It’s looking like my next trip will be a return to Colorado. I’m thinking late September / early October. At that time of year, Denver may be 80 degrees or there may be nine inches of fresh snow on the ground. Or both. My last couple of visits to the state have focused on specific geographic areas: Western Colorado and Southern Colorado. This time will likely be more of a “Leftover Colorado” – a state-wide scattering of places I just haven’t been yet. The two main places that come to mind are Dinosaur National Monument and Crested Butte, which are nowhere near one another. Other likely destinations include:

Mineral Loop Trail (Leadville, Colo.),

Gunnison Pioneer Museum,

The “back side” of Black Canyon of the Gunnison,

and I will likely start and/or finish this trip with Doors Open Denver.

I’ve also started reviewing maps to identify stretches of US or state highways that I’ve never driven. But I’m finding there aren’t many such stretches left in the mountains of Colorado.