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From there, I hit the road for Deadwood, SD. And have to go to main street to visit Saloon number 10, where Wild Bill Kickok was shot dead. And I was lucky to watch a little acting about it.

When you leave the park, it is wise to hit highway 87, which is the Needles Highway. Another fun drive with twists and then going through a very tight tunnel that you can touch the walls as you go through and when you come out, there is the Needle's Eye. Great place where people stop for pics...

From here, I drove to Custer State Park. Make sure to drive on 16A, which is a scenic and very windy road. Really fun to drive with a lot of sharp turns and switchbacks which can get you dizzy. I drove on the Wild life loop to see some Bison. Large herds. One of these guys came up to me and...

Today, woke and drove to Mt Rushmore. I got there before 7am. They open at 7am. But if you show up before 7am, you get in for FREE. I did not know this, but my pass would have let me in for free. But I found this out from this family of about 8 that I met there that early and this guy who drove...

I went to the Denver Botanic Garden yesterday. Not too bad. It was simple and good.

Pikes Peak vs Mt Evans. Which do you think is better to go on if you had to go on only one of them?

Oh yes. They do charge on the top. Very limited parking. So, all the marked parking with lines are all charged. Well, they rely on the honor system where they hope when you park there, you pay. The paid parking spots are probably about 20 or less even. But know how many tons and tons of vehicles...

My QX driving down Mt Evans. From top to 6 miles down the road. 6 miles out of the total of 14 miles from the top to the toll booth where you pay the entrance fees.

I did drive on Mt Evans today and I must say this drive was a little scary and fun. It is somewhat different from Pikes Peak. The drive from the highway to the tollbooth where you pay your fees to go up Mt Evans is 13 miles. Then from the toll booth to the top of Mt Evans is 14 miles. This is...

My QX driving down Pikes Peak. From top to brake check point. 7 miles drive.

Today, I drove up Pikes Peak. Great drive, amazing views. $12 per person. When you pay, the drive is 19 miles from the paying both. Then at mile 12, is the brake check stop for cars coming down from Pikes Peak. You will always see cars parked there who have been asked by the park rangers to...

Last evening, I went and visited Garden of the Gods. It was small and nice, but since I have already seen some marvelous parks, this did not bring out thw wow factor in me, but it was great all the same. Top left corner, make sure you can see the Kissing Carmels in the rock formation.

My drive from Ouray to Colorado Springs was nice and uneventful, but the scenery did not stop to amaze me. So many great pictures I could share of the landscape. It is just beautiful.

Today the plan was to do Corckscrew, Hurricane, Engineer and California Pass. But weather was not on my side as I started in the afternoon after a small rainfall I started Corckscrew, got halfway and decided the steep climbs with my tires did not match very well after a rainfall on this road...

Telluride Downtown Telluride. Snacks, walk around, a bit of shopping and then strapped down for Imogene Pass. Then as I start off, mother nature opens her eyes and lets rain to rain on Telluride and surroundings. I just said to myself, I have been hearing of how weather suddenly changes in...

Today, the plan was to go visit Silverton. Then do Ophir Pass. Visit Telluride. Then return via Imogene Pass. But the plan had to be modified a bit when mother nature stepped in. Nice simple scenic drive on Million dollar highway 550 to Silverton. Visit some shops, had breakfast and it was time...

Yankee Boy Basin with FJs. I met up with the FJs. Great group of people. All very helpful and shared great tips and asked if I am sure I feel comfortable going up with them. I said yes, would love to be part of the convoy. So, we started off. Started off easy, steady but fast pace and then it...

Welcome to Ouray! Let us go and do Black Bear Pass. Well, my plan was to get to the pass, take pictures and make a uturn. Well, halfway up, it started raining and I got to a slick rock that made me burn rubber. My QX tried its best but I started smelling burning tire. So, I asked my QX what...

Moab, UT to Ouray, CO. The road was so quiet and I was on the road alone for most of the 3 hours trip. When I saw a little post office, I just made a uturn to go back and look at it. The smallest Post Office I have ever seen. I met a very friendly lady running the post office and asked if she...

Thanks. I will keep on updating as I go along my trip. Feel free to stop by for updates. And I think you are right about the blue pond being Potassium Chloride.