The Inn at Arrowhead
Travel Blogs from Cimarron
One of the best rides of the trip An awesome gorge
... lyrical about this park as it is an absolute gem.
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock falls. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
It is named "Black" because it is so deep, so sheer and so narrow that ...
The four amigo's are no more
This is the last morning that the four amigo's ride together till we all return to Australia. Bjoern and Sigrid head off towards their dream to ride South America and we head towards Florida.
We rode to the Royal Gorge Bridge and took photos we did not ride over ...
Roadside repairs, storm running.................
... got us. Everything was looking trouble free and as we were about 30 miles out of Gunnison Glen called me over the intercom, "hey Cliffy I have a big problem, my gear selector has snapped and I cannot change gear. PULL OVER" The fact that there was a massive storm not far from us that we were trying to beat it to the hotel but there was also the chance that this was going to be a really big headache for us to ...
Hiking at Altitude - Must Breathe!
So on Saturday, we went hiking with our friends up to St. Mary's Glacier, about an hour west of Colorado. This is an "easy" hike up to the glacier... unless you're not used to hiking at 10,000 feet! It was fine - we just took it slow and steady and took breaks to breathe a bit - but the glacier and the glacial lake were just beautiful! We ate a picnic lunch sitting on a rock below ...
Jeeping Once Again!
... great views of the mountain towns of Silverton and Ouray as the road winds down the mountain. However, the narrow road is a bit scary to drive.
After a beautiful drive, we drove down into Ouray, and drove through town to our hotel, where we checked in and unpacked. We then drove into town to eat dinner while we waited until we could pick up our rental jeep. We enjoyed a pizza at ...