So. CO Trip Day 6 – Jeeping on “Smokey” Black Bear Pass

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Em

I had a lengthy list of activities planned for our week-long southern Colorado trip this past summer and hubby was down for any adventure I signed us up for, with one caveat — we add Black Bear Pass to that … Continue reading →

So. CO Trip Day 5 – Hiking to a blue lake called Blue Lake

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Em

It was the fifth day of our So Co trip and the wildfire smoke near Telluride had just started to get much worse the day before. Although the smoke wasn’t impacting hubby much, my throat was in rough shape! It … Continue reading →

So. CO Trip Day 4 – Telluride Via Ferrata and Bridal Veil Falls

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Em

The fourth day of our southern Colorado trip was also our seventh wedding anniversary. Hubby and I have tried to make it a point to do an adventurous activity on or near our wedding anniversary date every year and we … Continue reading →

So. CO Trip Day 3 – Taking the scenic route from Crested Butte to Telluride

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Em

On the third day of our southern Colorado trip, we could have easily slept in and checked out as late as we wanted from our tent hotel on the Paradise Divide, but we also had an incredible itinerary ahead of … Continue reading →

So. CO Trip Day 1 and 2 – Escaping the city and wildfire smoke

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Em

Despite our many weekend camping trips during the early summer, we were still more than ready to escape the four walls our home and see some different scenery for our week-long vacation in southern Colorado. We were so eager that … Continue reading →

So. CO Outdoorsy Vacay in a Pandemic

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Em

It’s taken me a long time to write this blog post and I have to admit, it’s not because I’ve been lazy, but because I didn’t know how (or if!) I should write about taking a vacation during a pandemic. … Continue reading →

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Em

…two co-owned wiener dogs and a child-free marriage! Our dachshunds just turned 16 and 15 earlier this week and I think this is as good of a time as any to take a break from blogging about Em and Pie … Continue reading →

Jones Pass and Lone Lick Lakes camping

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Em

During the summer of 2020, since Pie and I were working from home and no longer had to spend an hour commuting home after a long day, it started to became the norm for us to nonchalantly decide Friday afternoon … Continue reading →

Dog is my [Jeep] co-pilot on Loch Lomond Trail and Argentine Pass

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Em

By August, hubby and I clearly couldn’t be stopped from skipping town almost every weekend to camp in the woods. We had camped six out of the 10 weekends in the season thus far, but we hit a snag the … Continue reading →

Crested Butte camping and Comet Neowise

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Em

You might be sick of hearing about our weekly camping trips by now, but guess what… I’m not even halfway through all the trips we did this past summer/fall! Buckle up! Truthfully, I want to skip ahead to our exciting, … Continue reading →

Last minute backpacking trip to Chicago Lakes

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Em

The theme of many of our weekend adventure trips had become all about Jeeping after getting our “new” wheels in June, so it was time to bring it back to the original, organic method of scoring gorgeous views — hoofin’ … Continue reading →

Jeeping Cinnamon Pass (again), Ophir Pass, and Imogene Pass

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Em

After our Utah trip the weekend prior, we couldn’t wait to get back to the mountains and woodsy terrain of Colorado for the upcoming, extended Fourth of July weekend. Little did we know how much we would miss the quiet … Continue reading →

A change of scenery in Utah

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Em

Hi everyone, Bryce (aka hubby, aka Pie) here…co-host stepping in today for the usual author, Em! After the Alpine Loop trip in mid-June, we made another long weekend trip just two weekends later. Summertime had technically arrived, but many backcountry … Continue reading →

Our first Jeep ride: Colorado’s Alpine Loop

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Em

In my last post, I explained how hubby and I took a big leap and purchased a Jeep that would fit our lifestyle/passion for exploring back country roads and scouting out the perfect campsite. Hubby was so excited about our … Continue reading →

Get a Jeep, they said… it’ll be fun, they said

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Em

As usual, I’m well overdue for updating our blog, but that’s because earlier this summer, hubby and I did a thing. We got a Jeep! We’ve now spent over a dozen weekends taking our new wheels over big hills and … Continue reading →

Five Years in Our Midtown Home

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Em

I don’t know if home anniversaries are a thing, but I’m gunna go ahead and celebrate our five-year home anniversary anyway! When hubby and I met in March 2011, he was living in his own beautiful southwestern-style home in Albuquerque, … Continue reading →

Biking Trails around Midtown (Denver)

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Em

If you live in Denver, especially the Midtown neighborhood, and have a metal object in your garage that happens to have two wheels, it’s about time to dust that thing off and take advantage of Denver’s many paved, multi-use trails! … Continue reading →

In search of snow and moose in Jackson, Wyoming

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Em

Our trip to Jackson, Wyoming, for Pie’s birthday was the last of our four trips before we hunkered down for COVID-19 quarantining. In fact, our Jackson trip during the first week of March was so close to when COVID-19 made … Continue reading →

Dashing through the champagne powder of Steamboat Springs… twice!

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Em

I don’t particularly enjoy having a birthday that lands during a drab, cold time of year and one that’s also overshadowed by Christmas, but there is one thing I love about having a December birthday – SNOW!!! Every year when … Continue reading →