In mid-October, we decided to get one more camping trip in the books (our 12th of the year!) before we put our camping gear in hibernation for the season. Although the trees in our own yard had not received the … Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Leaf Peeping Camping: Ouray and Silverton
Peak fall color in Colorado varies every year. Sometimes it’s mid-September and sometimes it’s late September. After venturing out for our camping trip to Leadville the weekend prior to this one (the last weekend of September), we found out we … Continue reading
Leaf Peeping Camping: Leadville
Quick disclaimer: Fall is not my favorite time of year. This feels like blasphemy to say in Colorado, where everyone seems to be infatuated with fall and flocks to the mountains in search of pockets of fall color. It’s impossible … Continue reading
A fire drill while camping near Aspen
After our week-long southern Colorado vacation, we took some time off from outdoor adventuring… but only five work days (ha!!) because we were coming to the start of leaf peeping season, and although the first weekend of September is usually … Continue reading
So. CO Trip Day 7 and 8 – R&R before a 13-mile waterfall tour
The wildfire smoke was so bad on the sixth day of our southern Colorado trip that we expected the seventh day to be no less worse. Shockingly, we woke up on the seventh day to this view: As excited as … Continue reading
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