Lee
and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
took a Segway tour in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
August 23, 2012 |
Below: Travel photos along the way |
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Several different Segway tours were offered.
Lee Duquette chose the 3-hour Colorado River Trail at only $65 per person
on this date. (Any prices mentioned on this website are always subject
to change as time passes). This tour was listed as suitable for all
levels of experience. The guide, Thomas, gave an excellent pre-tour
training, using most of the first hour to get everyone familiar with
how to ride a Segway. This is VERY IMPORTANT. The two RV Gypsies have
been on three (3) previous Segway tours in other cities, but the other
two couples were here for their first Segway tour. Segways can be as
easy and safe to ride as a bicycle, IF the riders are trained and use
common sense. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette, The two RV Gypsies, and
the other riders, rode the Segway on a bridge over the Colorado River
and stopped for photos. From here everyone could see Storm King
Mountain, and Thomas told everyone the history of the mountain. |
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Below: The Storm King
Memorial - The South Canyon Fire was a 1994 wildfire
that took the lives of 14 wild land firefighters on Storm King Mountain,
near Glenwood Springs, Colorado on July 6th, 1994. It is often also
referred to as the "Storm King" fire. |
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Below: Lee Duquette
took a few quick photos while riding around this memorial circle. |
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Thomas, the guide, led everyone through town which had some up and down
hills, and then past the historic Hotel Colorado (one of the oldest
hotels in Colorado). Thomas told everyone a bit about the history of
the hotel and a visit by President Theodore Roosevelt. The teddy bear
is alleged to have been invented during President Roosevelt's 1905 visit
when the hotel's maids presented him with a stuffed bear pieced together
with scraps of fine material.
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And then Lee and Karen Duquette rode the
Segways past the famous Hot Springs pool. Karen would have liked to
relax there later, but she is sure that will not happen because hot
springs are not Lee Duquette's thing. |
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Below: Beautiful cliffs |
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Below: In the two photos below, notice
the train coming out of the tunnel. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette approached a pedestrian
/ bicycle bridge that they were eager to ride the Segways through. |
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Below: The tour group took a short break to allow bicyclists
to come through the bridge. So Karen Duquette used the time well and
took a few photos. The other people did not seem interested in photographs.
(Maybe it was their first time on a Segway) |
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Below: Riding the Segways through the bridge was really
a neat experience. Karen Duquette was riding her Segway in front of
Lee Duquette, so she gave him a big thumbs up as she was riding her
Segway through the tunnel, knowing he was probably taking some photos. |
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Below: Lee Duquette took
some quick photos from each side of the bridge. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies and the rest of the group
entered the spectacular Glenwood Canyon trail and glided along the Colorado
River's edge, while enjoying the sheer canyon walls. |
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Below: A stop at a picnic shelter (NO, they did not
bring any food along - just their own individual bottle of water). |
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Below: Some of
the cliffs along this canyon are 1200 feet high. It was amazing to see
up close because Karen Duquette loves photography, unique layouts, designs
and patterns, that may not interest other people. |
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Below: Thomas was an experienced guide in this area
so he had a bathing suit on under his clothes, so he joyously ran into
the Colorado River. |
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Below: Karen Duquette took off her shoes and socks and
waded into the Colorado River with her street clothes on. The water
was ice cold, but it sure made Karen's feet feel refreshed.
Lee Duquette does not enter cold (or hot) water anymore except to shower
in the RV, of course where he can control the temperature. None of the
other Segway riders entered the water. |
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Below: The passing people by in kayaks looked like they
were having lots of fun. The two RV Gypsies have been in many canoes,
but never a kayak (YET - and
they did while in Alaska in 2016 - if you go there, be sure to return
to this page). |
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Below: Thomas
said this is a part of the original road through Glenwood Canyon because
at times the faint trace of the yellow line down the middle of (the
road) could be seen. It is now a bike path. |
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Below: Going back through the pedestrian
/ bicycle bridge once again - Karen Duquette loved riding through this
bridge high above the road. |
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Below: Except for when the tour stopped to learn some
history, most of these photos were taken by Lee Duquette as he was riding
his Segway. He just held out a little camera and pushed the button,
not knowing for sure where the camera was aimed, or what the final photo
would look like. He did a marvelous job, as always. If the other two
couples that were on this tour contact the two RV Gypsies and would
like any of these photos, they will be happy to share the photos. All
photos on this website are reduced in size and resolution, but the full
size photos are available if anyone wants them. |
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