Having a 4-pack Sausage Squad did not stop us this year from doing the outdoorsy adventures we love to do. In fact, our weenie crew’s short stature is probably the perfect reminder that life, too, is short and we should … Continue reading
…BIRTHDAYS!!! Hubby and I both have winter birthdays, and as a kid, I always hated sharing my birthday with the Christmas holiday, but as an adult, that hardly matters anymore. Even though I’ve come to accept my winter birthday, my … Continue reading
When Pie and I lived in New Mexico, the one fall activity we looked forward to the most was the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. I would get childlike excitement hearing the hot air balloons puffing and drifting overhead all across the … Continue reading
The blog has not seen any action for the last several months and it’s certainly not for lack of adventure in our lives. Pie and I actually had very little spare time this past summer where we weren’t far away … Continue reading
During the first few years of our relationship, hubby and I had an annual tradition to meet up with his dad and sister to camp over the Easter weekend. It was one of the few times we would all get … Continue reading
It’s currently springtime in Denver, but we just had one of our usual (and surely not last) spring snow storms, so what better time to have a quick flashback to our snowy white Christmas camping adventure. We knew our Christmas … Continue reading
When it comes to seeing incredible sights in Colorado backcountry, hubby and I are usually pretty reasonable and prefer not to risk life and limb. You won’t find us doing risky climbs/hikes, but occasionally, we’ll go the extra mile if … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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