Category: outdoors
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A Few of My Favorite Things (Colorado Edition)
Everyone has favorites from their hometown, home state, or neighborhood. Maybe it’s the pizza place you buy lunch at, or the bakery a few towns over. For me, as someone that hasn’t had a traditional upbringing, I am establishing my roots in a town for the first time as an adult. Thus, I have a […]
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True Colors of the Colorado Rockies
It’s no doubt that the Rockies offer a lot of gold in their autumnal splendor. “Gold in them there hills” is a common refrain as aspens gild the mountain sides in mid to late September. I love the aspens, and their splendid colors are some of my earliest memories. Yet, when you go a little […]
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I’m Your Fall “Basic Witch”
No shame in being Basic you all! I love the little things that come with fall.
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Throw Back Thursday – Childhood Travel Lessons
All in all these things taught me to be better at travel in the big wide world.
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Overcrowded and Overanxious
Colorado is having a good time, as far as numbers and statistics go. We have one of the best economies in the nation with low unemployment and booming industries. Like Marijuana, technology, and the subject of this post….tourism.
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Fern Lake Trail RMNP
I have been trying to enjoy as much of Rocky Mountain National Park this year as possible. I went to visit twice in July hiking the Cub Lake Loop and last week I did the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. The trail is home to a fantastic variety of river views, wildlife, and […]
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Dam the Heat, Paddle the Reservoir
Colorado has had a hot summer, along with much of the United States. With the heat comes the discomfort of not having great air conditioning at our apartment and many other homes in the area. When the days hit the 90s and up to 100, many of us take to the mountains, or the Poudre […]
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Adventure of the Week – Cub Lake Loop
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park is one of my all time favorite things to do in Colorado. A particular favorite place is the hike to Cub Lake. This month, I decided to challenge myself and do the entire 7-mile loop up to Cub Lake and back down the mountain by the Arkansas River, known […]
