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In Placerville, Colorado we took a right at the intersection and headed back in a northwesterly direction driving along Highway 141.....we made a stop in Norwood, Colorado and this is where I met the aforementioned field biologist.....she was a wealth of fantastic information.....told me where...

We continued south on Highway 50 and our next stop would be at the BLM office in Montrose, Colorado. I had two questions (or is it three ?) for these guys.....where is the Cottonwood Cave & the Tabeguache Cave and what's the best route to get there ? The guys behind the counter said they'd never...

Dogs are allowed on the short access trails here but I saw no sense in bringing two dogs on leash to the edge of a nearly 3,000 foot drop off.....they waited each time in the truck..... Sometimes at the end of a day I find myself thinking was it worth it.....nearly a half day of driving...

flyboyaviator.....thanks so much.....I think I have an individual picture of every car, truck & tractor that was on that man's lot (I have no idea why). I struggled to choose which pictures I would post here. First I settled on twenty (again.....I have no idea why) and then I whittled it down to...

The following day we pulled into Grand Junction, Colorado (2019 population 62,062).....I think that this is one of those "found towns" and I did not like it here..... We stocked up on food and fuel and drove southeast down Highway 50. I loved this drive between Grand Junction, Colorado and...

JD.....thanks..... Ghostdancer.....you've probably figured out by now that you'll also need to get a copy of "In Search of the Old Ones" also authored by David Roberts. I lucked out and found a used copy for $8 in Cortez, Colorado just a few days ago..... chet6.7.....I don't think that she was...

One of the many rewards of travel is being able to escape the many distractions of life.....hours & hours of downtime.....and so it was that I just completed my second book of the trip..... David Roberts.....well respected and accomplished mountaineer & explorer.....the author of 32...

Not near as interesting were the remains of the line shack built along a rocky cliff..... But it's a part of the history of the area.....well worth the effort and time to see..... We continued south along Highway 139 stopping at every exhibit as we passed by..... It was simply...

pkripper.....last winter I spent a considerable amount of time in Bears Ears National Monument and I fell in love with the place. I have plans to return soon enough. If you're interested starting at page 230 you can see my past trip report..... JD.....yea, I'm aware of the controversy...

But it didn't take long for me to understand what I had stumbled onto..... Sometimes I absolutely love these roadside signs.....and this was definitely one of those times..... We walked the nearby trails and checked out the Ancient Ones work..... I couldn't help but look beyond...

JD / Ghostdancer.....my past travels have often revolved around mountain summits but this year (winter season) I think will be different. As I've begun to dwell in the world of the Ancient Ones, my fascination with their lifestyle has only increased.....I guess we will see where this goes...

The Fremont people lived in the upper reaches of the American Southwest.....northern & central Utah and northwest Colorado more specifically..... Someone once told me that as women age they go to church and when men age they read history books.....I'm sure there are a thousand variations of...

Ace.....you just don't how lucky you are / were (almost anyhow).....bring your wallet..... Outside the Fossil Bone Quarry exhibit are an amazing collection of pictographs / petroglyphs left behind by the Fremont people as they are commonly known today..... Last year I left the...

Next up in our travels was a day spent at Dinosaur National Monument..... The Fossil Bone Quarry exhibit is really hard to believe.....much like a log jam in a river.....this is a dinosaur bone jam created much the same way many, many years ago (as if that needed to be said)...

Foy.....that was interesting although maybe a bit over my head.....I can't help but wonder what it would be like hiking with you.....enjoyable no doubt.....and absolutely informative..... pkripper.....I'm south of the area now and didn't make it quite that far east but thanks. I Googled the...

For the first several hundred feet of the caves floor it was covered in these smallish ice formations..... I was loving this cave..... Further into the cave they would disappear and then it was just the dark colored rock..... One thing I always will do once I get deeper into a cave...

Foy.....I've been racking my brain trying to remember when I thought that the Liitle Brush Creek Cave is within the Madison limestone ? I could only wish that I knew such things..... ITTOG.....the truth is that I would have gone much further if it were not for the persistent groin pull pains...

Dang.....I rarely read build threads as they typically just don't interest me but this was great. I generally last one or two posts and then I quickly lose interest. Your story & build actually captivated me and I made it to the end. Well done and thanks for posting..... I quit drinking alcohol...

The following day the highway took us further south & up into the forested mountains of Ashley National Forest in northeast Utah.....here I had made plans to check out the Little Brushy Creek Cave.....unfortunately for the dogs, I was unwilling to take them along..... I hiked up a forest...

Stevo_pct.....I actually had given thought to that very idea but for a variety of reasons I did not. I've been there before, colder weather & light snow was in the forecast, the thoughts of the hot tub & hot shower in Rock Springs were overwhelming (I actually hadn't had a real shower since mid...