City of Circles – Monte Vista, CO
I have been planning our family vacation out to Colorado and maybe Utah. I came across Monte Vista, CO and thought at first there was something wrong with Google Maps. Monte Vista is a big agriculture mountain town. Make sure you zoom in and focus on a circle step by step. Just keep double clicking on the map and it will keep zooming. Lots of circles down there! View Larger Map Here is a little more about Monte Vista. “Potatoes, wheat and barley, both malting and feed, are the main cash crops in Rio Grande County. For the latest year in which statistics were available, the San Luis...
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I am somewhat of a GPS geek. I guess mapping as well. I like to plan out Colorado hikes years before I will probably ever do them. I like to map them out with Google Maps or Google Earth just to see the distance and elevation. This summer I plan to take Noah with me for the first time and get in some good hiking in the Colorado Mountain. But right now I need to send in my Vista Cx GPS unit. The darn thing is still broke. So I am just looking around at all the new GPS units out there. I ran across Rocky Mountain Tracking today. They have all kinds of GPS stuff. Not your normal GPS hand...
Read MoreFat Tire’s fans will soon be able to find their beer in cans
This is from back in April but still worthy news to spread… “This summer, New Belgium Brewing Co. plans to offer its flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale from something other than the tap or a glass bottle: an aluminum can. The brewer’s new canning operation, estimated to cost about $1 million, will produce 50 to 60 aluminum cans per minute so fans can take Fat Tire camping, golfing or to outdoor concerts where glass might not be allowed, spokesman Bryan Simpson said. ” Full article from the Denver Post: http://origin.denverpost.com/foodretail/ci_8937717
Read MoreThe Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado
Myself and many of my friends love Colorado. And we also love good beer. Colorado is only a short 9-10 hours from Des Moines so it is not a bad days drive and flights are pretty cheap if you book them in advance. What could go better than Beer and Colorado I ask you? I came across The Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado today. What a great map! I am going to have to order one of these for my next trip out there backpacking… A map so useful, you’ll wonder how you survived so long without one. The beautifully rendered image of Colorado includes locations and information for...
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Blogging geek Dad that loves to do long runs, ride his bikes, partake in frosty beverages, listen to live music, watch movies, hike high into the mountains, and hang out with his family doing any of the above. Oh, and write code late into the wee hours of the morning.
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