Our recent trip to La Junta, Colorado, was intended for one specific reason: the legendary Tarantula Festival! For those who don’t know, La Junta celebrates the annual migration of thousands of tarantulas through the area. That is a little misleading – the tarantulas aren’t on a long voyage but rather it is mating season. Anyway, […]
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It was this weekend last year, that I was able to cross something off my bucket list….seeing the Crystal Mill. One of the most photographed abandoned buildings in Colorado. I chose to do this in July thinking I’d see a lot of wildflowers, and booked in March ensuring I would get a jeep tour on
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Itching to get out of the house, but hesitant to go someplace that had a lot of people, we decided to drive about 2 hours to Pawnee National Grassland (north of Ft. Morgan, East of Ft. Collins) and walk trail 601 to the Pawnee Buttes. Driving through the grasslands was not as exciting as I
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About 90 minutes south east of Denver is the Paint Mines Interpretative Park. This hidden gem in Colorado has evidence of human activity dating back to more than 9,000 years ago. What is so special about this park is how much of several colors you see. There are a few winding trails, about a mile
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a raw, dynamic landscape, a testament to the powerful forces that have shaped and continue to shape the very islands. Our visit was a sensory experience unlike any other, a journey through steaming vents, stark lava fields, and lush rainforests, all under the watchful eye of the ever-present Kīlauea volcano.
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Who was Molly Brown? I really had no idea when I decided to take this tour with my sister, other than she was on the Titanic. They called her the Unsinkable Molly Brown, and sure she was strong willed and determined, but I think she was ahead of her time making her quite remarkable. So,
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While my family doesn’t visit me that often, we’ve done a lot around Colorado. Coming up with new ideas is sometimes a challenge. But then I remembered the Hammond Candy Factory in north Denver that doesn’t require reservations and is free so it saved my tush by not planning in advance and balanced well with
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In 2014 I started to get into NFL football, mostly because I joined a fantasy football league. It is a little fall/winter obsession of mine now. In 2016, I bought one solo ticket to a Broncos because who wouldn’t want to see the Broncos play at home? And Denver is obsessed with football! But my
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A quick trip to Colorado Reptile Park in 2015. Aside from the Sand Dunes in Alamosa, there isn’t much to do. The Colorado Gators Reptile Park was a fun spot. After reading online reviews….I wasn’t sure what to expect. Some people loved it others were very judgmental about the facility and the cost. I went