After our stopover at Navajo National Monument we drove up to the Kaibab National Forest to camp for a couple weeks. I’ve mentioned it before; we normally boondock in each spot for a full two weeks then leave to...
Navajo National Monument
On our way out of Colorado we stayed at Navajo National Monument to do some hikes and check out the area. This monument is in the northwest portion of the Navajo Nation territory in northern Arizona and was established to preserve three...
Sand Canyon Hike
On one of our last days in the area, I re-visited Sand Canyon in Canyon of the Ancients. Derek and I have mountain biked in this trail network before and enjoyed it. You can read that post and see...
Dry Fork – Colorado Trail Ride
Another day in the higher country! Derek and I rode Dry Fork up to the Colorado Trail then rode up that to The Highpoint and turned around and came back with an add-on of Hoffheins Trail. None of this...
McPhee Overlook Loop
The new Black Goat trail in Dolores, CO means that you can now ride McPhee Overlook loop mostly on single track. The only section that isn’t trail is a short section of road through town. We picked a great...
Sunset Knife’s Edge Hike
We don’t hike in the evenings often because mosquitos love me to death. It isn’t just mosquitos, it’s anything that bites. Cedar gnats are particularly fond of me as well. Anyway, they seem to be diminishing so we braved...
Coal & Pass Creek Ride
The high country here in SW Colorado is still in full wildflower bloom and incredibly green! On a hot day we headed up higher to escape the heat and get in a new to us ride. This one is...
Cortez Hot Air Balloon Rally
I saw a flyer for a hot air balloon rally and while neither of us would ever want to go up in one, they are pretty cool to watch. One night we went down to the giant Parque de...
Ramparts Ride
If you can’t take the heat…ride at an even higher elevation! We rode Ramparts Loop before when in the area but we did a different version of it this time. We topped out at 9231′ where the temps were...
Alta Lakes Ride
With temps heating into the 90’s we decided to head to high country and try out a new loop. This route took us up a rough dirt road to the ghost town Alta Lakes with a handful of crumbling...