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Florissant Fossil Quarry

Crossing “Find a Fossil” Off the Bucket List: 1 Hour at the Florissant Fossil Quarry

My birthday was coming up, and instead of the usual dinner-and-cake routine, I started thinking: is there something different we could do? Something that’s been sitting on my Colorado bucket list forever, just waiting for an excuse? I honestly don’t even remember how I landed on the answer. I think I was digging back through […]

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Tennessee Pass Cookhouse

Dinner in a Yurt: Our Honest Review of the Tennessee Pass Cookhouse

Some experiences you book because they’re objectively fine-dining perfection. Others you book because they’re unique, atmospheric, and you’re willing to pay a premium for the memory. The Tennessee Pass Cookhouse, just outside Leadville, Colorado, falls firmly into the second category for us — and that distinction is the most important thing to know if you’re

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Van Gogh Immersive Experience

Van Gogh Immersive Experience Denver: An Honest Review of our 2 hours

If you’ve scrolled past the ads for one of these “immersive art experiences” and wondered whether they’re actually worth your money, you’re not alone. I’ve now done two — the Titanic immersive exhibit in New York earlier this year, and most recently, the Van Gogh Immersive Experience at the Exhibition Hub Art Center in Denver.

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Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway

Cruising the Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway: A Look at Kansas’s Red Earth

If your mental image of Kansas is entirely flat, golden wheat fields, the Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway will completely shatter that stereotype. Spanning 42 miles along U.S. Highway 160 between Medicine Lodge and Coldwater, this route drops you into an otherworldly landscape of vibrant crimson soil, deep canyons, and ancient, flat-topped mesas. We recently took

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5 things to do in Dodge City KS

6 Things to do in Dodge City, KS

If there is one town in the Midwest that completely embodies the lawless, gun-slinging heritage of the American Old West, it’s Dodge City, Kansas. Known in the late 1800s as the “Beautiful, Bibulous Babylon of the Frontier,” it was a bustling hub for buffalo hunters, railroad workers, and legendary lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Bat

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Alcatraz

The Alcatraz Tour

When Justin and I decided to extend our San Francisco work trip by a day, there was one destination that immediately came to mind: Alcatraz. I’d visited the infamous island prison back when I was about 20, but Justin had never been, so we booked tickets through City Experiences, the official ferry provider for the

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Jungle Lights at McKee Botanical Gardens

Jungle Lights at McKee Botanical Garden: A Candid Look Behind the Sparkle

Holiday time is all around us, but when traveling to a warmer region, I find it harder to get into the holiday spirit when I’m wearing shorts and looking at palm trees. Sometimes, the best travel moments are found serendipitously. This particular adventure started not with a detailed itinerary, but simply by driving past a

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