Our 2017 Northwest USA Adventure
It was a real treat to travel I-70 through Colorado from the west side (Grand Junction) to east, ending at Estes Park, near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. Today was a total travel day, meant to be boring. Not so – the photos tell a much different story.
The western side of Colorado has amazing red rock mini-mountains with boulders and rocks that spill down to the interstate. The central area contains the heart of the Rockies with high-end ski areas like Vail and Aspen. Those hills challenged Whitey as the tow vehicle, but he responded like the auto champ he is.
You’ll notice a photo of a steam-powered railroad, which was recreated and updated from an original railroad supplying resources to the silver mining industry in the late-nineteenth century. Now it’s a tourist attraction complete with curly-cue tracks and trestles that we viewed in operation from a highway lookout.
As a minor aside, today was the eclipse passed over
Patricia Rowlands
110 hoofdstukken
16 apr. 2020
Day 52 - Rocky Mountain Fever
augustus 21, 2017
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Estes Park, Colorado
It was a real treat to travel I-70 through Colorado from the west side (Grand Junction) to east, ending at Estes Park, near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. Today was a total travel day, meant to be boring. Not so – the photos tell a much different story.
The western side of Colorado has amazing red rock mini-mountains with boulders and rocks that spill down to the interstate. The central area contains the heart of the Rockies with high-end ski areas like Vail and Aspen. Those hills challenged Whitey as the tow vehicle, but he responded like the auto champ he is.
You’ll notice a photo of a steam-powered railroad, which was recreated and updated from an original railroad supplying resources to the silver mining industry in the late-nineteenth century. Now it’s a tourist attraction complete with curly-cue tracks and trestles that we viewed in operation from a highway lookout.
As a minor aside, today was the eclipse passed over
us in about a minute of dusk-like shadows. Kind of anti-climatic with all the hype. We were glad we didn’t drive up to Wyoming for full exposure, given that 600,000 Denver-area residents were there to create this year’s worst traffic jam in that area.
At the end of the drive, we came down a mountain and the Estes Park village was laid out before us like a storybook picture of Switzerland. The campsite on Paradise River has the Airstream backed up to a rushing, babbling brook (smaller that a real river, but nice). We’re five minutes from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, and look forward to taking it in tomorrow morning. One potential downside – rain in the forecast all week. After several weeks of pure sunshine and real hot afternoons, we’re looking forward to it. That’s what rain gear’s for.
One last thing…on check in the owner told us to lock our cars and not to walk around after midnight due to bears that will be out looking for food. She explained that other areas residents do not secure their food and garbage inside, encouraging them. Why lock the car? They’ve learned how to open car doors. Great.
1.
Two More Days
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The Travel Plan
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Day 1 - We're off!
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Day 2: Cheesehead Country
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Day 3 Lots of Corn!
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Day 4 - Row-lands in the Bad-lands
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Day 5 - H-O-T!!
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Day 5 - Badlands Pictures
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Day 6 - Incredible!
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Day 6 - Mt. Rushmore Pictures
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Day 7 - Custer's Last Stand
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Day 7 - Pictures from Little Bighorn
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Day 8 - Dam!
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Day 9 - Touring
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Day 9 Pictures
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Day 10 - Touring
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Day 10 - Pictures
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Day 11 - Touring
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Day 12 - Touring
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Day 12 - Pictures
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Day 13 - Touring
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Day 14 - Touring
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Day 15 - Touring
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Day 16 - Goodbye Yellowstone - Hello Grand Tetons!
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Day 16 - Grand Teton Pictures
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Day 17 - Chipmunk in a Canoe only $249
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Day 17 - Pictures of Jackson Hole, WY
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Day 17 - Pictures of Jackson Hole, WY
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Day 18 - Wayne
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Day 19 - Our Glacier Park Arrival
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Day 20 - Food & Forests!!
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Day 21 - Yodelayheehoo!
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Day 21 - Logans Pass & Many Glaciers Hotel Pictures
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Day 21 - Logans Pass & Many Glaciers Pictures
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Day 22 - Oh Canada!
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Day 22 - Waterton NP Canada Pictures
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Day 23 - All Aboard!
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Day 23 - Lake McDonald Boat Ride
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Day 24 - Whitefish Revisited
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Day 24 - Pictures of Whitefish, Montana
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Day 25 - The Gem State
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Day 25 - Pictures
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Day 26 - Hard-hearted People
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Day 26 - Pictures
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Day 27 - Change of Plans
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Day 28 - Crossing Washington
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Day 29 - Our Sixth National Park
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Day 29 - Pictures
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Day 29 - Pictures
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Day 30 - Our Airstream
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Day 30 - Sleepless In Seattle
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Day 30 -Pictures
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Day 31 - Jimi would love it!
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Day 31 - Pictures
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Day 31 - Pictures
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Day 32 - Park #7
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Day 33 - Hoh my, this is different!
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Day 33 - Pictures
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Day 33 - Pictures
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Day 33 - Pictures
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Day 33 - Pictures
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Day 34 - Stinky Sol Duc
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Day 35 - We finally see Mt. Olympus
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Day 35 - Pictures
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Day 36 - Checking Out the Falls
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Day 36 - Pictures
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Day 36 - Pictures
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Day 37 - 9 Hours Later
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Day 37 - Pictures
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Day 38 - We gotta get outta this place……
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Day 38 Pictures
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Day 39 - R & R
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Day 40 - Anything is a Blessing
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Day 40 - Pictures
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Day 41 - Beauty Spot
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Day 41 - Pictures
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Day 41 - Pictures
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Day 41 - Pictures
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Day 42 - A Three-Hour Tour
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Day 42 - Pictures
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Day 42 - Pictures
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Day 43 - Beer Here!!
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Day 43 - Pictures
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Day 44 - Lazy Sunday
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Day 45 - High Desert
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Day 46 - Central Oregon
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Day 47 - Just Around the Bend
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Day 48 - Back Into Idaho
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Day 48 - Pictures
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Day 49 & 50 - Heading East
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Day 49 & 50 - Pictures
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Day 51 - A Real Surprise!
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Day 51 - Pictures
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Day 51 - Pictures
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Day 51 - Pictures
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Day 52 - Rocky Mountain Fever
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Day 53 - Changes in Altitude
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Day 53 - Pictures
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Day 54 - Hittin' the Trail
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Day 54 - Pictures
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Day 55 - Smokin' Dave
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Day 55 - Pictures
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Day 56 - Travel, Traffic & Costco
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Day 57 - Highest yet!
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Day 57 - Pictures
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Day 58 - Bad Karma
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Day 58 - Pictures
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Day 59 - In Heaven
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Day 59 - Pictures
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Day 60-66 -The Journey is its Own Reward - Homer
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