Travel the West

Guest writer, Bill Veazie, sends us this Mountain Dispatch from deep inside the Gunnison National Forest’s, West Elk Wilderness.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget there is another Colorado besides the …
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Just over 1 Million people call Montana their home making it 44th in overall US state by state population.  They call it “Big Sky Country,” or sometimes just “The Last Best Place” …
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The overnight low at Winter Park, Colorado the other night was 32 degrees.  It won’t take too many more of those chilling temperatures to kick-start the West’s changing of the seasons.  To get …
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“This landscape is unlike anything I have ever seen. How inadequate are my words….” July 2, 1866 – Bayard Taylor.

Colorado’s reputation as a perfect summertime adventure destination didn’t seem to …
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The West Coast of California offers adventure seekers a huge array of options for getting out, soaking up mother nature’s rays, and honing their skills. Few of us rarely do …
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“There is nothing so American as our national parks, and the idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to (you) the people.” President FDR

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Gale and her sister Laura Straub had been dreaming of a reunion road trip since briefly visiting Montana when they were 16. They came to Montana hoping to see mountains, …
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Backpackers and hikers rejoice – there’s a new long distance National Scenic Trail for you to break in your boots with.  The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNNST for short) route takes adventurers …
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Long regarded for its 117 year old rodeo celebration, Cheyenne, Wyoming’s 62,000 residents are shaking things up lately with some new ambitions.  We recently took the quick trip to Denver, Colorado’s …
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