Tales of a Technogypsie

Congaree National Park100 National Park Road, Hopkins, SC 29061 * Phone: (803) 783-4241 * (outside of Columbia, South Carolina) * http://www.nps.gov/cong/ * One of the natural attractions to Columbia, South Carolina is the infamous Congaree National Park which preserves the largest tract of old growth bottom land hardwood forest that remains left in the United [...]

The Great Sand Dunes* http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm * One of my favorite parts of Colorado is its great diversity in the ranges of the Rocky Mountains. One of those hotspots of “oddity” is the vast Sahara-like desert of sand dunes in the San Luis Valley. Of course California, New Mexico, and Arizona has tons of sand dunes [...]

Bittangee Bay/Ben Boyd National Forest New South Wales, Australia A refreshing break from the metropolis of Melbourne, me and my travel mate Sir Bluey, headed off for some camping along the infamous “Bittangee Bay” in the Ben Boyd National Forest. A unpaved dirt road led us to this amazing campground overlooking Australia’s rugged South Coast. [...]

Sandymount Strand Beach * Sandymount D4, Ireland * 01 6617297 * County Dublin, Dublin, Ireland * Sandymount Strand a.k.a. “Dumhach Thrá” is just a short 3 km walk from downtown Dublin. It is a large strand on the east coast of Ireland adjacent to the village and suburb of Sandymount in Dublin. This is a [...]

Early May on the Talon Trail – Cheyenne Mountain State Park Early May on the Talon & Talon North Trails @ Cheyenne Mountain State Park * http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CheyenneMountain/ * Highway 115 across from Fort Carson Gate 1 * Colorado Springs, Colorado * [ Review of Cheyenne Mountain State Park ] * [ Talon & Sundance Trail [...]

Mueller State Park, Colorado Snow-Shoeing at Mueller State Park, Colorado Mueller State Park, Coloradohttp://parks.state.co.us/parks/mueller/ Just down the road from the infamous mining and gambling town of Cripple Creek as well as ‘Divide’ Colorado is a 5,112 acre tract Colorado State Park called “Mueller State Park”. This wonderful Park boasts over 55 miles of trails for [...]

Mueller State Park, Colorado Mueller State Park, Coloradohttp://parks.state.co.us/parks/mueller/ Just down the road from the infamous mining and gambling town of Cripple Creek as well as ‘Divide’ Colorado is a 5,112 acre tract Colorado State Park called “Mueller State Park”. This wonderful Park boasts over 55 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and snoe showing. THe [...]

Snow-Shoeing Cheyenne Mountain Snowshoeing at Cheyenne Mountain State Park Cheyenne Mountain State Park * Highway 115 across from Fort Carson Gate 1 * Colorado Springs, Colorado *With the late March snowfall we had in our area this last weekend, I decided to try snowshoeing for the first time at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. It was [...]

Cheyenne Mountain State Park Cheyenne Mountain State Park: Talon, Sundance Trail, Turkey Trot * http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CheyenneMountain/ * Highway 115 across from Fort Carson Gate 1 * Colorado Springs, Colorado * One of the more popular trails at Colorado’s newest State Park, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, is a rugged foothills up through the alpine slopes trail starting [...]

Cheyenne Mountain State Park Cheyenne Mountain State Park: Talon & Sundance Trails * http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CheyenneMountain/ * Highway 115 across from Fort Carson Gate 1 * Colorado Springs, Colorado * One of the more popular trails at Colorado’s newest State Park, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, is a rugged foothills up through the alpine slopes trail starting the [...]

Acorn Alley and Bobcat Way Hiking / Biking Trails at Cheyenne Mountain State Park * Hwy 115 * Colorado Springs, Colorado * http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CheyenneMountain/ * ( Read About Cheyenne Mountain State Park … Here ) Both of these brush to open range scrubland trails circle the new campgrounds at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Great for small [...]

Park Information Center Cheyenne Mountain State Park * http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CheyenneMountain/ * Highway 115 across from Fort Carson Gate 1 * Colorado Springs, Colorado * Colorado’s newest State Park, Cheyenne Mountain State Park took over the lands of the old JL Ranch that is nestled in the foothills of Cheyenne Mountain right in front of NORAD. It [...]

[ Back to Chapter 4: Stranded? ]   [ Chapter 5: Paonia Bound ]   [ Chapter 6: Dreamtime, Day 1 ] From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: The 15th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era “It was a short day in the laboratory [...]

Snoqualmie Falls* Post Office Box 1957 * Snoqualmie, WA 98065 * Phone 425-985-6906 * http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/ * One of Washington’s most famous attractions is Snoqualmie Falls, an enormous 268 ft waterfall that falls between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington. Fed by the Snoqualmie River, the falls have been diverted into power plants powering the local area. [...]

Lunar Fire and Gypsy Nomads @ Owsley’s on 6/29/09* 2151 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado * 303-296-2844 * Right in Five Points is a off-center warehouse bar that offers great entertainment. Plenty of parking and a back patio it’s a thriving little concert hall. At first I didn’t think the stage and dancefloor could be spacious [...]

Bridal Veil FallsTelluride, Colorado One of the spectacular beauties of Telluride are the stunning Bridal Veil Falls. A towering water fall dropping 365 feet at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride. Hiking and off road trails pass by the falls and there resides a power plant at its top. During the winter the [...]

Telluride, Colorado Telluride is a great little mountainous ski-resort village that was once a mining town. Population of 2,221 in 2000. Telluride was a former silver mining camp on the san Miguel River in the San Juan Mountains nestled in a box canyon of the Four Corners region of Colorado with steep forested mountains and [...]

Garden of the Gods, April 19, 2009 Garden of the Gods 1805 N 30th Street (at Gateway Rd) * Manitou / Colorado Springs, Colorado * 719.634.6666 * http://www.gardenofgods.com/ Garden of the Gods, is a unique natural geological park that is located in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs … and is a Registered National Natural Landmark. [...]

Dark Hollow Falls Dark Hollow Falls @ Shenandoah National Park * http://www.nps.gov/shen/ * Shenandoah National Park, 3655 US Hwy 211 East, Luray, Virginia 22835 * 540.999.3500 Just outside of Big Meadows and a couple miles down from the road lies Dark Hollow Falls. These falls can get crowded because they are located just across Skyline [...]

Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park* http://www.nps.gov/shen/ * Shenandoah National Park, 3655 US Hwy 211 East, Luray, Virginia 22835 * 540.999.3500 What a beautiful day for a beautiful drive through Shenandoah National Park. Having roughly 1/2 a day to explore, I decided to drive from the Front Ryal (North) Entrance Station down to Big Meadows [...]

George Washington Memorial Parkway* http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/ * Washington, D.C. Often nicknamed “The Road to Adventure” which was suitable as it gave me my route out of D.C. to the famous Shenandoah National Park. Locals call it “GW Parkway”. This memorial parkway is managed by the National Park Service and was designed as a gateway and greenway [...]