In this video I use only backroads to drive across the OTHER Colorado, the part that no one really ever sets out to see but that actually has a lot of interesting stuff! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: Late March 2026
GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Paint Mines Overlook parking: 39.014769, -104.271761
* Paint Mines Trailhead: 39.020616, -104.273904
* The best/most colorful part of the Paint Mines area: 39.01394, -104.26818
* Sand Creek Massacre NHS: 38.544340, -102.503902
* Derailed train: 38.434180, -102.555406
* Petrified wood building: 38.094470, -102.620024
* Amache National Historic Site: 38.056075, -102.329224
* Info on the American internment camps
* Info on the Canadian internment camps
* Campsite: 38.033042, -101.822115
OTHER LINKS
* Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
* SUV RVing Facebook group
* My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)
Thanks again for the great video. Planning on traveling this summer in Colorado. Seeing the history of our country has been enlightening. Keep up the posts. ! Safe travels.
Love your videos. My Sargent major in Vietnam was Japanese American and his family was relocated to an internment camp at the start of WW II when he was 16. When he turned 18 he volunteered for the Army. These Japanese Americans that fought in WW II were among the most decorated soldiers during the war. The 442 Regiment which fought in Italy was the most decorated unit. A great account of their efforts is a book “Go for Broke”.
Stay safe!