We drove from Santa Fe back in to Colorado to visit the mountain town of Durango. We had heard great things about Durango from friends, so we could not wait to pay it a visit….
Year: 2019
Santa Fe, New Mexico
When the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque was over, we packed up the Airstream and headed an hour north to Santa Fe. Our first stop in Santa Fe was the Walmart near the campground we were…
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
We needed to fly back to my hometown of Roanoke, Virginia to celebrate the life of our cousin, Rowan, so we left the Airstream in Canyon City. There was a service with family and close…
Coaldale, Colorado
Coaldale, Colorado was the next stop on the journey of the Silver Baguette. Coaldale is located in a beautiful area of Colorado along the Arkansas River. There is not a lot in Coaldale outside of…
Hooper, Colorado
The drive from Colorado Springs through the mountains to Hooper in the San Luis Valley was full of beautiful mountain scenery. There are several mountain passes that separate the busy front range from the wide…
Colorado Springs
The next stop for the Airstream on our road trip was Colorado Springs, or “The Springs” as the locals here in Colorado call it. We had originally only planned on staying there for two days…
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado is known for its big mountains and wildlife. The Continental Divide runs through the park over the high mountain peaks and the views from those mountains go on forever….
Sell Yourself the Best Year of Your Life
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade…
South Dakota
We finally felt like we had reached “the west” when we arrived in western South Dakota. It took several long days to get here from Milwaukee but the drive was well worth it. We even…
Across the Upper Midwest
We left Ohio to strike out across the midwest without much of an agenda or an idea what to expect. Our only planned stop was to see some friends from Richmond who had moved to…
