The West of Illinois Picture Thread

SleeperLS

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Balloon Festival Albuquerque,NM

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Garden of the Gods Resort Colorado Springs, CO

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My deck Cedar Crest,NM

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Lake Abiquiu, NM

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You won't regret it dude... I can't wait to go back.

Also, in Colorado you can just pull off the side of the highway and shoot guns in the national park as long as there aren't signs prohibiting it due to hiking trails, etc... We literally just rolled down the window in the F350 and started unloading.
 

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Nice pictures guys. Absolutely beautiful. That part of the US I have not ventured to yet.

Thank you! I will keep updating this stuff as I go out and do more adventure.
[MENTION=1983]Outlaw[/MENTION] awesome pictures! I can't wait for winter time out here. It is going to be a blast. Hoping to get my RZR by December on some kind of Christmas sales event.
 

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Last trip to CO I stayed in Mt. Crested Butte.....

Views from the hotel balcony:
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Rented some ATV's and went out on the local trails... Got stopped by a herd of cattle first though:
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Really need to get a better camera before I go out there again though, the iPhone pics are nice but would love to see what a real camera could do.
 

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So jelly. What took you out west?

Several reasons like wanting to try a new area, get out of Illinois, and be more active in nature. But really, the land.

One of my best friends moved out here some years ago and every time we would visit him I would grow more attached to the land out here. It is so raw and has natural beauty like I have never experienced. It seems as if every rock was placed in a certain spot or orientation for our viewing pleasure.

My wife and I are nurses, so we kind of got lucky with job opportunities. Anywhere we want to go we can, and have a job while doing it. The weather out here in the mountains is also unreal man. Imagine the best warm spring day in Illinois before the humidity hits at all. It has been like that all summer so far.
[MENTION=7435]BADAZZTEALCOBRA[/MENTION] you just gave me my next destination in Colorado. Unreal pictures man!
 

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Oh shit. That looks amazing. I will put that on the list as well.

Some of you #BRAAAP folks need to venture out to this area. Amazing riding territory, even for snowmobiles. I see you @PANDA

That picture is Mt. Crested Butte as well... Winter Park was just more crowded and I liked it better being more secluded...

If I lived out there I'd have my own SxS or ATV for sure, I was doing Pearl Pass when I was out there and it was awesome....

Damnit, now I want to go out there again.
 

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Go up to Seattle and Portland. The NW is a jewel. Most definitely "God's Country".

You aren't joking. Mt. Rainier near Seattle is definitely a jewel in this country. Amazing place. Also, Portland area is awesome. Columbia River Gorge and the International Rose Gardens were definitely notable. I will try to find some pictures of out there from a while ago.
 

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