Category: colorado
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Hiking Lessons
While it’s easy to plan on “a walk in nature” what many fail to realize is that a walk in nature can turn into a deadly situation without planning ahead.
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Great Sand Dunes National Park – Summer 2020
I adore our National Parks, they are some of my favorite places to retreat to, especially in trying times. Living next to Rocky Mountain National Park has been a treat that I still feel unworthy of receiving. This summer I had to cancel a trip to Disneyworld and Florida, and my stepdaughter had all of…
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Travel Treats – Gluten-Free & Vegan Cast Iron Peach Cobbler
As a child one of my favorite parts of camping was a dutch oven peach cobbler! Simple and delicious this treat has many happy memories attached to it. Here is my gluten-free and vegan take on this summer treat! Happy Eating!
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Little Pinewood – Family Vacation Rental
I grew up in the mountains of Teller County, Colorado technically incorporated into Florissant, Colorado and right against the Florissant Fossil Beds, a National Monument. I spent my childhood running around the woods, massive boulders, playing in the dirt, burying treasure, riding horses, and hiking with our dogs. Money was tight, but we always had…
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Climb Mountains – Even Small Ones
I went hiking yesterday. It did not go well. My water bladder didn’t seal right (my fault) so I lost half my water, which was comfortably all over my backside leaking from my backpack. It was really sunny and hot, even at 8,600 ft. above sea level. I got altitude sickness. I took a wrong…
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Let Community be our Guiding Light
Hey friends, I hope you’re all staying safe and practicing all the CDC/WHO rules (social distancing, washing your hands, 6 feet of distance, staying home etc.) It’s for your safety and your community. I know it’s hard to cancel trips and social gatherings. I know it’s boring to be at home. I know it’s scary…
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Over Tourism in Wild Places
While we had started the day as one of maybe three or four boats in the canal system doing tours, numbers quickly increased about an hour and a half into the tour. Not only did the additional boats make the canal more crowded, but larger groups of snorkelers, with what seemed like less instruction, swarmed…
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Elitch Gardens
Why should you visit Colorado’s premier theme park? It’s a fantastic day for all ages, interests and thrill seekers! Happy Travels!
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Hiking Tips for Northern Colorado
We get a lot of tourists to our part of Colorado and for good reason. We’re neighbors with Rocky Mountain National Park, we have some fabulous white water rafting, and we’re enroute to many other natural wonders. That being said, many people hit the Rocky Mountains without much knowledge or understanding of safety and comfort.…
