Needles Highway (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 252)
Needles Highway is the most impressive road that I have driven on – so far. Located in Custer State Park, along South Dakota Highway 87, Needles Highway is part of the Peter Norbeck…
Garden of the Gods – In A Colorado Minute (Week 250)
For the 250th week of the Moving Postcard web series, Scott and I visited the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The park, which is free to the public, is…
Big Thompson Canyon Winter Drive – In A Colorado Minute (Week 249)
What makes the Colorado winter so beautiful is the combination of clear blue skies, sunshine and snow – and, of course, the Rocky Mountains. A comfortable way to experience this perfect winter setting…
Crazy Horse Memorial (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 247)
Crazy Horse Memorial, near Custer, South Dakota, is a huge work-in-progress mountain sculpture of Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse… riding a horse. A similar creative endeavor to the four presidents’ faces on Mount Rushmore…
Mount Rushmore (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 246)
Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, features the faces of four United States presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln) carved into the granite of the mountain….
The Stanley Hotel – In A Colorado Minute (Week 245)
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, is known for its prime location overlooking mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for being the home and inspiration to Stephen King as…
Austin, Texas – In Another Minute (Week 241)
Austin is the capitol of Texas – and at the same time the least Texan city in Texas. At least, that’s what I hear. What I can say for certain is that I…
Big Thompson Canyon Autumn Drive – In A Colorado Minute (Week 238)
The 33-mile drive through the Big Thompson Canyon along Highway 34 from Loveland to Estes Park is one of the most stunning drives in Colorado – with its winding road, tall granite walls…