Mac and I love supporting wild animal rescues that take animals from less than ideal situations. The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, sits a bit of I-76 about a 30 or minute drive from Denver. We decided to make the trip up there over Memorial Day weekend of 2016. The Wild Animal Sanctuary is…
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Ryman Auditorium
Our final tourist spot on our Nashville trip was the Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium. We weren’t able to make it to Grand Ole Opry, so we checked this out while in downtown Nashville. The Ryman is a really neat venue and is definitely worth exploring. Address and Location You’ll find the…
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Colorado aspens in Mueller State Park
Surprise, another thing we did that I didn’t blog about. Back in October, Mac and I headed up to Mueller State Park to go leaf-peeping. Aspen trees thrive above 8,000 feet elevation and turn glorious shades of gold as fall settles in. Mueller is chock-full of aspen groves, so we decided to go hiking and…
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Great Sand Dunes National Park
Our final stop on our road trip was Great Sand Dunes National Park. Great Sand Dunes National Park sits a short drive of I-25 near the town of Mosca. It’s not close to really anything, so we decided to incorporate a stop in on our road trip route. The dunes are the largest in North…
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
After Four Corners, we hopped on US 160 and looped back up into Colorado. On our way, we stopped at the Aztec Ruins National Monument near Farmington, New Mexico, another Ancestral Pueblo community. This site is quite small, and you can walk around the whole structure and property. At the center is a large, circular…
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Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
The Four Corners area is replete with cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo people. Canyon of the Ancients National Monument sits a short drive west of Cortez, Colorado. You can easily visits Mesa Verde National Park and Canyon of the Ancients in the same day. While this is a national monument, it is managed by the…