Archive for June, 2008

Where I’ve been

Posted by Peter on June 23rd, 2008

Here is a map from tripadvisor.com showing where I have been so far in the World…I normally update this each time I go travelling, so it is pretty up to date. Click on the map to visit the fully interactive version where you can zoom into each area to see more detail. Venice, Italy Rome, [...]

Last day…and a few surprises!

Posted by Peter on June 4th, 2008

Well, the last full day in the US. I leave tomorrow evening back to the UK…as usual, not enough time to do everything! All I can say is, 6 days is way too short to see Colorado and Wyoming properly…!! Today I went up to Laramie and then from there to a place called Centennial, [...]

Palmers Lake & Cheyenne

Posted by Peter on June 3rd, 2008

Well, I made it to Cheyenne…! A 2.5 hour drive, with only a few stops to take photos…I should have stopped for a rest, but I just wanted to get here…so am knackered and am having an early night…! This morning I got up early, checked out of the hotel and headed north up to [...]

Royal Gorge & Garden of the Gods

Posted by Peter on June 2nd, 2008

Today I went down to Canon City, about 1.5 hours from Manitou Springs to ride on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad and to visit the Royal Gorge itself. The ride through the canyon was breathtaking! I travelled in a dome car on the way through the canyon & munched on some breakfast while watching the [...]

Map of trip…

Posted by Peter on June 1st, 2008

How rude of me…I didn’t post a map of my trip! So here goes…click here to view the map

A little nippy at 14,110ft

Posted by Peter on June 1st, 2008

Today I braved my fear of heights and took the Pike’s Peak Cog Railway up to the top of Pike’s Peak…14,110ft above sea level! A little cold at the top (32 deg. F or 0 deg C!!) and not much oxygen! Amazing how hard your body has to work at that altitude just to get [...]