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
A Frozen Narnia in Telluride
Chicken Corners and a Baby Lion’s Back in Utah
When given the choice between Colorado or Utah for hubby’s upcoming birthday trip in March, hubby was quick to choose Utah. He had already gone stir crazy for months during the fall and winter from not being able to take … Continue reading
A White, Camping Christmas
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
A 15-mile Winter Waterfall Hike
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
Why We Love Camping
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
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
So. CO Trip Day 6 – Jeeping on “Smokey” Black Bear Pass
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
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
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
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
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
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
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