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A Message From the Grand Canyon!

Yesterday we took a day trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  As most of you know, this is one of our most loved destinations. Our 1st mission of the day was to wish all of our friends and family a Happy Thanksgiving.  All kidding aside, Carol and I are so grateful for our good health, that we love/have one another and the opportunities that have come our way.  Our 2nd mission of this day trip was to go to the Grand Canyon Backcountry Office to submit our application to backpack/hike into the canyon in April.  This would be…

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Mesa Verde National Park, Long House

Lots of catch up!  The SilverVagabonds arrived in Virginia last Sunday.  We spent 2 days on the road with Susan & Atom but in St. Louis we parted after a month together!  It was sad to part, honestly there were some tears!  More updates below.  Mesa Verde National Park While in Southwest Colorado we stayed at Morefield Campground inside the park.  The campground had so many bees that we did not spend much of any time outside at the campground!  Long House: We had timed entry to the “Long House” dwelling.  For the sensitive areas/dwellings the amount of people allowed…

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Two Days at Arches National Park

Welcome from Ridgway, CO!  We are back in Colorado after a 2 day trip to Moab, UT to visit Arches National Park.  We had an amazing two days of hiking to stunning arches and vistas.  Arches National Park has more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches!  The park is located 4 miles north of Moab and consists of 76,680 acres.  While there the temperature was about 97 during the day.  Together we toured the following arches:North ArchSouth ArchTurret ArchPine ArchTunnel ArchLandscape ArchDouble ArchCarol, Atom and Susan hiked to Delicate Arch but I declined due to the elevation and heat. (I washed…

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Two Days in Rocky Mountain N.P.

The wait is over!  Atom & Susan arrived Thursday afternoon!   It is so nice to have our friends with us for a portion of this journey.  We are in Estes Park and have had a delightful few days.  We explored Boulder, toured and hiked in the national park and enjoyed a wine tasting yesterday afternoon.   We have encountered a variety of weather, yesterday after visiting the Alpine Visitor Center (approx. 12,000 feet of elevation) there was sleet and hail and the temps dropped to 48.   We have a little compound at our campground! Today, we are exploring…

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