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The Holiday Season in Colorado

I cannot believe it is almost the end of another roller coaster year. I wanted to share my last two creations of 2021...which are Christmas mini quilts, and are hanging up in my cubicle at work. The snowman and Christmas Trees were made from paper piecing patterns credited by Center Street Quilts. December is the… Continue reading The Holiday Season in Colorado

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Fall and Halloween 2021

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!! On this blog post I wanted to share some photos from our hikes this fall in the Colorado wilderness and from Halloween! I cannot get enough of the fall leaves here in Colorado. In September and October, we took a few hikes, a back packing trip, and a… Continue reading Fall and Halloween 2021

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Our Wedding – 07.08.21

What a summer it has been! I have been a little quiet on here for the past couple months, but for a good reason, and that is because Walter and I got married last month!! Therefore, I was very busy planning the wedding, and spending time with friends and family. I have to say it… Continue reading Our Wedding – 07.08.21

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Great Sand Dunes

I am so excited that it is Spring and that it is finally warm! Well, it's been back and forth actually. Last week was National Parks week and Earth Day! About a week and a half ago we took a weekend trip to the Great Sand Dunes National park. The weather on the first day… Continue reading Great Sand Dunes

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Merry Xmas and the end of 2020

Greetings and a Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays as best as they can, and I am happy to say that we are in the final stretch of 2020! Even though 2020 was not the best year overall, a lot of good things happened this year, and I still have plenty… Continue reading Merry Xmas and the end of 2020

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Yellowstone/ Wyoming Trip

Hard to believe summer is just about over. Even for this year! Since we couldn't travel international and had to cancel our Hawaii trip due to COVID, we figured this is the best time to do more domestic traveling. A couple weeks ago, we took a road trip to Wyoming. We camped a few days… Continue reading Yellowstone/ Wyoming Trip

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Hiking a 14er

This hike actually took place about 4 weeks ago.  We just love to torture ourselves by getting up at 3:00 am to hike a 14er at the crack of dawn (to avoid any afternoon thunderstorms)! The 14er we hiked was at Grays Peak, located about 2 hours west of Denver.  The views were beautiful and… Continue reading Hiking a 14er

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8 Mile Hike

Because of the pandemic and social distancing,  I can safely say that we will be doing plenty of hiking and camping this summer...which is okay!  It just means more blog posts with pictures of beautiful Colorado!  This past weekend we did an 8 mike hike on Walker Ranch Trailhead which is located near Boulder.  The… Continue reading 8 Mile Hike

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1st Backpacking trip of 2020

A few weeks ago we went on our first backpacking trip of the year.  We hiked into Pike National Forest which is about 2 hours outside of Denver, and after 6 miles of hiking we camped for one night. These trails had amazing mountain views, with several unique looking rocks. Some of these rocks had… Continue reading 1st Backpacking trip of 2020

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Steamboat Springs

Happy October everyone!  Halloween is less than a week away, and according to the weather forecast predictions, Denver maybe getting a White Halloween!  Last weekend Walter, Lilly dog, and I took a weekend getaway up to Steamboat Springs.  We went skiing there last winter and we liked the town so much, we figured why not… Continue reading Steamboat Springs