Written by Kyle After seeing Charley Crockett at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, we hit the road early the next morning and headed up towards the East entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes, Colorado Originally this trip had been planned to be a motorcycle trip, so originally we actually didn’t have much of a plan otherContinue reading “24 Hours in Rocky Mountain National Park”
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Carson Colorado Ghost Town
Written by Kyle A couple weeks ago Bee suggested an impromptu trip to Carson, a ghost town located outside of Lake City, Colorado. At almost 12,000 feet near the top of the Continental Divide Carson was one of the most inaccessible mining camps in Colorado. I pulled up the location on Gaia (super helpful off-line GPS mapsContinue reading “Carson Colorado Ghost Town”
Charley Crockett Live At Red Rocks – Morrison, Colorado
Written by Kyle We have been listening to Charley Crockett (and if you haven’t heard the man, you better check it out!) for a few years, his are some of the favorite records on rotation in our house. We saw him live the first time a few years ago at a small 500 person venue here in Colorado.Continue reading “Charley Crockett Live At Red Rocks – Morrison, Colorado”
Wild Bill (Ain’t Here) Mountain Man Rendezvous 2025 – Creede, Colorado
Written by Kyle Summer has come around again which means mountain man rendezvous are happening! Last year I was able to attend my first rendezvous when the Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous was held here in Creede, Colorado. This year the nationals are being held in Lonetree, Wyoming, however the Wild Bill Rendezvous was held right down the roadContinue reading “Wild Bill (Ain’t Here) Mountain Man Rendezvous 2025 – Creede, Colorado”
East Coast Timing Association Land Speed Racing 2025
Written by Kyle After attending World of Speed last September at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah to help my brother out, I decided to pull my bike out of retirement. My brother Tyler and bike whiz Tim Fiorucci had a large part to do with getting me back on the horse. I spent a coupleContinue reading “East Coast Timing Association Land Speed Racing 2025”
Roadside Attractions – UFO Watchtower – Hooper, Colorado
Written by Kyle In the middle of the San Luis Valley near Hooper, Colorado is an interesting Roadside attraction – the UFO Watchtower. About 25 years ago Judy Messoline decided to build, as far as she was aware, the only UFO watchtower. In picking the location, the San Luis Valley is perfect for this, with extremelyContinue reading “Roadside Attractions – UFO Watchtower – Hooper, Colorado”
2 Weeks on 2 Wheels – Part 3
Written by Kyle As Beulah mentioned in the last part we got pinned down for a couple days in Missoula. It was A big change of plans as originally we had planned on heading up to Glacier National Park and doing the ride to the sun road. I was very much looking forward to this as I’veContinue reading “2 Weeks on 2 Wheels – Part 3”
2 Weeks on 2 Wheels – Part 2
Written by Beulah It’s day 4 and we are in Montana for family visits. My sons Jakob, Ethan, and I haven’t been in the same place together since November of 2022. This part of our trip was more focused on family time than 2 wheeled adventures but we still got to squeeze in some funContinue reading “2 Weeks on 2 Wheels – Part 2”
2 Weeks on 2 Wheels – Part 1
Written by Beulah On our first day heading towards Montana, Kyle and I left Creede while it was still in the low 50’s and by the time we made it through the canyon it had warmed up considerably. Our first stop was at the Durango Harley Davidson to pick up some all-weather gloves because beingContinue reading “2 Weeks on 2 Wheels – Part 1”
A Western Experience At Old Tucson
Written By Kyle I was familiar with Old Tucson Movie Studios, although I had never visited. Back in the day Old Tucson was an active film ranch with 300 acres of space used for a movie and television productions; over 500 films and shows have been shot there over the years! As a fan ofContinue reading “A Western Experience At Old Tucson”
