When news of the coronavirus began to emerge in early 2020, we were vacationing in Hawaii with friends Marlene and […]
Archive for ‘Colorado’
Colorful Grand Junction – Red Rocks, Red Wine and Autumn Splendor
We breezed through Grand Junction during a family road trip in the summer of 1996 with a quick drive in […]
A Troublesome Visit to Granby, Colorado: Part II
Sandwiched between the ‘troublesome’ parts of our quick get-away in Granby was some fine hiking and sight-seeing. After experiencing a […]
A Troublesome Visit to Granby, Colorado: Part I
With no compelling reason to stay and only one way out of town, it was time for us to leave. […]
Searching for Gold in Colorado
Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree (Emily Bronte, British author, 1818-1848) Among all the signs […]
Breckenridge, Colorado: Three Seasons in Seven Days
Labor Day week in the high country of Colorado means cool and crisp mornings, warm and sunny afternoons, and emerging […]
Hiking in Poudre Canyon – A Wild River, Wildlife and Wildfires
Wildfires are a distressing fact of life in the Rocky Mountains, and some years are worse than others. 2020 stands […]
A Couple of Fun Hikes North of the Border
And that would be Wyoming, not Canada 😊. Although it’s a short 40-mile drive from here, we rarely visit our […]
Hiking the ‘Rocks’ of Fort Collins – Horsetooth and Arthur’s
If you live here, these are two must-do hikes. Every year. Some years more than once. Each trek leads uphill […]
Five Wide Open Spaces in Northern Colorado
People who live here love outdoor activities, and over the years, residents have approved local taxes dedicated to acquiring and […]
20 Weeks and 600 Miles: These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
It’s been a little more than five months since we landed back in Colorado after an unplanned early exit from […]
Grounded and Self-Quarantining . . .
. . . but healthy, as far as we know. Our 3-month trip to New Zealand ended prematurely and abruptly […]
Just Passing Through 