
We arrived at the 85th Annual Donkey Derby Days just in time for the Parade! The streets were lined with people. Many were dressed in early 1900&...
Read MoreWe arrived at the 85th Annual Donkey Derby Days just in time for the Parade! The streets were lined with people. Many were dressed in early 1900&...
Read MoreTook a drive into Cripple Creek, Colorado this weekend and what a beautiful drive it was! The views of the the Sangres Mountain Range is spectacular a...
Read MoreFour years ago the start of something special took place in Woodland Park, Colorado. A husband and wife, Dennis and Emilie, were tired of working sepa...
Read MoreOn our way home from the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado we thought we would take the road less traveled, because…well, because that&...
Read MoreThe “Right to Free Speech”. Some claim that this is a ‘God given right’, but truth be told, it is a right that was given to us...
Read MoreThis was our first long term stop in “The West”. It was at Rocky Top Campground that we settled in and had our first “stay” ex...
Read MoreWest Lime Creek Trail was the last trail that we hiked before we left Colorado for the winter. The leaves were just starting to turn, the air was begi...
Read MoreThere are just some things in life you have to do! Some things that you are so close to, that if you don’t do them, well then you just miss out!...
Read MoreWe got up a bit early to start our hike through the Cheyenne Mountain State Park, as you do when you hike in Colorado. If you plan to hike a large m...
Read MoreThis hike contends with Pike Peak as my personal favorite. It was steep in some places and the trail narrows to but a thread in others, with large dro...
Read MoreWe ran across Gold Camp Road completely by happenstance, driving around one morning just to see what we could see. We were near Cripple Creek when...
Read MoreThe trail to Horeshief Falls and Pancake Rocks starts off at the same trail head, located next to Little Ike Tunnel off Highway 67 between Divide and ...
Read MoreHorsetheif Falls is located on Hwy 67 between Divide and Cripple Creek and is one of three trails that is located in this area. Pancake Rocks and ...
Read MoreIt takes a real commitment to finish this totally incredible hike. The Manitou Incline ascends over 2,000 feet (610 m) of elevation in less than one ...
Read MoreWhen we first walked into the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo there was this tremendous “ROAR” coming from every speaker in the zoo! The source w...
Read MoreMy parents have often told me that how beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado is and how I must go there. So we went and they were right. The drive alone ...
Read MoreThe Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, CO is aptly named. It truly appears to be a Garden of un-probable rocks, shape...
Read MoreHappy Mothers Day! We woke up a bit early and set off to enjoy our day. We enjoyed a lovely breakfast at my favorite restaurant in town, The Pantry!...
Read MoreWe arrived in Colorado surfing on the leading edge of spring. Then we went up once we got here. We were camped at 9000 feet. Higher than this Flori...
Read MoreWe did a lot of stuff the first week we were in Colorado. We were big kids in the biggest candy store ever. Budget be damned, this place was awesome a...
Read MoreI’ve lived in Florida for 42 years. I’d never been west of the Mississippi prior to flying to Los Angeles, a couple years back. I donR...
Read MoreWhen we first arrived in Colorado we drove through Waldo Canyon to Rocky Top Motel and Campground. Which is a small RV park on top of a hill at abou...
Read MoreWhen you drive down SR 24 from Colorado Springs towards Green Mountain Falls, there is a brown sign (we always look for brown signs) that says “...
Read MoreRed Rock Canyon is a public area in Colorado Springs, CO. It is adjacent to Garden of the Gods. It features towering red rock spires and well trodden ...
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