Epinions Recent Reviews for gpowell

Exciting and Wild

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:13:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - We took a December vacation to Miami and drove to the Everglades for a day trip. I was surprised how close the Everglades are to Miami.

Winter is probably the best time to visit the Everglades. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. But even in...

Watkins Mill

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 02:28:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - The Watkins Mill was a wool mill and it has been restored as it was when it was operating. But it more than just a mill; when it was in operation it was more of a factory town. The main house and out buildings as well as the school and church have all...

The Best in Buffalo

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 01:55:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - I've seen buffalo in enclosures in Kansas City and Denver. And I've seen wild buffalo in Yellowstone. But Custer State Park has the best buffalo watching in the world!

Custer has huge herd(s) of buffalo that are usually close to the road...

Sand Castles in South Dakota

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 01:39:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - The Badlands are a place of stark beauty with muted colors. Giant sand castle shaped formations have eroded into 'the wall' where higher ground drops to the lower elevation. This is a great place for a driving tour as the road follows the wall with...

Yellowstone Secrets

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 17:25:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - Yellowstone is a special place but knowing a few secrets can really increase your enjoyment of the park.

First, there is a lot of traffic during the daytime and most of the wildlife isn't out then anyway. Beat the traffic and see more animals...

One of the best scenic spots to visit

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:56:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - I have been vacationing in Rocky Mountain National Park since I was five and the trail from Bear Lake to Emerald Lake was my very first hike. But I go back almost every year and I never get tired of it. I've been to many of the other great national...

A Most Incredible Drive

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:55:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - Mount Evans is one of those very special secret places. Most people visit Pikes Peak in Colorado. But little do they know that Mount Evans (just about an hour west of Denver) is higher and much more beautiful

To get to Mount Evans you take...

Great place to spend a few hours in the outdoors

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:54:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - I discovered Rock Bridge one day while driving from Jefferson City back to I-70, saw the sign and stopped. It was a very pleasant discovery. There is a natural rock bridge over a running stream. A short hike leads under the bridge, around some sink...

A Jewel in the Kansas Plains

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:53:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - Several years ago my boyfriend and I took his son to Colorado and decide to break the trip into several days. So we wandered through Kansas and spent the night in Dodge City. Fort Larned was supposed to be just a brief stop but ended up being the...

Volcanoes and Wildflowers

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 01:03:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - The Capulin National Monument is an extinct volcano in the north-east part of New Mexico. I've visited twice and enjoyed it both times. It's a great example of a volcano and is perfectly shaped so it looks like the movie version of a volcano (volcanoes...

A Secret Sahara in Colorado

Fri, 13 Apr 2001 22:44:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gpowell - I took a friend to see the Sand Dunes and he feel asleep about an hour before we got there. So I didn't wake him up until we were at the pullout just before the entrance. His reaction was one of total amazement when he woke up and saw 700ft dunes in...