Just under a week ago I was in Saint Louis, Missouri. I was staying in an Air BnB with Ryan downtown. After picking him up at the airport we found a parking structure that my car fit in (not always the easiest being around 6’9” with my Thule cover on). Saturday morning I realized I […]
Part 5
Northern Utah & Northern Colorado
Driving into Utah my first stop was Orbital ATK. This is a site where they build and test rockets. In front of the facilities, they had many samples of different parts and pieces and where they belonged on actual rockets. Just a few miles down the road was Golden Spike National Historic Site (see post […]
Rocky Mountain NP
From a distance you see the Rockies but you don’t really see them until you are right up next to them. I entered from the southwest corner of the park near Grand Lake. After a stop at the Kawuneeche Visitor’s Center I headed up the Trail Ridge Road stopping at a few of the overlooks. […]
Dinosaur NM
My first stop, as usual, is the Visitors Center. I got my Jr. Ranger book. I hopped on the shuttle to the Quarry and started to fill it out. After the quick shuttle I was at the quarry, a deep pit where materials are extracted. This was the actual quarry where they found these bones. […]
Golden Spike NHS
My very first stop in Utah was Golden Spike National Historic Site. So, I’ve never been a big history buff and personally had no idea what this was at all (even though I’m sure I learned about it in a history class at some point). For those clueless like me, this is where the United […]