Travel Destinations

Steamboat Springs has got to be one of the go to places for fall colors in Colorado. There are plenty of others, but considering we were a little later than we would have hoped getting away for the weekend to see the leaves because of a lot of work travel I had been doing, this…

Two other things that happened this fall that are worth a definite mention because they were so fun and are a must see for anyone who is in the area of their show circuits, are the Cavalia Odysseo Horse Show and Chihuly Sculpture Exhibit. Cavalia Odysseo, if we had to describe it in just a…

This was a really fun hike. It is about or just over 5 miles out and back, though the out portion is practically uphill the entire way. There was snow and ice on portions of the trail, enough to make it slippery in some areas. Hiking poles definitely came in handy and Yaktraxs would have…

My cousin recommended this hike to us and now we’d like to recommend it to you! Put this on your to-do list for sure. It’s a pretty short hike up to where the snowfield terminates at the lake. Only 3/4 of a mile, but uphill and rocky. Keep left at the forks to continue uphill…

Rifle Falls is one of Colorado’s State Parks. Though there’s something neat about each of the state parks, this one had been near the top of our list for awhile. The lure of waterfalls, lush vegetation, and caves was enough to entice us to visit. There is camping directly in the state park so we…

Mt. Bierstadt is generally considered one of the easiest of Colorado’s 14,000+ foot mountains to climb.  Although there is nothing easy about climbing steep trails at that altitude. From the top of Mt. Evans, Mt. Bierstadt’s summit is less than a mile and a half away.  After driving up there twice, C and I had…

We actually made it to two Renaissance Festivals this year, the one in the Denver area as well as the one in MD. We had been going to the MD Renn Fest for the past several years, but since we had moved away, we were really excited we’d get a chance to go again anyway….

Like Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak is another 14,000+ foot mountain that you can easily reach the top of simply by driving your car. To be exact, Pikes Peak is 14,115 feet tall. In doing some research I found out it is North America’s most visited mountain, and the second most visited in the world (according…

The Incline is located in Manitou Springs and is a stair climb, about 1 mile along an old cable tram line route at an average of about 40% grade up to 68% or so, 2,000+ ft of elevation gain and then another few miles along a trail back to the bottom, whew! We sure felt the…

The Phoenix Gold Mine is located in Idaho Springs, Colorado. There are several gold mines that you can tour in this area, but K looked online and thought this one would be a good choice. There’s a lot written online about the history of the mine, so I won’t go into it other than to…