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My husband was spending a few months in Utah, so this trip would give me a chance to visit. But during the day he’d be working, so the hiking trip idea was born.
I was a little surprised when my friend Jayne so quickly agreed to go hiking for a week in Colorado and Utah. After all, I had given her only two weeks’ notice; and the seasons were changing -- both Colorado and Utah had already experienced snow, while in our eastern U.S. clime we were still enjoying the last of our Indian summer. Snow was weeks, if not months, in the future. But she said yes, and so we arranged to head for Old La Sal, Utah, by way of Denver. As I was arriving a day earlier, I would rent our vehicle and meet her at the Denver International Airport to begin our little adventure.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Fretless
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Foothills, not mountains
Long a favorite city for me, Boulder is home to 100,000 people, including some of my very good friends. It has been voted one of America's be... Continue reading »
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DEN or DIA? Denver Airport
Having spent quite a few years with the Federal Aviation Administration, I really like airports, and aviation in general. I even like sitting... Continue reading »
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Broomfield Experience
Since I had arrived fairly early, I had time to kill before meeting my cousin after work that afternoon. I had several hours to kill, as a... Continue reading »
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Hiking in Chautauqua Park
The first “hike” of this hiking trip was a brief one, but I certainly felt the altitude difference between where I live in Maryland, 27 feet (9m)... Continue reading »
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I-70 West into Utah
Leaving Glenwood Springs, we headed over to Utah.
I should insert a little geographical note here. From my home in Maryland, I can dr... Continue reading »
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I-70 West across Colorado
"It always snows here on Halloween," my friend Elizabeth had told me, the night before I was leaving Boulder to drive across Colorado. "It... Continue reading »
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Canyon of the Colorado
The water starts as a trickle up on the Continental Divide, in the "Never Summer" mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park. Along the way to... Continue reading »
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Arches National Park
“The formation of the arches began 300 million years ago in the Pennsylvanian Period, when salt water from a nearby ocean flooded the area.” S... Continue reading »
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Hiking along La Sal Creek in Colorado
I had never seen a real mine, so when our friendly innkeepers suggested an easy hike to an abandoned mine on the Colorado - Utah border, I was happy t... Continue reading » -
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Sunset at Paradox Valley
"You just have to drive out to see the sunset at Paradox Valley," my husband Jim had said more than once on my visit to the Colorado/Utah border wh... Continue reading »
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The Road to Mount Peale
Mount Peale looked down on our cabin all week while we were in Utah, so for our last hike Jayne and I decided to go up the La Sal Pass Road toward... Continue reading »
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