After leaving our one night stop along the Blue Mesa Reservoir, we drove east to Gunnison, and then north toward Crested Butte. About ten miles north of Gunnison there is…
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One Day at the Blue Mesa Reservoir
by Amanda June 10, 2013We had planned on spending an entire week camped on the shores of the Blue Mesa Reservoir. At twenty-miles long, and boasting over almost one hundred miles of shoreline, Blue…
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Summer Reading
by Amanda June 7, 2013Pardon me while I divulge from our regularly scheduled program. I’ve been toying with the idea of compiling a list of favorite books for a while now, but there always seems…
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison
by Amanda June 4, 2013Last weekend we left Ouray and headed to Montrose. We only traveled about 35 miles north, but it might as well be a world away. Gone are the towering craggy…
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Ouray, CO “The Switerzerland of America”
by Amanda June 1, 2013Ouray, Colorado touts itself as the Switzerland of America. I for one have never been to Switzerland, but if it looks anything like this than I am there! While in town…
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Traveling the Million Dollar Highway
by Amanda May 30, 2013On Monday morning we left Haviland Lake and traveled north to our next destination. For a little over 50 miles we followed Rt. 550 up over two mountain passes, past…
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Haviland Lake Campground
by Amanda May 27, 2013Hope everyone is having a fantastic Memorial Day Weekend. We certainly are. After leaving our little mountain meadow behind on Saturday morning we traveled about twenty miles north of Durango.…
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Hanging with the Democrats
by Amanda May 24, 2013It’s been another quiet week here on Madden Peak Road. By far the most exciting thing that happened this week was an overnight visit from some fellow Airstreamers. We first…
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Still Here
by Amanda May 20, 2013We’re still here in our lovely mountain meadow boondocking spot. Our intention was to find a new spot to camp closer to Durango, but we had no luck. Our first…
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Madden Peak Road, Colorado
by Amanda May 14, 2013We rolled into Colorado about a week ago and spent the first two nights at a small RV park in Cortez. I didn’t take any pictures of the park, and…