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…
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…
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…
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…
We took a road trip to Colorado but before we arrived, we stopped for a night at the historic and haunted St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico. We spent the night in Jesse James’ old room but as we told our daughter, we did not give the enemy a foothold (no ghosts seen). Founded…
How do you cap off two amazing days in New York City? With fireworks and a 4-mile sprint to your hotel to outrun some storms. But before we get to that story, let’s talk about Central Park. Central Park: Olmsted’s Emerald Refuge The third and final morning of a holiday weekend in Manhattan carries a…