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Afternoon with Sitting Bull

July 29, 2009  /
Afternoon with Sitting Bull
After visiting Carlsbad Caverns earlier in the day I went to explore Sitting Bull Falls. My father and brother joined me on what I thought to be a short drive but turned into a lengthy 30mile drive on winding dirt roads. The temperature was 100F...

Carlsbad Caverns

July 29, 2009  /
Carlsbad Caverns
After grabbing a continental breakfast at the motel we headed to Carlsbad Caverns. The night before we visited the amphitheater to watch the nightly bat flight but unfortunately the severe thunderstorms in the area canceled any plans of that. So...

New Mexico Trip

July 28, 2009  /
New Mexico Trip
Fort Union National Monument, Dilia – NM Yesterday my family decided to head to Carlsbad, NM for a couple of days to visit the caverns. My plan was to leave at 4:30am and meet up with them in Carlsbad. While driving down there I saw a sign for...

Started out W but ended up NE

July 26, 2009  /
Started out W but ended up NE
CO – Peetz NE – Gurley, Sydney, Bridgeport, Courthouse & Jail Rock, Chimney Rock, Scotts Bluff National Monument For the first time in quite awhile I decided to wake up for a sunrise shoot. After waking up at around 5:15 and leaving out the door...

Hoodoos and Such

July 20, 2009  /
Hoodoos and Such
Having the itch to get out and about again I decided late this morning to visit Paint Mines. I’ve been here about 3 different times but today I took a new route to Calhan by ways of Kiowa. After hiking around the park the weather was turning...

Down in Pueblo

July 18, 2009  /
Down in Pueblo
I went with my friend down to Pueblo for the weekend to explore and relax. We started our first day out at the reservoir which was near where we were staying. After looking for fossils along the shoreline we took a drive around town and ended up...

Random Roadtrip

July 11, 2009  /
Random Roadtrip
I finally bought a nice car stereo receiver for my Jeep and to test it out I drove to Raton, NM. I realized after coming back from NM that i didn’t take any pictures. So I decided to visit the area of Ludlow, CO. I was surprised to see so many...

July 4th drive

July 4, 2009  /
July 4th drive
Piedras Marcadas Canyon, Petroglyph National Monument – Albuquerque, NM At around 10:30 last night (7/3), on a whim, I decided to head to White Sands, NM for the 4th of July. I left my home in Arvada at 4:00am and drove straight to Albuquerque,...

Northeast Colorado

June 29, 2009  /
Northeast Colorado
After finishing a book I decided to go for a nice drive. I originally planned to head to Wiggins, CO, along I-76, but once I arrived I just kept going east. I finally left the highway at Sterling, CO and learned that there was a state park just...