Tag: Lance Orton
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We took a road trip to Colorado and after staying at the historic Beaumont Hotel in Ouray, we made a quick stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on the way to Grand Lake Lodge and Rocky Mountain National Park. Grand Lake and Estes Park both border Rocky Mountain National Park as its…
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We took a road trip to Colorado and after staying at the historic Beaumont Hotel in Ouray, we made a quick stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on the way to Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park. The Abyssal Threshold Traveling across the Uncompahgre Plateau presents a quiet, deceptive rhythm. Rolling…
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We took a road trip to Colorado and after staying at the historic and haunted St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico, and visiting Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, our next stop was the historic Beaumont Hotel In Ouray. History of the Beaumont Hotel The Mining Boom Era (1886): Built in 1886 at…
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We took a road trip to Colorado and after staying at the historic and haunted St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve was our first stop in Colorado. Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve Geological Mechanics: The dune field covers over 30 square miles, with dunes reaching…
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Aside from the grueling, high-altitude treks that push your legs to the absolute limit, there is a distinct kind of magic found simply in slowing down and wandering around Yosemite near the valley floor. When you step off the main trails and let yourself drift through the open meadows and quiet pine forests, the park…
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There is a distinct moment when you drop down from the mountain switchbacks onto the Yosemite Valley floor and the sheer scale of the granite walls hits you. Standing on the flat valley floor, looking up at the monumental faces of El Capitan and Half Dome, it is easy to see why this area is…