One day in New York - beginning...

A few years back we visited Philadelphia. It was a short one week trip in mid April and we had a really good time exploring this city. Before the trip we spent hours planning it so we wouldn't miss anything and at some point we found something interesting. First we realized that Philadelphia is just a couple of hours from New York. And the second we dug out we could get there incredibly cheap - just $18 round trip. We couldn't resist seeing the Big Apple and we bought bus tickets once we got to Philadelphia and were waiting for the following Sunday to see the city we landed in almost decade before (but had no chance even to glance at). When Sunday came, we boarded Yo Bus in Chinatown (in Philadelphia) and were excited to see the most famous city in the World.

 

One flower show...

This plant was like a puzzle for me from the first time I saw it. And when I noticed it it wasn't blooming (so there weren't the flowers that caught my eye).

 

Bright and sad...

February is the most depressing month of the year. Or, maybe not ;) Anyway, February is a cold and colorless month. I can handle the cold (thanks to the warm clothes) but dull colors make me wish for the Spring to come and change it. But those are Fall pictures that cheer me up - I like the bright colors but also the sadness of seasonal change that happens...

 

A day in the Botanic Garden

Isn't it nice to spend a day in the Botanic Garden? Especially if it is a warm and sunny November  Saturday. And when you come here early, when the morning dew is still sparkling on the grass and flowers...

 

Just flowers...

What can be better than looking at the bright flowers when the snow is covering the ground and the temperature dropped to single digits? I don't know... Maybe just a cup of hot tea, a couple of cookies and looking at the pictures of the flowers...

 

Steamboat Springs between rains

Click here to look at Meeker, the town where rain didn't bother us ;)

We left Meeker and moved further to Craig, which we passed without stopping there. But we stopped in Steamboat Springs. We got out of the car and took a loot at the sky... We didn't like what we saw - deep brown clouds didn't foreshadow anything good so we just jumped back into the car and drove along the town streets under the heavy rain. We stopped again about 15 minutes later - when the rain stopped. Next hour we were walking along the main street, looking around and enjoying the fresh air.

 

Meeker, the town with the story

Next morning we woke up early in Vernal, had a light breakfast and returned back on the road. We planned to be home by night. But sure we decided on taking not the shortest, but the nicest way and it didn't matter how much time we needed for it...

 

Yampa and Green rivers

It was around 5PM when we completed the tour in the dinosaur quarry. The sky finally cleared and we decided to reach one more destination before the darkness covered the Earth and forced us to find a hotel...

 

Muted Flaming Gorge

 As I mentioned before, the sky above Dinosaur was gray and gloomy and we decided to try to go across the mountains in hope for a miracle - maybe we could find some sun on the other side of the mountain ridge... To do so, we crossed the Utah border and headed to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.

 

Meet the dinosaur...

We liked Grand Junction and loved the Colorado National Monument we visited the day before. Both places were just amazing and we were glad we left the beaten path and stopped on a side to see something we missed before. And we planned to do the same the next day.

 

Grand Junction - the town where we've never been before

We've been on our way to Colorado National Monument and passing through Grand Junction. Another place we've passed by but never stopped before. The rains paused and we decided to stop there, stretch our legs and have a bite.

 

Rainy day in Colorado National Monument

Colorado is a very sunny state. The sun is shining in the sky 300 days a year. And we have a bright blue sky even more days every year. I'd say we never had an opportunity to see many places not under deep sky and bright sunny light. But sometimes...

 

Rifle Falls

We have traveled along I-70 many times and there are some places where we never stopped. Always passing by on our way somewhere, but never making a turn and stopping. And one of these places is Rifle Falls State Park.

 

Buena Vista, South Main district

Buena Vista is a nice town in the middle of the banana belt in Colorado. About 2 hours from Denver and sitting in the valley surrounded by mountains, trails and peaks. But not only mountains attract people to come here. The Arkansas River runs along the city and gives you some coolness during the hot Summer days. You can walk along the river in the park, hike dozens of different trails or you can enjoy whitewater rafting. They say the best whitewater rafting in Colorado is here, in Buena Vista.