by Michele Kadison

Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway
Beginning and End Points: Cumbres Pass, Alamosa
Points of interest: Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway, San Luis, Fort Garland, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, San Luis State Park, Alamosa
Distance one way: 129 miles
Estimated driving time: 3 hours

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway
As the highest and longest narrow [...]

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by Michele Kadison
With the first and second highest peaks in Colorado, this byway contains both Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive as well as a plethora of stunning lakes, lush valleys, backcountry trails, and quaint, historic towns.  Drive through south central Colorado for an amazing vacation where you can stop in the bucolic towns of Minturn, [...]

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by Michele Kadison

This past spring my partner and I decided to take a trip that was long overdue, the drive that had been described to us so many times as covering some of the most spectacular scenery in Colorado.  From Ouray to Silverton and then on to Durango and finally Telluride, this drive is known [...]

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by Michele Kadison
It is hard to imagine visiting the Colorado Springs area without a visit to the Will Rodgers Shrine of the Sun. The five story high tower is made from 5,000 cubic yards of granite taken from Cheyenne Mountain, along with 200,000 pounds of steel, and 20 wagonloads of cement used as fortification, with [...]

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by Michele Kadison
Seven Falls, just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado is an array of seven beautiful waterfalls that cascade over solid granite cliffs. Located in the South Cheyenne Canyon, you can watch the falls teem down through the gorge from atop the Eagle’s Nest Observation platform, which you will find by taking the elevator inside [...]

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by Michele Kadison
One of the best railway trips in the Colorado Rockies is along the bottom of the Royal Gorge in Cañon City, Colorado. Riding along the Arkansas River with its class V rapids, abundant wildlife, flowering cacti, and historic cabins makes for some truly amazing photos to bring to the folks back home. With [...]

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by Michele Kadison
What better way to get a flavor of the Wild West than to visit the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. Here you will find all the cowboy regalia you could dream of. From chaps to boots to spurs and all the antique rodeo paraphernalia in between, you will enjoy this [...]

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by Michele Kadison
Hop aboard the Pikes Peak Cog Railway from Manitou Springs to see why Katherine Lee Bates wrote her famous “America the Beautiful” in 1893. Even though she took a mule-drawn wagon to see the view from the top of Pikes Peak, you can experience the same thrill she felt by ascending on the [...]

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by Michele Kadison
Just at the base of Pike’s Peak lies one of the most popular historic towns in the Colorado Rockies. Manitou Springs, Colorado’s first resort town, is one of the best destinations for experiencing the flavor of the Old West. Named after a Native American character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “Hiawatha”, Manitou Springs [...]

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by Michele Kadison
Named the Garden of the Gods in 1859 by two surveyors, the land with its soaring rock structures rising to the sky deserves the moniker. The land was bought in 1879 by Charles Perkins, owner of the Burlington Railroad, who added more acres over time. When he died in 1909, his children donated [...]

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