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Remembering the Sand Dunes

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, November 2, 2010,
After a long drive, it was still relatively early in the morning at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. I was entertaining guests from London, England two-and-a-half years ago, and they wanted to see something scenic in Colorado. So, since I had taken them to Rocky Mountain National Park on a previous trip, this time I took them south from Denver toward Alamosa.

I had never seen the Sand Dunes before, but it was high up on my list. So I, too, was excited to ge...

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The Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, December 7, 2009,
The cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park are in Colorado but, as most people don't realize, the place isn't exactly close for a day trip from Denver. It takes about seven hours one way to pull in to Cortez, Colorado, the nearest major town, so it's hardly easy for a weekend getaway either. So, when such an opportunity isn't available, it's possible just to head down to the Manitou Cliff Dwellings instead.

The cliff dwellings were built and opened in 1906 for the benefit of tourist...

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The Garden of the Gods

Posted by Jason Hussong on Sunday, November 1, 2009,
There are a handful of places that I seem to visit each year in Colorado, whether it be by choice or chance. It's almost as if I'm drawn to them as their beauty eclipses any other lovely spot in this great state. One of the places that I drop in on annually, if not more, is the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

The family of Charles Elliot Perkins, head of the Burlington Railroad, donated the land to the city of Colorado Springs upon his death in the early 1900s. Initially Perkin...

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