The van on a mountain road surrounded by golden aspens

Colorado

  • First driven2016
  • Photos here26

Colorado is home, the state we always roll back into. Strawberry Park Hot Springs is one of the best we have; we have been in every season, and winter and fall are the best of them.

When we have been in Colorado

Read off the dates on every photograph we took here.

  • January2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • February2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • March2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
  • April2017, 2018, 2020
  • May2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • June2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • July2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • August2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • September2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • October2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • November2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • December2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Where we stopped

Been, but no dated photos to say when: Alamosa CO, Breckenridge, Browns Canyon NM, Cañon City CO, Crested Butte, Durango, Fairplay CO, Fort Collins, Gunnison CO, Pueblo CO, Winter Park CO.

Trip stories that come through Colorado

More from Colorado

The galley from the open side door: butcher block counter, sage and blue cabinets, the fridge by the step
January 2021
The bed under the wood ceiling, with photos lined up on the shelf above it
January 2021
Inside the finished van: the made bed across the back, the galley sink and butcher block counter beside it
January 2021
The galley sink and butcher block counter under the long side window
January 2021
Clear storage bins tucked under the bed platform
January 2021
The van's water tanks and electrical bay behind an open cabinet
January 2021
The van in deep snow with tire chains on
January 2019
Jesse and Karlee in the front of the van, leaning together
March 2017
Jesse drilling panels on the lawn beside the van mid-build
April 2018
Jesse and Karlee at a bar, leaning in for a photo
May 2018
The van galley kitchen with a window view over a lake
May 2024
Inside the van, the long window filled with lake and mountains above the counter and sink
May 2024
The van parked beside an alpine lake with snow-capped mountains behind
May 2024
The van on a dirt pullout, side door open, sun breaking low over the hill behind it
June 2018
The van parked at golden hour
June 2018
Dunes running out toward a distant snow-covered mountain range
June 2017
Resting at a Colorado summit
June 2017
The empty van mid-build in 2018: floor down, pink insulation, bare ribs overhead
June 2018
Karlee and Jesse high-fiving inside the empty van shell
June 2018
Two of us balanced on a fence rail below the red rocks, one in a ‘More Good’ shirt
July 2017
Karlee and Mary at Red Rocks wearing More Good shirts
July 2017
The van's side mirror and a gravel road running into a cloudy sunset
August 2020
The van door open onto a campsite by a river, pine trees, a hammock, and two pairs of sandals left in the dirt
August 2023
The van alone on a straight two-lane highway, dunes and mountains ahead
September 2020
The van on gravel, ringed by cottonwoods turned gold
October 2018
When to go The Mountain West by Season On the map See this pin in place

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