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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3 Days in the Capitol Reef National Park Area!

We left Escalante, UT and one of our favorite campgrounds, Yonder Escalante. We headed up Highway 12 to Torrey, UT just outside of Capitol Reef National Park.  Our 1st night we stayed at a Harvest Host, Etta Place Cider.  Of course we had to do a tasting and what an interesting experience!  We tried a variety of hard ciders ranging from Rhubarb Peach Wine to Etta Place Gingered!  We also had Reserve Fig Mead a desert cider….We left with Rhubarb Peach and the Reserve Fig Mead!  See the link below:Etta Place CiderWe have been wanting to do some “real” boondocking on…

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