Taking advantage of being on my own, I am planning a long weekend across Colorado and Utah ;-)
Day 1: 366 miles (589 km) / 5h30
- Denver --> Moab
- Arches National Park
Day 2:
- Mountain biking (4h)
- Canyonland
- Dead horse point
Day 3: 150 miles (240 km) / 2h30
Day 4: 432.5 miles (696 km) / 13h (due to heavy traffic!!)
...on a map, it looks like this:
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| 1200 miles over the weekend... |
Driving is fun, but visiting is even better. Here some of the best shots I took over this long weekend:
Denver to Moab / Arches:
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| At the border of Colorado and Utah |
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| Cisco the ghosts city... |
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| Scenic road to Moab (128) |
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| Arches entrance, beautiful!!! |
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| Moab fault |
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| Balanced rock |
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| Balanced rock |
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| Delicate arche, quite a hike to reach it...45°C!!! |
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| All set to climb ;-) |
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| Panoramic view of the delicate arche |
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| Delicate arche through another one |
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| Beautiful and breathtaking!! |
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| Panoramic view of the area |
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| Sand dune...nothing much to see and it's tiring to hike in the hot sand... |
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| Devils garden trails, quite impressive... |
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| Landscape arche, my favorite, really really nice!! |
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| Landscape arche |
Mountain biking in Moab:
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| Solfun MTB and my guide (Maggie) |
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| My playground for the entire morning ;-) |
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| Riding hard!!! |
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| Climbing hard too!! |
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| Beautiful ride and love the bike too!!! |
Dead horse point & Canyon land:
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| The road to dead horse point |
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| Panoramic view of dead horse point |
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| Beautiful Colorado river (see the horse shoe?) |
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| The white rim heading to canyon land |
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| Canyon land, very impressive!!! |
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| Panoramic view of canyon land |
Mesa Verde:
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| Mesa Verde entrance sculpture |
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| House of many windows |
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| Can you see it? |
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| Beautiful, isn't? |
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| One of the many sites to visit. It's really amazing how they carved their houses |
Durango / Telluride:
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| Local delight... ;-) |
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| Police car in Durango, ready to ride!!! |
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| The Strater Hotel in Durango, a must!! |
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| View over Durango / Purgatory Mountain Resort |
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| Telluride, Main street |
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| Do you see those beautiful mountains? --> CO-2015!!! |
The last day was a bit long in the car, but I had no choice (Sunday...). Glad that I was alone in the car because Wai Leng and Mila would have gone "nuts" after 13h of driving!!!
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