Sunday, September 25, 2011 After my float down the Colorado River in the afternoon, I came home and relaxed for a little while. About an hour before sunset I decided to head out and do a little mountain biking near home. Not too far away is a part of the Old Spanish Trail, and it’s [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Quick Ride on the Old Spanish Trail
Posted: September 25, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, Mountain BikingTags: 2011, colorado, grand junction, gunnison bluffs, gunnison river, old spanish trail, orchard mesa, whitewater
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Palisade River Bend Park to Corn Lake
Posted: September 25, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Paddling, RaftingTags: 2011, book cliffs, colorado, colorado river, corn lake, grand junction, grand valley, inflatable kayak, mount garfield, mount lincoln, palisade, river bend park
Sunday, September 25, 2011 After spending Saturday at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and getting home later than normal again, Amanda and I woke just before sunrise so that we could watch the sun come up over the Grand Mesa from our hot tub. Once it was up, I had some breakfast and [...]
North Rim of the Black Canyon
Posted: September 24, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, Jeeping, PhotographingTags: 2011, black canyon, black canyon of the gunnison national park, colorado, crawford, gunnison river, jeep, national park, needle rock, north rim, photography, sunset
Saturday, September 24, 2011 After staying up late on Friday night, Amanda and I slept in on Saturday morning. When we finally woke up (between 8am-9am- which is sleeping in for us), we had some breakfast and then headed down to the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. We have [...]
Moab Maiden Night Photography
Posted: September 23, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Hiking, PhotographingTags: 2011, big dipper, milky way, moab, moab maiden, moab princess, night, petroglyphs, photography, rock art, star trails, stars, utah
Friday, September 23, 2011 After work on Friday, Amanda and I headed down to Moab to meet a few friends at the Moab Brewery for a birthday party and some burgers. After dinner we hiked up to the Moab Maiden in the dark so that I could attempt some night photography there again. Here’s a [...]
Half the White Rim Trail
Posted: September 11, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Jeeping, PhotographingTags: 2011, canyonlands, island in the sky, jeep, lathrop canyon, moab, murphy hogback, national park, photography, rainbow, shafer trail, sunrise, sunset, utah, white rim
Saturday & Sunday, September 10-11, 2011 The White Rim Trail seems to be the one I just can’t complete. I’ve been wanting to for years, but it just never seems to happen. The first big issue for me is getting a permit to camp along the trail (yes, I know I could probably get around [...]