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Rocky Mountain National Park

Happy fall y'all! A couple weeks ago we took a camping trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. I have lived in Colorado for over six years, and this was my first time in Rocky Mountain. We never went mainly because dogs are not allowed on the trails in the park, and we would feel guilty… Continue reading Rocky Mountain National Park

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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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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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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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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

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Labor Day Camping

It is hard to believe that summer is almost over!  But that only means ahead of us is cooler weather, fall leaves, and pumpkin spice!  We decided to spend another holiday weekend up in the mountains camping.  But not backpacking, car camping! We went up to Jones Pass, which is about an hour away from… Continue reading Labor Day Camping