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Sand Dune Evening

June 22, 2010  /
Sand Dune Evening
This upcoming saturday is my friends wedding in Santa Fe, NM. So I decided to start my trip a few days early and go camping in the Sand Dunes. Upon arriving the winds were rather strong just setting up the tent alone was an ordeal. The family...

Highway of Legends

April 3, 2010  /
Highway of Legends
This weekend I decided to go down to Pueblo, CO and visit my Aunt and Uncle. After leaving my house in Arvada at 5:15am I eventually arrived at my Aunts house at 7:30am. Soon thereafter we got in my Jeep and took a mini trip to the area of Vigil,...

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks

February 6, 2010  /
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
After driving from Albuquerque my friends and I headed north towards Santa Fe. Along the way we stopped to get gas and after buying some early morning donuts we noticed a sign for Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Ntl. Monument. Seeing that it was...

The road to Taos and Beyond!

February 5, 2010  /
The road to Taos and Beyond!
Today I headed down to Albuquerque by means of the spectacular San Luis Valley. The weather was relatively nice for it being February and I was excited to get out of town. Shortly after passing through Questa, NM I entered the outskirts of Taos,...

Journey back to Colorado

January 3, 2010  /
Journey back to Colorado
After spending the night in Clayton, NM we slowly made our way to Raton Pass. Along the way we stopped off at Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM. There was a light amount of snow on top the volcano. The views of the surrounding lands were...

Shut out

October 11, 2009  /
Shut out
We woke up early this morning to head to the final day of the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. We were hoping to see the mass acession but it was soon clear that the weather was too nasty for any balloons to lift off. Shortly after...

Trip to New Mexico

October 10, 2009  /
Trip to New Mexico
Seeing that this past weekend I did more than a thousand miles of driving I had the urge to do it again this weekend. I, along with my brother, decided to visit my good friend in Albuquerque. We left an Icy Arvada around 4:45 and drove straight...

The Journey Back South

October 4, 2009  /
The Journey Back South
After waking up at the motel we headed to Wall Drugstore to finally see what it was all about. Needless to say its a store that has just about anything you need!  After leaving wall we drove to Badlands National Park, SD. The weather wasn’t that...

Journey up North

October 3, 2009  /
Journey up North
My friend and I decided a few days ago to head out to South Dakota this weekend. I knew it was going to be a long trip but wow…crazy! I left my home in Arvada around 3:45am and picked up my friend in Boulder shortly there after. After nearly...