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October 2009
“They Grow ‘Em Big In Oregon”
175 lbs pumpkin grown by Larry Kading of Portland, OR. Related posts Woodring Tree (3) The Written Test (3) The McFarthest Place (0) The Border (0) Terrible Tilly (1)
Tagged OregonRoll On, Columbia
Approaching Portland from the east, near Biggs along the Columbia River. We have arriveded. Related posts Woodring Tree (3) Canyoneering down Eagle Creek (1) Useless GIF (5) The Written Test (3) The McFarthest Place (0)
Tagged Columbia Gorge, Oregon, photoIdaho
Drove up from Moab through the desert and up into the mountains at Price and Helper, UT. Then down the winding US 6 through the Wasatch mts to Provo, up through the sprawl of Provo/Salt Lake City/Ogden (and some pretty aggressive/bad drivers), then onto 84 west into Idaho. The landscape changes here into the Columbia [...]
Tagged idahoPetroglyphs
Technically, petroglyphs (carvings) and pictographs (paintings). Along the Colorado River canyon near Moab there are lots of drawings and carvings made by ancient and more recent native peoples. We got a little guide book at the excellent Back of Beyond bookstore and got to see a half-dozen sites on both sides of the river just [...]
Tagged archeology, petroglyph, pictographPlease stand by
I have fallen several days behind. An overview: – Mesa Verde [see below] – Moab (some excellent food) – Canyonlands: Island in the Sky – Arches: rainbows through arches, sunsets, hike along fins Related posts No related posts.
The Wikipedia of Maps
Openstreetmap.org is an open, user-created map of the world. There are already people competing to make their city the most detailed. My favorite quote from the founder: “With OpenStreetMap it is not a case of whether Jesus did or did not exist. The fact is there are either 25 exits off Highway 101 or there [...]
Tagged Maps, wikipediaMesa Verde Pt 2
We return to Mesa Verde and sign up for a tour of Cliff Palace, the largest of the cliff dwellings/observatories/storehouses/temples built by the ancient Pueblo culture. They had fields (growing squash, beans, and corn) on top of the mesa and houses and other structures beneath. The backs of some of the caves acted as a [...]
Tagged archeology, Colorado, Mesa VerdeMancos State Park
So we were feeling all cool and prepared from our Durango shopping and ready to take on another chilly night in our next stop, Mancos, CO. The campground was unmanned and completely empty. The reservoir, Jackson Gulch Lake, was so low that the boat ramp ran out before you reached the water. We drove around [...]
Tagged camping, Colorado, Mesa VerdeMesa Verde pt 1
From windy Navaho Lake we make our way to Durango. I was expecting some kind of cowboy town; instead we got a 6 lane highway and a super Walmart. We did find an outdoors store, of the sort that only carries Coleman gear, sports junk, and guns. Assault rifles, from the looks of things. We [...]
Tagged archeology, Colorado, Mesa VerdeBlanca Peak
14,000 ft collection of peaks seen from several angles as we rose above the icy clouds and crossed La Veta Pass and decending into the San Luis Valley. Soon we’ll be following the upper Rio Grande before Wolf Creek Pass. It’s a lot warmer here, though really really windy. Related posts Wolf Creek Pass (0) [...]
Tagged Colorado, travelNavaho Lake
We cross Wolf Creek Pass and roll down through Pagosa Springs (mellow on eastern edge, mall-y on the western), then south on a smaller road lined with autumn-leaved cottonwoods to Arboles, CO–almost the New Mexico border–and set up the giant tent (thanks, Naomi!) on a pretty spot overlooking the lake. That night the wind shifts [...]
Tagged camping, Colorado, travelWolf Creek Pass
Quite a steep drive up over this pass, we put Froggenfreude to a real test. The car seems to have survived. Just after the top of the pass there’s a pullout with incredible views down into a valley and across at a mountain with cliffs and autumnal aspens. A short trail leads to the eroded [...]
Tagged Colorado, travelIce storm
Driving through Kansas and down to Colorado Springs yesterday we went through an annoying but not too dangerous ice storm–we weren’t sliding around and didn’t see any cars flipped over or the like. On a tip from the motel clerk we found a Korean restaurant and had excellent Dolsot Bimbimbop. It’s hidden in a strip [...]
Tagged Colorado, Colorado Springs, Kansas, weatherThe Chef
Really tasty breakfast at The Chef in downtown Manhattan, KS. It’s quite cold and forecast for the Colorado campground we’re heading to calls for flurries. Passes over the Rockies are still open. Related posts La Pine, Crack in the Ground (0) Supplement Evidence Graphic (0) Nitrates in Bacon (2) Neglected burrito cart (2) Little Dixie [...]
Tagged breakfast, diner, Food, Kansas, Manhattan