hiking

Rocky Mountain National Park

We visited Rocky Mountain National Park on our first Big Trip, in 2016. Due to road closures and trail conditions,[…]

Buena Vista, a pretty little town with a special flair for river activities, sits in a valley surrounded by some of the[…]

Where we stayed We kind of ended up visiting Black Canyon by accident! Read about our time in Montrose, CO[…]

Originally, we had wanted to spend a couple nights at Ridgway State Park, exploring the trails there and around Black Canyon[…]

We did two fun and insanely gorgeous hikes while staying in Grand Junction, both near Fruita in the McInnis Canyons[…]

So this is the point in our story where the random day in Moab slots in: the morning we were[…]

Mesa Verde National Park does not offer extensive hiking; it is mostly about the views and tours of the ancient cliff dwellings. We[…]

After stopping for lunch at Farm Bistro in Cortez on our way to Durango, we knew it was a neat[…]

Durango, like Flagstaff, is a town that we could see ourselves living in. Super outdoorsy, with breweries and restaurants and[…]

Goosenecks State Park is a must-see if you’re in the Monument Valley/Bluff area. The hike down to the river, however,[…]