Colorado National Monument - RV Living
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- We make a quick stop in Pocatello, ID to regroup and get a few chores done before moving on to our next adventure - Colorado National Monument!
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Lin and I have camped in CNM for over 50 years off and on. We even took the Airstream in the last time. The lights of Fruita glowed in the distance. I ruined my left knee on the trail down to the valley floor and back up again. We had to go to SLC to find a hotel with a jacuzzi to treat my knee. ~GH
I camped at Saddlehorn for 5 nights last summer and loved it there. There are some fantastic campsites. Where you actually park your RV is close to the road. But the sites come with a picnic table back off the road and just a few steps further takes you to the cliffs across from which you can see the road and tunnels headed up top side.
It’s such an amazing park I can imagine being camped right in it would be pretty special. Glad you were able to experience that, Gary!
Do you know that you were literally one ridge away from the largest collection of natural arches in Colorado while driving through Colorado National? The collection is amazing! Thank you for your videos!
I CANNOT BELIEVE how good Brodie was during his grooming. My dog won't stand still for much grooming. He is an miniature Australian Shepard and we have to trim his britches once in a while. That is always a small battle, but we get it done. Your pups are great!!! I enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy seeing you guys. Take care.
He is a VERY GOOD BOY! Just the most sweet natured goofy happy boy. We spent a ton of time training our Brittany, Madley, and when we adopted Brodie he picked up her good manners. We consider ourselves very lucky to be their humans 🥰 Thank you, we hope you’re doing well.
@@EmbracingDetours Yep, I just love those pups. They are so cute. That's one reason I like your videos so much. The last one started off with Madley looking out the windshield with her head on your shoulder. A dog is an animal that will love you more than you love yourself. We sure love our boy Gus.
Always enjoy your videos. We stayed at the Grand Junction KOA in August. It was nice, we enjoyed it. We typically stay in the camping cabins because we travel via motorcycles. Beautiful area.
The cabins are a really nice feature of the KOA’s, perfect for motorcycle trips! Thanks so much for watching 👍
We rarely plan our trips with full on reservations etc, so I have to admire & I guess just enjoy that you are so flexible and are ok with being at a KOA, boondocking and/or where ever you end up and are still smiling. We totally do the same and end up having a great (or sometimes not) amazing experience! That road wow! And I never have room in the footwell of our truck when we travel either!
That part of Colorado is so wonderful. We did a number of summers working as camp hosts at Ridgway SP near Montrose/Ouray during our RVing days. Hope you got a chance to stay there for a while in September. The color would have been awesome. Nice job on the dog grooming!
We were so happy it worked out that we got to visit the western slope. How cool that you had the opportunity to spend a few summers there! We did eventually move over to the front range (look at me with the CO terms!). We enjoyed it all, we’re never ready to leave CO.
I love your scenic drives, such beauty in our country.
Great job grooming your dogs
Thanks, Douglas. It’s a big job but it’s so nice (and clean) when it’s done!
Love Colorado's National Monument. In 2010 for 25th Anniversary we took a trip from Nebraska out west with Vegas as our main destination since we've never been there. Our 1st night we stayed in Grand Junction and happened to come across it when we were looking for something to do. We saw 3 amazing National Parks in Utah Arches, Bryce & Zion and can't wait to go back to Utah someday! From Vegas we took a day trip to see the Pacific Ocean at a California state park between LA & Malibu. We saw live dolphins for the 1st time and played in the ocean. Vegas was a nice place to visit but I don't think we'll go back. After Vegas we saw Hoover Dam on our way to see our final National Park the Grand Canyon which was mouth dropping spectacular and amazing! From there we stopped by 4 corners and Pikes Peak. Our 25th anniversary was the best vacation ever! Stay safe and keep Embracing Detours love your videos! ❤
What a truly spectacular 25th anniversary trip, you guys saw some incredible sights on that trip!! We also can’t wait to get back to Utah, Zion has been my favorite park yet and we didn’t have nearly enough time there. We feel the same as you about Vegas, but some of the sights outside of the city (Red Rock Canyon & Valley of Fire) are amazing and well worth a visit. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Fact is you can never do it all but it is fun to try. Going back and seeing what you didn't do the first time gives your knowledge of an area and timing a much better trip .
So very true!!
Enjoyed the ride thru Colorado Nat Mon. I have to go see for myself. I am currently in Salida, CO area after seeing beautiful Fall color in Crested Butte and Carbondale, CO and now on our way back home to Texas. Colorado is spectacular. Safe travels to both of you.
We’re glad you were able to see Colorado in all her fall splendor. Safe travels home and definitely put the Monument on your list for next time! Thanks for your kind wishes and for tuning in!!
Maybe someday you two could get folding Ebikes. Great video.
Folding bikes are so practical for this lifestyle, they make perfect sense except we really enjoy mountain biking. If I could pick any bike I wanted I think it would be an electric mountain bike, because as I mentioned my flatlander lungs can’t handle the mountains climbs!! 🤪
great clear video...looks like I'm there.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting 👍😊
Beautiful!
Really was 😍
Good morning from your neighbors! We talked yesterday about where to drop the campground fee, remember? Just found your TH-cam channel this morning.
The first time we stayed at the Grand Junction KOA it was 104 degrees just before Labor Day. We've camp hosted in Ridgway State Park (20 miles south of Montrose) for the past three summers, traveling out from NC. Love that part of CO. Safe travels.
Oh wow, it gets HOT there 🥵 Lucky you, that would be a spectacular area to spend the summer. Thanks, Gregg - safe travels to you too!
My wife and I really enjoy your videos . The country you visit is so beautiful and I might add places we have never seen . America is so Beautiful . Y’all be careful and stay healthy .
Thank you, Bruce. You are so right, America is truly breathtaking! Thanks for tuning in and for your kind wishes 😊
Another great video! I have to tell you you guys really do a great job of getting me to add places to see to my bucket list. We need to travel west!
Nice. Did not know. But now I have to visit. Thanks 👍👍.
Hello, So glad you made it to Colorado. Like i wrote before, the big fire in the Fruita area was out, so no smoke in the air and the Aspens are in full GOLD. Being a Colorado Native I visited the Grand Valley many times in my youth, when they grew large amounts of fruit orchards, produce, cattle-horses. I also lived in Grand Junction for 22 years until 2013. The Monument is a hidden gem because it is not a National Park, however it receives 600,000 visitors annually. The Monument and a very large area surrounding it: (McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area consists of approximately 123,430 acres which includes the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Study Area, more than 75,000 acres, two miles southwest of Fruita. Included in the the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, is the second-largest concentration of natural arches in North America, Rattle Snake Canyon. Just to the south of the Monument is Part of The Old Spanish National Historic Trail. The Domínguez-Escalante expedition traversed part of this trail in the Mesa County Area.The Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area comprises 210,172 acres of protected public lands, and includes the 66,280-acre Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, which you traveled through to get to Black Canyon NP. In short The Monument is the corner stone of a very large wilderness study area with many wonderful natural landscapes, as you have witnessed. Wile living in Junction I always told my visitors, or tourist that I met, that the Monument is the top of the Grand Canyon, of course most Geologist do not agree with that statement, however, it is the start of the red sandstone you follow down the Colorado River to the Yuma, AZ Canyon, and deep with in Ruby Canyon inside the National Conservation Area there is the "Black Rock Formation" of exposed black rocks that date to 2.5 Billion years old, that is roughly half the age of Earth. These "Black Rock Formations" are rare and usually hard to get to, like at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. If I may go from Black Canyon NP to the Great Sand Dunes NP. This time of year, temperature, crowds, camping at its best. There are Bison grazing near the dunes!!!
Wow, you are a wealth of information!! It’s obvious you are passionate about the area, thank you for sharing. We consider ourselves very fortunate that everything worked put that we were able to enjoy colorful Colorado in the fall 😍
@@EmbracingDetours Brie, loved the dog's haircut. Hope you both checked out both sides of the Black Canyon. More than 1 post a week would not hurt or 2 part post, or longer, just saying, because you are good at it.
Love the video and you will love Black Canyon of the Gunnison!
The b/w silent movie clip was fun!
Thanks!! Decided to have a little fun with the screwed up footage from forgetting to turn the mic on 🙊😆
Another great and useful video.
We rode the Tour de Moon bicycle ride which starts in Grand Junction to the east entrance of Colorado National Monument and then up across the top of the Monument and then back to Grand Junction. Awesome ride. Unfortunately the ride was cancelled this year due to COVID.
That’s really awesome!! I could definitely see doing that if we lived nearby and could train a bit for it!
Try base camp above golden Colorado great place
Thank you for the recommendation, unfortunately we’ve already left CO.
So many TH-cam RVers are in the area. It is a wonderful time to be here. Connie and I are in Paonia, Colorado - just north of Black Canyon National Park. We arrived about the same time you did and are camped out at our niece and nephews’ farm. Enjoy your journey. Hope our paths cross at some point. Blessings...
It sure is a great time to be there!! Lucky you to have family with a farm you can moochdock at 👍 Thank you Jeffery and safe travels.
We have lots of hidden treasures in Colorado. 11 years in Colorado and I have hardly scratched the surface.
Now we know about the park....thanks for showing!
Our pleasure, Bert!!
❤️ Colorado!!!
Agreed Candie, Colorado 😍😍
I live in Pocatello and didn't even know there was an RV park at the Casino. Technically you were staying in Fort Hall, ID. I really liked the Colorado National Monument part of this video. I may have to go down there next year.
We considered staying at the fairgrounds in Pocatello but we actually preferred the casino campground, it was very well maintained. We hope you enjoy the monument as much as we did!!
We loved this PARK! (Fine....Monument.) John Otto is correct: It is the "heart of the World". Sorry you had not heard of it! We tried to get the word out. :-) Thanks for taking us along on your adventure and sharing your thoughts!
I'm a new subscriber as of 10/2020 to your TH-cam page, catching up and enjoying on your vlogs. Rving has been my plan for sometime now. Once my caregiver job for my mother is over, I'm hitting the road. Going to need a long non-religious sabbatical after this journey. Enjoy your travels, stay safe.
Glad you're in Colorado, enjoy our beautiful state!!
We were worried we might not make it this year due to fires and early snow storms and were SOOOO happy when it worked out! Such an incredible state 😍
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I have been at this national monument. Beautiful place.
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Every news video is superbe ...! You make us discover so beautiful places
Your country has so much to be seen
And both of you are charming
Thank you from France !!!
Thank YOU for your kind words and following along on our adventures!! No need to apologize, just glad you said bonjour 👋
Wow! Thank You, can’t wait to get there!
It was such a welcome surprise, beautiful area!!
We really enjoy your channel and your style. We look forward every week to seeing what you are up to. We hope to run into you guys one day in our travels.
Yes we had some record heat. Gotta go up 🆙 to get cooler in Colorado! Welcome. I love my state it’s crazy popular here now and many new residents. Makes outdoors recreation challenging! Great little place to eat in Fruita. Too late now but maybe for someone else! Munchies! It’s really good 😋
Another great video. You guys are going to get very big on here if you keep your adventures going. Remember us little people. LOL Safe travels.
Haha, that’s very sweet of you to say but we aren’t holding our breath! Thanks, safe travels to you as well 😊
I can see where you would need to have hookups after a certain amount of time. Brodie looks great and I loved Maddy looking over your shoulder while you were tootling down the road. I can’t imagine living with two dogs in an RV. Cute music for this video!
Thanks so much for sharing.
Our pleasure, thank you for watching and commenting 👍
Nice
Thank you, Tim!
As always, you guys have found the hidden gems of our country. I never heard of that place before. The bit with the rag time music cracked me up
We hadn’t heard of it either, so glad we happened upon it! Glad you enjoyed our silent movie lol 😆
Welcome to Grand Junction! We live about 1/2 mile from the KOA, enjoy your stay!
I just saw you guys driving in Nebraska!! That’s how I came across your channel because I saw the sticker on the window. I love Colorado! I just got back from there 3 weeks ago 😀😀
Love your videos 🙏🙏👍👍😍
Colorado scenery never disappoints! Thank you for sharing that with us. As always, enjoyed the video. Safe travels!!
Colorado is a very special state 😍 Glad you enjoyed the video Libby, thank you for your kind words and for following along on the adventure!
Love the retro video in the first part. Good job editing
My wife and I just finished a week-long loop through the Western Slope of Colorado. It appears that we have been about a week behind you, and in the same locations. You have already passed it by now, but after the first day for us at the Colorado National Monument, we spent the secong day doing the Scenic Byway across Grand Mesa, coming out at Delta. The next day, it was the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Nat'l. Park (alt. 8,000+) where my wife felt she was oxygen-deprived. Three campgrounds there, but the "B" loop had electricity! (Wow!) Onward to Cotez, and Canyons of the Ancients Nat'l. Monument, Mesa Verde Nat'l. Park, and then Hovenweep Nat'l. Monument on the way home. I am looking forward to see what you took in heading through SW Colorado. Best wishes!
We didn’t have enough time to do Grand Mesa but it’s on our list for next time. We scored one of those electric sites at Black Canyon, it was so nice we didn’t want to leave!! Sounds like you had a fabulous trip and saw some incredible sights 😍
Just gorgeous and thank you for the wonderful pics to see.
We visited there 2 years ago and were as surprised as you were at how beautiful it is. We made the mistake of starting at the other entrance(edge of the cliff driving through whole way).
I bet that was a white knuckle drive! Gorgeous though!!
another amazing video. great job with the editing. you both sure find some great spots.
Beautiful scenery and love the music tracks you choose, really complements the journey. Thanks for providing us with escapism whilst we're in lockdown 😊
We’re glad to hear you enjoy the music we choose, it’s one of the hardest parts of putting the videos together!! Happy to help you escape, Karen 😊
Nice video, we're looking forward to seeing all the state's beginning 29 January 2021
Great Vid! I've done the "Monument" about 4 times and always on my HD Motorcycle!!!
That’s awesome, I imagine that would be a fabulous road on a motorcycle!!
Good vid guys.
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Nice find. Will definitely include it on our Colorado trip. Interesting...I have the same issue with no place for my feet when we head out. 😉. We enjoy your videos❣️
If they’re gonna fill up our foot space with junk then they shouldn’t be allowed to get mad when we put our feet on the dash 😆
Wow that looks beautiful going to put it on my list of places to go thanks for sharing. ☮️👍👍
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did, Frank!
We loved Black Canyon of the Gunnison! We felt like it’s under advertised. We’ve never heard of that monument either but it looked spectacular. I was sort of expecting a Hemingway reference after y’all’s last video😁. Always good stuff that y’all explore 🤙
No Hemingway history in Grand Junction that we’re aware of! Black Canyon took my breath away - I agree, absolutely underrated.
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful area indeed! I was just 'getting in to' the video, when the end appeared! It could have been twice that long with that kind of scenery, albeit I understand the challenges of editing on the road. We still have never been to Colorado, so I"m always looking for such places as this National Park, and other adventures you two find along the way. A big thanks from us Canadians, unable at this time to enjoy the many locations in the wonderful U.S.A.!
Colorado NM is on my list for next time in that area. Awesome scenery footage. Did you ever drive Shafer Trail and Potash Road. Starts at Canyonlands NP entrance and heads toward Moab. Very cool drive in 4WD vehicle. Travel safe.
I have another one for your list in that area that we missed - Rattlesnake Canyon Arches.
www.visitgrandjunction.com/blog/how-find-amazing-arches-rattlesnake-canyon
4WD trail to get to the arches so much less traveled. Unfortunately, we didn’t learn about it until we were already gone but it’s supposed to be spectacular - it’s on our list for next time.
We did do Shafer Trail in Canyonlands in our friends Subaru and we’re happy to not have attempted those switchbacks in the Monster Van!! It was an awesome trail but tight!!!
Embracing Detours I did switchbacks up and down in Jeep on one trip, then on mountain bike on 2nd trip. Switchbacks are the beginning of the White Rim Trail (100 mile, 4 day MTB ride). Thanks for tip on Rattlesnake. You will enjoy Grand Canyon of Gunnison. Beautiful geology.
You must go to next door McInnis Canyons National Monument. They have several BLM areas to base camp and explore. Great video!
You guys are hysterical:-) And that drive was scary! 😂 We got to learn how to be brave. Great video!
i know about dog hair after thwo springers nd two lhasa apsa dogs.... every month.
SO. MUCH. HAIR. 😳
What kind of camera do you use ? By the way , great video
Thanks, we use a Canon M6 - we have a list with all our gear with links in the description of each video 👍
Question about Monument...... can a dually get through that trek?
Sorry for the delay, Richard... yes, absolutely a dually can make the Monument drive 👍
The Colorado Nation Monument is an amazing find. By the way, what kind of hitch do you have on the AirStream.
It really was! Our hitch is a ProPride.
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Man you through me off on the video I was watching it next thing I know it went to 321 I said what the hell is this I thought maybe it slipped another TH-cam channel that was cool what you did with it are you guys take care beautiful country dogs look great see you guys next week
Haha, keeping you on your toes, Kenny 🤣 Glad you enjoyed, take care and see you next week!
What engine is in your van? How many miles on the van are you happy with the performance ?
7.3L Powerstroke Diesel. 156k miles and TJ says we could always use more power lol. In all seriousness, we're not the fastest up the mountains but she chugs along and always gets us there.
Wow, you’re right! The Monument truly is spectacular 😳 Why is it called the Colorado Monument? Is it a Federal monument or...? Thanks again, guys, for a wonderful video tour. The quality of your productions is so consistently good - we can’t wait to see your next release. Be safe and have fun!
the Colorado National Monument is a Federal Monument, it encompasses more than 20,500 acres, (32 square miles) of sandstone cliffs and monoliths, scenic canyons, and sparse vegetation. The area draws 600 thousand tourists each year and has become one of the most iconic landscapes in the state. Rocks at the foundation of Colorado National Monument date from nearly 1.7 billion years ago, Earth is 4.5 billion years. As recently as 2014, Colorado politicians once again encouraged Congress to designate the monument as a national park. The problem with becoming a national park is what land area would become the park. There are hundreds of thousands of acreage adjacent to the monument designated wilderness study lands. Many want this land included into the national park. Politicians, congress, parties of interest cant come to an agreement. The monument is a part of National Park Service, it is run and funded by the NPS with additional funding from Friends of the Monument. The word monument was chosen because, In 1910 Colorado senator Simon Guggenheim introduced a bill to Congress to create such a park, but congressional deadlock threatened to kill the legislation. So, on May 24, 1911, President William Howard Taft exercised his authority under the 1906 Antiquities Act to create Colorado National Monument.
You mentioned 11,000 feet and I'm wondering if you're going through the Eisenhower Tunnel which is 11,600 elevation and 1.6 miles in length.
Went to HS in Pocatello :) Parents died there ... Hey if you didn't know about Colorado National Monument, you probably missed Mesa Falls ID too ;)
Is this your 3rd yr of traveling? It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long. Colorado looks beautiful!
You and us both... time flies!!
Time flies when you’re having fun & looks like you guys are definitely having fun! Thanks for taking us along on your adventures!
I assume the van is dealing with the steep grades pretty well since the gear change and transmission rebuild.
Have you been to all the lower 48 states at least once?
Not quite yet (we’re about 8 shy) but we’re actively working on it... in the Midwest as we speak!!
Where do you get your hair Done? It’s cute, I’m in Nampa ID, I could of done it for you
Thank you, it’s always somewhere different 💇♀️ Part of the adventure!! Wish I had known when we were in Nampa, it’s now been 3 months since it’s been done and it’s driving me crazy!
Do you guys work on the road?
Not other than our channel, which is a lot of work. We're not retired, we're just not working (for others) at the moment.
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The shoulder months are great to see those areas for BLM.
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