A Snowless Telluride Trip

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Em

Pie and I weren’t sure what to expect when we visited Telluride for my birthday celebration in December. Our last trip to Telluride in 2016 for my birthday was one of the most memorable and amazing trips I had ever … Continue reading →

Backpacking to South Colony Lakes

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Em

Back in late September, hubby and I took our first backpacking trip together. The weekend forecast was calling for several hours of rain starting Saturday afternoon, and even snow, in most of the higher elevations throughout Colorado. Worried that this … Continue reading →

Midtown DIY: Backyard Projects

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Em

In the last blog post, I detailed how hubby had spent the months between July and November of the first year in our house, landscaping our backyard. It’s kind of funny looking back on how I naively thought DIYing our … Continue reading →

Midtown DIY: Backyard Landscaping

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Em

Summer is long gone, and our backyard was actually completed over two years ago, so it’s probably about time we revealed our outdoor space! First of all, I should mention that the design of our home, like many of the … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 11: Viewing the Na’Pali Coast, cliffside

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Em

Sunday, August 20, 2017 Sunday was our last day in Hawaii. We had another island-hopper flight mid-afternoon to get to Oahu in order to catch our final flights out of Hawaii that evening, so we were on a definite time … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 10: Mingo and tons of turtles

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Em

Saturday, August 19, 2017 Fun fact: August 17th of our trip was actually hubby’s and my fourth year wedding anniversary. We were sharing our Hawaii trip with my brother and it felt kind of weird celebrating that day with him … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 9: Tunnels Beach snorkeling

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Em

Friday, August 18, 2017 Friday was the last day for my brother to see the sights on Kaua’i before leaving back home. Although I had really wanted to hike the Na’Pali Coast again on the Kalalau Trail, we simply didn’t … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 8: Another lazy day

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Em

Thursday, August 17, 2017 I had assumed we would wake up feeling unbearably sore and tired from our previous day’s kayak trip, so I hadn’t really thought about making plans to do anything this day except perhaps relax at the … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 7: Na’Pali Coast Kayaking

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Em

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 We woke up at 5 A.M. on Wednesday morning in Kaua’i and it wasn’t just another day… it wasn’t even just another day on vacation… because who decides on their vacation that they are going to … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 6: Penguins and Island Hopping

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Em

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 I liked Tuesday because 1) it included penguins and 2) it involved getting to my favorite island, Kaua’i. Earlier during our trip I had been playing at the beach with yet another one of the inflatable … Continue reading →

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Backpacking to Ice Lake Basin

Camping near Vail

Biking from Estes Park to Allenspark

Camping near Silverthorne