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The infamous haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO, where Stephen King was inspired to write "The Shining." |
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View of the Rockies from the Stanley |
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So now we see where he got the name of the hotel in the Shining.... |
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A genuine Pet Cemetery at the Stanley. Animals don't last long here.... |
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View of the Stanley from afar... |
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Heeeeere's Moshe!! The Shining runs on a loop non-stop on the hotel's TV system. |
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Exploring Rocky Mountain National Park with "Chain Gang Phil," an avid F650 rider we met over breakfast at The Egg and I. |
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Terri and I at a rest stop. Climbin' waaaaay up! |
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Terri and Chain Gang Phil. |
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Getting close to the summit.... |
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MKL and the RT getting ready to crest Trail Ridge Road, the highest continually paved highway in the whole USA - 12,183 feet! |
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View from Trail Ridge Road. |
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Terri poses by the RT on the way back down past 20 foot snow banks! Brrrrrrrrrr.... |
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Couldn't leave the Stanley without going near Room 217, where Stephen King stayed. |
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