Complete Drive Up Pikes Peak Highway, Colorado – (Extended Version)
This video shows the complete drive up Pikes Peak Highway to the summit of Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. It’s the extended version of the 1-minute video Driving Up Pikes Peak…
Driving Down Pikes Peak Highway – In A Colorado Minute (291)
Driving down Pikes Peak Highway is even more thrilling than driving up. Or should I say nerve-wrecking? The Colorado mountain Pikes Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky…
St. Augustine Lighthouse (Florida) – In Another Minute (Week 290)
St. Augustine, in Northern Florida, is the site of the oldest permanent aid to navigation in North America, starting with a Spanish watchtower built in the 1500s. The present St. Augustine Lighthouse stands…
Catalina Highway (Arizona) – In Another Minute (289)
The scenic Catalina Highway in Pima County, Arizona, is known by many names: General Hitchcock Highway, Sky Island Scenic Byway, the Mount Lemmon Highway and Arizona Forest Highway 39. The 27-mile road starts…
Helen Hunt Falls – In A Colorado Minute (287)
The Helen Hunt Falls can be found just south of Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs in the North Cheyenne CaƱon Park. It’s free to enter and was recommended to us on our Manitou…
Douglas Reservoir – In A Colorado Minute (Week 286)
Douglas Reservoir, often also called Douglas Lake, is a State Wildlife Area just north of Fort Collins in Larimer County, off county road 60. The reservoir’s big attraction truly is the wildlife: lots…
Desert Sunset (Arizona) – In Another Minute (285)
Nothing quite like a desert sunset! Especially in the minutes right after the sun has disappeared behind the horizon or a mountain silhouette, the colors and gradients of the sky are magnificent. This…
Tucson (Arizona) – In Another Minute (Week 284)
Tucson, the second largest city in Arizona, is nestled in-between several mountain ranges in the Sonoran Desert. It may also have become my favorite quick getaway from Colorado – not only because my…