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We flew into Denver on Thursday morning, then drove 4 hours west to Grand Junction. We stopped into a mountaineering store to get recommendations on where to hike, bike, eat, camp, etc and the guy we talked to was great. He gave us a complete blueprint
Date: 09/02/2004
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This was a really neat rock formation caused by flowing water.
Date: 09/02/2004
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We didn't start hiking until 5 PM, which meant that it was a little cooler (it had been 90 degrees earlier). We came here hoping for a last blast of heat before fall/winter sets in back home, and the weather delivered! Our late start also made for very g
Date: 09/02/2004
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Heres the deal with Liberty Cap.
Date: 09/02/2004
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We climbed to the top of the cap and took a few pictures...
Date: 09/02/2004
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Like this one,
Date: 09/02/2004
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Looking at the Colorado National Monument, which is a large Mesa of red rock. Its part of the same geological plateau that forms Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks.
Date: 09/02/2004
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A panoramic view of Grand Junction from Liberty Cap.
Date: 09/07/2004
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After our hike we went into Grand Junction for their Thursday night street fair, which had a lot of arts and crafts and good food. After dinner, it was back to our campsite at Highline State Park. This campground was out in the middle of nowhere, but it
Date: 09/03/2004
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The next day we rented bikes and went for a ride on the Kokopelli trail system in Fruita (10 miles from Grand Junction). Fruita has some of the world's best single-track biking.
Date: 09/03/2004
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The trails are right next to the Colorado River.
Date: 09/03/2004
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Date: 09/03/2004
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Panoramic view of the Colorado River and the Horsethief Bench mountain bike trail.
Date: 09/07/2004
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You should have seen us ride down this part of the trail - its amazing what we can do on full-suspension bikes. (no, we didn't really ride down it. This was one of the few sections we had to walk).
Date: 09/03/2004
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After the ride we set up camp in Fruita at another campground (also with a lake). We went swimming, and then headed back into Grand Junction for dinner. Grand Junction has a lot of neat restaurants and shops on their main street. The next morning we fi
Date: 09/04/2004
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