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Yellowstone National Park Day 2
Yellowstone National Park, WY, May 2025 This morning, we woke up to a winter wonderland. Temperature was 30 F and beautiful snow. We are fortunate for the large pines around the campground which protects us from wind. The first priority was taking a shower and then going to the store or visitor center to see…
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Brimmers Point
Guernsey State Park, Wyoming, April 2025 The above panorama picture was taken by John at the very top of the bluff. The placard below the steps to the top talked about annually driving a car off and into the reservoir. It’s no longer done but wow what a fall. I wonder how much area had…
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Oregon Trail Ruts
Guersney, WY, April 2025 Guernsey has some of the best trail ruts I have seen so far. The wheels created about 3-foot-high ridges in the rock. I feel sorry for the animals that had to pull the wagons. The area had many signs about what was like and history of traveling west. I thought you…
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Shady Grove to St. Vrain State Park: Information and Driving Directions
St. Vrain State Park, CO, April 2025 General Park Information Internet / Mobile Service Driving Directions – 157 miles Rest Areas Campsite details Campsite pictures
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Greenway St. Vrain Trail
Longmont, CO, April 2025 The St. Vrain river passes through Longmont, CO, and there is a bike trail that runs along part of the river (and tributaries). When completed, the trail should run from Greenway to St. Vrain State Park, but it stops about 3 miles short. From reading the sign, we learned that the…
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, CO, April 2025 Rocky Mountain National Park is about 35 miles west of Longmont, CO. (Longmont is about 40 miles north of Denver.) Due to the winding roads, the drive to the park takes about an hour from Longmont. Some of the views on the drive were stunning. To get to the eastern…
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Butterfield Hiking Trail
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 The trail was in the south are of the reservoir and trailhead was right next to the Park Office on the other side of Pa’s Pond which is a youth and disabled stocked fishing pond. The trail has multiple stopping points with details about the reservoir, plants, and…
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Agave Ridge Nature Trail
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 Agave Ridge Nature Trail has a 1 mile loop and a longer 5.4 mile loop that includes the 1 mile loop. (FYI, the pamphlet pdfs will probably try to download.) Here is a pdf version of the pamphlet for the hiking trail. While looking for that, I found…
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Archery and BMX Tack – Cedar Bluff State Park, KS
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 Cedar Bluff State Park, KS has many outdoor activities including an archery range and BMX track. Yesterday, we bought new arrows so that John could test out the range. Today was a perfect day for practice. Little wind (that is for Kansas) and sunny. The hill behind the…
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Acting like kids again!
Salina Campground, KS, April 2025 Everyone who knows me has experienced my uncontrollable urge to goof around on playground equipment and just being silly. The campground had a large number entertainment from workout equipment to photo stand in boards, swing set and large chairs. I hope you enjoy seeing our antics. Since we are in…