Here, There & Everywhere

08-22-24 to 09-22-24 Kansas City is always thought to be in Kansas, but is a split city, with the more modern half being in Missouri. We stayed in Lees Summit, a suburb of KC, just east of it. We drove across Kansas in a single day, and had a blowout just miles from the Missouri… Read more

08-15-24 We spent a day driving and hiking in Rocky Mtn Natl park. The vistas are breathtaking and awe inspiring. Rocky Mtn Park covers 265,897 acres with over 300 miles of hiking trails. We drove the 50 mile Trail Ridge Road from Estes Park to Grand Lake and back. We hiked a variety of trails,… Read more

08-09-24 Loveland is famous for having over 350 sculptures around the town. 178 of them are in the Benson Sculpture garden. This all started when Robert Benson donated a large portion of his estate to the city for use as a wild life refuge. In 1984 a group of 5 sculptors and other citizens developed… Read more

08-07-24 to 08-21-24 Our next trip had us driving across the Rockies, to Loveland CO. Its a small town with all the resources. We stayed at an RV park located right at the entrance to the Rocky Mountain National Park. The week before we went, there was a major fire right at the road which… Read more

07-28-24 On the west end of Grand Valley, Near Fruita, is the Colorado National Monument Park. We spent a day driving Rim Rock Rd, stopping many times to look at the indescribable views. It is impossible to impart the immensity of it through pictures. Monument Valleys was formed over millions of years through water and… Read more

07-21-24 At the east end of Grand Valley, you take a drive up onto the Grand Mesa, the largest flat topped Mt in the world. It reaches 11,000ft in elevation. It’s a contrast to the hard rock and steep cliffsides that surround the Grand Valley below. There are many hiking trails. We found a small… Read more