If you go to Colorado you’ll come to learn that no one starts a Hike after lunch. For one of many reasons, thunderstorms, heat, parking etc etc. Everyone is a spring chicken in these mountains. We broke this rule on our penultimate day, we left camp casually at 9:30 with at least an hour and…
Month: June 2017
Crater Lake. I can’t describe this feeling, seeing a place I never thought I would love so instantly and so deeply to my core. Ancient, blood red mountains piercing the sky, shedding heavy cloaks of snow into hundreds of creeks and lakes that swell through forests of aspen, spruce and fir. This is what fresh…
We recently explored Colorado on a 5 day road trip which was amazing. All these photos were taken on our Canon G7x, while a great camera next time i’d like to take a full frame with telephoto to really capture the magic of the wildlife we saw.
On our recent road trip to Colorado we stayed for two nights in Silver Bell campground in the Maroon Bells area. We were in pitch 4, a walk in pitch, nestled right down by the river. I’m going to assume you’re camping with a tent not with an RV as I didn’t have that perspective…
Firstly what’s the difference between a tunnel tent and a geodesic tent? Simple a dome or geodesic tent can stand on it’s own without the need to peg the tent out. A tunnel tent on the other hand will only stand up if it’s pegged out and all guy ropes are put in place. Generally…
We had the best road trip of our life setting of from Denver recently and wanted to share our tips, plans and give you some hints on putting together your itinerary. We rented a car from Denver airport with the intention to drive straight into the mountains and camp. Car rental from Denver is really…
Vango Mirage 300+ Review
We’ve owned the Vango Mirage for a little under a year and it’s been used in the mountains of Snowdonia & Colorado, taken up and down & even had a bear check it out! It’s about time we reviewed it. We bought ours from Black’s outdoors for £124, It’s the top of the range 3…