Updated on April 24, 2024
Day 9 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Grand Mesa and Black Canyon of Gunnison
The nineth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I left Grand Junction in the morning, checked out the nearby Grand Mesa before spending the remainder of the day in the Black Canyon of Gunnison.
Black Canyon of Gunnison
Updated on April 23, 2024
Day 8 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Colorado National Monument
The eighth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I spent the day in Colorado National Monument, among its sheer-wall canyons and impressive butte formations.
Monument Canyon
Updated on April 26, 2024
Day 7 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Dinosaur National Monument
The seventh day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I drove from Saratoga, WY to Grand Junction, CO for the day, checking out Dinosaur National Monument along the way.
Canyon
Updated on April 21, 2024
Day 6 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Medicine Bow Peak
The sixth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I hiked Medicine Bow Peak, a prominent mountain in southern Wyoming.
Snowy Range Mountains and Alpine Lakes
Updated on October 21, 2024
Day 5 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Spearfish Canyon and Devil’s Tower
The fifth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I left Rapid City today heading for Wyoming, watched foliage and waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon and checked out Devils Tower.
Devils Tower
Updated on April 20, 2024
Day 4 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Black Hills
The fourth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I continued to focus the day on Black Hills, checked out Custer State Park’s wildlife loop in the morning before a tour of Jewel Cave, and hiked Saint Elmo Peak in the afternoon.
Black HillsA front-row view of the various granite rocks.
Updated on April 20, 2024
Day 3 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Black Elk Peak, Highest Point of South Dakota
The third day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I focused the day on Custer State Park, hiked to Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s highest peak, in addition to checking out Needles Highway, a scenic mountain road in the park.
Black Elk Peak from Little Devil’s Tower
Updated on April 17, 2024
Day 2 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Badlands National Park
The second day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states, I toured Badlands National Park, one that featured a unique landscape of extensive eroded buttes and pinnacles.
Badlands
Updated on April 17, 2024
Day 1 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, on the Road
Early autumn 2023, I made a long road trip to explore some mountain states at the beginning of the foliage season. This post would be the first (two) days of driving when I reached Kadoka, South Dakota, the eastern gateway town of Badlands National Park.
Sioux Falls
Updated on April 17, 2024
Detour to Texas on Way Home
The final days of my July 2023 trip to western United States. After spending the weekend in Seattle, I flew to San Antonio to finish some other errands, before flying back to Washington DC. This post would be about the flights, and the few missions in the San Antonio area that I checked out in my spare time.
Mission San Jose
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