K found a great deal through the hotel we stayed at in Crested Butte for a cross-country skiing class at the Crested Butte Nordic Center. I had never been, and K’s only experience was when he was about 8 years old. Suffice it to say he didn’t like it at the time but we both…
Our trip to Crested Butte, CO launched our week long “Mountain Madness” vacation. Having not “really” made it into the mountains since moving to the Denver area, we wanted to see several of the iconic mountain towns by spending a few days in each before K started his new job and would have limited time…
This day’s adventure actually started off with wanting to locate an open space park we had gone to years ago while visiting Denver. At that time, we had gone with a guide service to try out snowshoeing for the first time. Since we didn’t know the area very well back then and transportation was provided…
We had picked up a brochure on the numerous Colorado State Parks, and marked the ones that we absolutely had to see. Castlewood Canyon State Park was one of our top picks, and not only because it is so conveniently located to the Denver metro area, but also because we’re definitely suckers for parks with…
Triceratops Trail is an about 1.5 miles out and back trail in Golden. This seems like the sort of place that would be pretty popular on a warm day. We were glad to have it all to ourselves. First you arrive at the clay pit overlook. From here you are able to walk down into…
On a recent weekend we went to check out the Denver Aquarium. It was a fun afternoon of wandering slowly through the exhibits (slowly partially to take our time and enjoy the outing, but also due to the large crowds in several areas!). Overall it was a fun time but compared to the Baltimore aquarium…
On a beautiful sunny day, temperatures in the 50s, we went to check out Golden Gate Canyon State Park, which true to its name is located just west of Golden, so easy enough to get to. The drive in winds through the canyon, so you are treated to pretty views even before you reach the…
Fort Collins lies to the north of Denver. We had never been there before so we took a day trip recently. The drive up is nice as you continue to have great mountain views all the way. Although the city lies next to the foothills, we felt like they weren’t quite as striking here as…
After not having gone caving in awhile, it was so good to get underground again! A fellow caver that we met at a local caving club meeting set up this day of caving. We approached the cave by walking down into a canyon, following the river down into the canyon, then back up again to…
The second time we went to Rocky Mountain National Park it was also an overcast snowy day. One of these days we’ll get out there when the weather is better and actually have the full spectacular views. As it was, the views were still pretty good, and at the end of the day the weather…
