day in Bryce Canyon riding eBikes, hiking and spent the evening at the Rodeo! We rented eBikes from “Outta Here eBikes located on Route 12 about a mile from Bryce. The rental process was easy and off we went! The bikes were Rad Power eBikes. They were “pedal assist” with 4 levels of assistance. They were remarkably easy to ride and most of all FUN! We rode through Red Canyon on the paved bike route. A beautiful area. We had rented the bikes for 8 hours but the seats were truly the hardest bike seats I have…

Hole in the Rock Overnight

Post author:Colleen
Post published:June 5, 2021
Post category:Adventure Exploring Ford F-250 Videos

Just outside of Escalante UT there is a road that is 58 miles long that makes it’s way to the Northwest side of Lake Powell; Hole in the Rock. The road is a dirt road with the last 10 miles consisting of a true 4WD experience! The trek took us past some amazing sights. Chimney Rock, Dance Hall Rock and several slot canyon hikes….but our mission was to get to the end and see the famous “Hole in the Rock”. Hole in the Rock is on the National Register of Historic Places. In short, this was the passage of Mormon…

Sunday Online Art Class!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 30, 2021
Post category:Artwork

Today we took an online art class taught by an urban sketcher that we both like. We were most definitely outside of our comfort zone because this artist is a bit more loose and whimsical than Carol and I. The artist that taught the class is Ian Fennelly @ianfennelly Ian Fennelly organized through Studio56Ian’s style of sketching is self described as “Layers of Looking”. Very different from how we have been creating pen and watercolors. Ian’s layers consist of:Rough and loose pen sketchRefined pen sketchAdd watercolor and not over the entire pieceLet dryAdd values with shades of gray brush pens3 passes…

Kayaking Horseshoe Bend

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 28, 2021
Post category:Adventure Kayaking Videos

In 2014 Carol and I rafted 8 days and 277 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. We fell in love with the Grand Canyon and the Southwest. It sounds absurd, maybe, but the raft trip changed our lives. It changed us because we now seek out adventure and we are not fearful! Most all adventures on the Colorado below Glen Canyon Dam start at Lee’s Ferry just upriver from the Navajo Bridge. Both of our adventures have started at Lee’s Ferry. When we arrived, 2 hours early, we had a rush of memories of our 8…

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