Travelogues Colorado

Those traveling by train through the almost empty areas of the USA mainly see vastness and a huge and yet beautiful nothingness. No skyscrapers, no crowds of people or cars, no...

This text was first posted on Facebook in January 2022. USA Update: What I enjoy about slow travel is not just the fact that I am traveling in a more environmentally friendly...

When I discovered I would be working at an amusement park in L.A. during my gap year, I was extremely excited. I thought working there would feel like one long vacation. Boy,...

Today is our last day of the trip. Tomorrow we fly home. So we had to make some distance towards Denver, Colorado. Initially, we traveled nicely along the valley of the Colorado...

Today was planned as a rest day. Sleeping in, just driving 90 miles, and enjoying an afternoon bath in the hot springs of Pagosa Springs. After checking out, we went back up to...

The second, larger loop starts in Fort Collins. We reach the Rocky Mountains via Denver. We ascend the Hossir Pass and then drive along a beautiful high plateau, always above...

Our last day of the first short loop begins. We drive once more into the Black Hills to Wind Cave NP. There, we were able to beautifully observe the bison. They are truly...

Dear followers, On Friday, August 23, 2024, we finally set off for our much-anticipated summer vacation. With great excitement, we made our way to the airport to fly to Denver....

Rocky Mountains National Park

We start at 8 a.m. so that we can see a lot. We quickly pass the entrance to the national park and drive part of yesterday's route. The Grand Lake is at an altitude of 2,550...

This morning I convince René to turn on the generator briefly to warm up the camper. In hindsight, we realize that the generator is not needed for this, as the heating is...

As predicted, it is cold and the camper clearly feels the temperatures. We wake the kids up at half past 8, as we have a lot planned for today. First, we drive through the park...

Today we sleep a little longer and first visit the visitor center. There we take the small path along the rims. Here again is the red sandstone, in its place with a height of 2...

I will never understand why people pace in a motel room. And normally it's not a problem, but when it happens above you, it's annoying. Luckily, my earplugs are very tight and...

Wednesday, 18.20.3023, day 18 We started in Albuquerque and drove about an hour to Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico. Santa Fe is a really cute western town in the center that...

The day was actually dedicated to the Great Sand Dunes in Alamosa/Colorado. Normally, it takes about three hours by car from Santa Fe. However, if you combine the travel day...

We check in at Marshall House and charter a taxi for 1:00 PM. We leave our luggage at the hotel. The heat is even more unbearable today. We walk down to the waterfront and...

Vierzig Tage mit Crayola – Erfahrungsbericht Escape Campervan Bei wirklich guten Freundinnen und Freunden weiß man auch noch nach Jahrzehnten, wann und unter welchen Umständen...

10/21. Amelia gets us coffee while I wait for the receptionist. She checks all the rooms before we get our $100 deposit back...We give one of our camping mattresses to a...

That's when the world was still in order

Tired, we drive to Fort Collins to meet Britney in the evening, whom I met years ago on the ferry from Jordan to Egypt and spent 2 days in Dahab with her colleague. The town...

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17.06. / Friday / Estes Park - Denver Airport - Return Flight We have breakfast in the room, outside it is wet and there was thunderous thunder during the night. At 58°F (14°C)...

16.06. / Donnerstag / Estes Park – Rocky Mountain National Park Wir frühstücken wieder auf der Terrasse in der Sonne und fahren gemütlich gegen halb elf zum Rocky Mountain...

15.06. / Wednesday / Estes Park We get up leisurely at 9:30 am. What a luxury. No discoveries await, no education. I quickly go to Safeway for a coffee and then we have...

14.06. / Tuesday / Salt Lake City - Estes Park At 08.40 we leave Salt Lake City heading east. The Interstate 80 is our road for the next 540 miles (870 kilometers) today. We had...

31.05. / Dienstag / Denver Wir gehen zu Fuß ins Stadtzentrum, was etwa 25 Minuten dauert. Wir bemerken, dass um unser Hotel herum sehr noble Häuser stehen oder sehr stylische...

30.05. / Monday / Denver After breakfast at the hotel, we drive to Cherry Creek Mall, the largest shopping center between Chicago and San Francisco (according to the owners)....

29.05.2011 / Sunday / Aspen-Denver A great breakfast awaits us at the hotel after all! Even with dark bread, real cheese, and even cold cuts. Unfortunately, I'm not hungry at...

28.05. / Saturday / Palisades-Aspen We have breakfast outside in the sun, how nice! Therefore, we only leave at 10:30 am and continue rolling on Highway 70 to the east. At...