Archive for July, 2006

The Great Sand Dunes National Park

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Date of Trip: July 29 – 30, 2006
Arriving at the Sand

We left home at 9:30 AM and arrived at the Dunes around 3:00 PM. After arriving, we stopped at the visitor’s center, watched the introduction movie, and listened to a Ranger presentation. Everyone was anxious to get to the sand, so we headed [...]

Mueller State Park By Way of Colorado Springs, CO

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Date Of Trip: July 8-9, 2006
Should We or Shouldn’t We Go?
This trip almost didn’t happen. The weather forecast was for 70% chance of heavy rain on Saturday. But, trips are hard to cancel. Would it be harder to follow through? We decided to expect an adventure. So, we set out [...]