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Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 3
Friday started with a hike to Hartenstein Lake, west of Buena Vista near Cottonwood Pass.
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 2
Day two was all about the kayaking. The Arkansas River flows through the valley that encompasses Salida and Buena Vista and draws many people to the area. You see many outfitters along the highways but we went with Rocky Mountain … Continue reading
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 1
The first stop on Wednesday was Garden of the Gods. I was here when I was about 7 years old but remembered nothing about it until I saw Steamboat Rock. Then I just remembered that one rock. We took a … Continue reading
Summer Sabbatical in Salida
I’m hitting the road for a 4-day trip to the Salida/Buena Vista area of Colorado with 5 other members of the KC Adventure Club. The itinerary includes Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, the Royal Gorge, kayaking the Arkansas … Continue reading
Over KC
I went flying today with others from the Adventure Club in a rented Piper Arrow. It was my first time in a small plane since I was about 12.
Friending the Kaw
I took part in a float trip on the Kansas (Kaw) River today – organized by local Sierra Club groups and conducted by Friends of the Kaw. American Rivers has named the Kaw one of the 10 most endangered rivers due … Continue reading
St Francois Mountains trip wrap-up
At 9 nights, this was the longest outdoors trip I’ve ever done and the longest I’ve been away from home in at least 30 years. I saw a lot of areas I’d been wanting to see, hiked parts of 3 … Continue reading
Dillard Mill State Historic Site
The final stop on the St Francois tour was the Dillard Mill State Historic Site. This turned out to be far more interesting than expected. You can wander the main floor for free, but for $4 I got the 40-minute … Continue reading
Return to Bell Mountain
This was my second backpacking trip to the Bell Mountain Wilderness.
Council Bluff Recreation Area
Sunday afternoon (May 13 – day 3) I headed for Council Bluff Recreation Area (no, not in Iowa) to begin a week-long Volunteer Vacation with 3 other people, repairing parts of the 12-mile trail around the lake.
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