The History: The first Minnesota State Fair was really a county fair in 1954, but after acquiring statehood in 1958, the first state fair was technically held in 1959. Since that time, it has been held annually with only six cancellations due to the Civil War, The US-Dakota Conflict, the Chicago World’s Fair, World War …
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Aspen to Crested Butte Hike
Aspen is well-known for their celebrity-frequented ski resort. I, personally, do not care about ski resorts. The reason we went to Aspen is for the legendary through hike across West Maroon Pass linking this ski town to Crested Butte. I’ve written about Crested Butte before, so this post will just focus on the hike between …
Ouray (and Telluride)
This small town is surrounded by mountains, so it doesn’t have room for a ski resort. Because of this, Ouray (pronounced “yur-ray”) maintains its charm despite its gorgeous surroundings that would otherwise lead to droves of rich tourists. That doesn’t mean it’s cheap, however, since it’s quite remote and fairly far from interstates. It’s a …
Mesa Verde National Park
As our group of four set off for Mesa Verde, we estimated we’d spend maybe two hours there and move on to another hike. Five hours later, we were finally leaving and our opinions of the park had collectively skyrocketed. It’s truly a fantastic place to visit, even if the ranger tours were cancelled due …
Durango
Known for white water rafting, zip-lining, and trains, Durango brings in a variety of people from all over. But, six hours from Denver means fewer people are willing to make the trek to these western slopes. Since we were already halfway there at Great Sand Dunes National Park, Durango was much more approachable and we …
Great Sand Dunes
I recently took a trip with three awesome women around the mountains of Colorado. Seeking a socially distant way to have an adventure, we ended up at three National Parks and some wonderful hikes. This post is going to be dedicated to our first stop: Great Sand Dunes National Park. The Dunes Three and a …
Indiana Dunes
Originally designated a National Lakeshore in 1966, the Indiana Dunes were converted to a National Park February 2019. This has led to some… identity issues as there are zero signs for a National Park, some signs for a National Lakeshore, and to top the confusion there’s an Indiana Dunes State Park within the National Park? …
Maine in Summertime
In an effort to satiate my desire for adventure this year, I reached back in my photos so I could write about a wonderful trip we took to Maine in 2018 – I hope you enjoy! Portland (the one in Maine) After arriving at the Portland Jetport (Portland Airport was already taken), Alex and I …
Drive-Through National Parks
Canyonlands National Park Canyonlands is split into three sections due to the Colorado and Green rivers dividing it. The Needles and The Maze are best used for backpacking and off-roading trips, so we stuck to Island in the Sky, nestled between both rivers. This section has either really long trails or tiny little ones. Since …
Arches National Park at Thanksgiving
Over Thanksgiving weekend, we decided to #optoutside instead of Black Friday shop. We stayed in Moab and explored both Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. It was also on this trip that we celebrated our first anniversary! Many LangeTime Adventures were had. Arches National Park has over 2,000 documented arches in the park, but only a …
LangeTime Adventures 