California Adventures

 

 

 

If you can handle crowds, this is a blast! My personal favorite is the Tower of Terror, but then I've always loved the Twilight Zone... There really is something for everyone. The World of Color show at the end of the day is an amazing spectacle.

The Venetian, Las Vegas

 

 

 

Marble, Colorado

 

 

 

 

The town is noted as the location of the historic Yule Marble quarry along the mountains that began operations in the late 19th century, and from which the town draws its name. The marble of the quarry is considered to be of exceptional quality and has been used for the Tomb of the Unknowns, as well as for parts of the Lincoln Memorial and civic buildings in San Francisco. It was also used for the construction of the Equitable Building, a historically important early skyscraper in New York City.

View from McClure Pass, Colorado

The pass is located along the boundary between Pitkin and Gunnison counties, in a gap at the western side of the Elk Mountains south of Redstone. It separates the headwaters of the Crystal River (a tributary of the Roaring Fork River to the north) with the headwaters of the North Fork Gunnison River (south). The pass is traversed by State Highway 133 between Carbondale and Paonia, providing the direct route between the Roaring Fork Valley and the North Fork Valley. The approaches are fairly steep on each side, with an 8% grade. The approach on the north side has one large switchback overlooking the valley containing the town of Marble.

 

 

 

Hays Creek Falls, Colorado

 

 

Hays Creek Falls is two miles south of the village of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado. It flows into the Crystal River. Park along State Highway 133 at the sign which clearly marks it. The fall are a mere 50 yard walk.

Bluff, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under the direction of John Taylor, Silas S. Smith led about 230 Mormons on an expedition to start a farming community in southeastern Utah. After forging about 200miles of their own trail over difficult terrain, the settlers arrived on the site of Bluff in April 1880. The trail followed went over and down the "Hole In the Rock", which now opens into one of the tributaries of Lake Powell. The town’s population had declined to seventy by 1930, but rebounded during a uranium prospecting boom in the 1950s. With the uranium decline in the 1970s, Bluff again declined and now remains a small town with about 300 residents.

Four Corners

 

The Four Corners is the only place in the United States where four states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado) come together at one place. Here a person can stand in four states at the same time. The unique landmark is managed by the Navajo Nation and is open to the public.