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February 19, 2012 | 5 Comments

Our next stop on our North American Road Trip was for wildlife watching in Custer State Park, South Dakota. We took the 18 mile Wildlife Loop Road that winds it way through the prairie hills hoping to see an abundance of wildlife. There is a herd of 1300 bison in this park, and funnily enough [...]

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Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

February 16, 2012 | 3 Comments

There is an abundance of opportunities for hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park with a staggering 355 miles of hiking trails! The park ranges in elevations from 7,500 to over 12,000 feet; there are plenty of easy hiking trails, plus many strenuous hikes where you need to know your stuff and if you’re not in the best [...]

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Moose & Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park

February 13, 2012 | 2 Comments

Arriving in the picturesque town of Grand Lake just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park we made a quick stop to walk the streets. We bought some Salt Water Taffy and browsed a few gift shops but soon felt the need to explore the outdoors and search for some wildlife. We drove to East Inlet [...]

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White Water Rafting in Glenwood Springs

February 10, 2012 | 9 Comments

The idea of going white water rafting had come up at the very start of our road trip, I’d been white water rafting in Austria but Renee had never tried it before so was keen to do so. However it wasn’t until some extremely hot days in Utah (Mountain biking Gooseberry Mesa comes to mind) [...]

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A Day Trip to Aspen and the Maroon Bells

February 07, 2012 | No Comments

Aspen Town Our first significant stop in Colorado was the beautiful little touristy town of Aspen. Dumb & Dumber comes to mind when I think of Aspen, check out the video below if you need a recap. An interesting fact about Aspen is that its recognised as having the most expensive real-estate in the US with [...]

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Rifle Air Show

February 04, 2012 | No Comments

Finally we left Utah where we’d had such a great time, particularly in the national parks. We were excited to be moving on however with the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to look forward to as well as Badlands in South Dakota. Leaving Utah we noticed the temperature lower and we actually had a [...]

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