Category: Colorado
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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Just northeast of Denver, a former WWII chemical weapons plant is now a 15,000-acre wildlife refuge, and it is free to visit. We drove the 11-mile Wildlife Drive past prairie dog towns, deer and herds of bison, with the Denver skyline and the Rocky Mountains in the background. Here is what to expect on your…
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Crystal Mill – Colorado
A few weeks ago, in early October, we drove from Chicago to Colorado for a seven-day trip, camping in the White River National Forest. We usually go to Colorado to snowboard, but this time was different: our family’s first off-road adventure. From the little town of Marble, a rocky trail along the cliffs took us…