Mesa Verde National Park – Montezuma County, CO

Written by Kyle A couple weeks ago we had planned to go to visit Mesa Verde National Park in Southwest Colorado. At that time we were hoping the government shutdown would be over, but at the time I am writing this it is still dragging on. We were not sure what to expect but as we already made arrangementsContinue reading “Mesa Verde National Park – Montezuma County, CO”

Phoenix Park Waterfall – Creede, Colorado

Written by Kyle Bee and I decided to head up to check out Phoenix Park Waterfall, only of the many waterfalls in the Creede, CO area, but one we had not yet visited. We did a quick map download on AllTrails and headed towards Willow Creek. We read that it was about 2.5 miles to the falls fromContinue reading “Phoenix Park Waterfall – Creede, Colorado”

24 Hours in Rocky Mountain National Park

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”

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 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”

Chimney Rock National Monument

Written by Kyle We had a gorgeous fall weekend here in the high country of Southern Colorado, and decided to take the motorcycles out from Creede, through Wolf Creek Pass, and over to Chimney Rock National Monument outside of Pagosa Springs, CO before it closed for the season. Here is a bit of history direct fromContinue reading “Chimney Rock National Monument”

Arches National Park in Just 2 Hours?

Written by Kyle Sometimes you don’t have days to spend in a national park….but does that mean you still shouldn’t go? We found ourselves passing through Moab on the way to Bonneville World of Speed, and Bee asked if we would swing through Arches National Park in the morning. I checked the NPS website and surprisingly there were timed entry passesContinue reading “Arches National Park in Just 2 Hours?”

An Unexpected Stop At La Ventana Natural Arch

Written by Kyle In one of our earlier posts Bee wrote about her fifth element of travel: the unexpected. We were driving down to Tucson, AZ  from Creede, Colorado towing a couple motorcycles, so I was taking the scenic back roads. We were in Western New Mexico and entered the El Malpais National Monument, something I hadContinue reading “An Unexpected Stop At La Ventana Natural Arch”