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Colorado’s Wolf Creek Pass
Y’all may have picked up on this…but I love living in Colorado!! I’m not saying it’s the best place on planet Earth, but it has such beautiful scenery that I really don’t care if I’m missing out by not living somewhere else. I mean, I’d live in Oregon, but their state income tax would make me throw up blood every time I looked at my paycheck. No, I’m just gonna have to keep hanging around Colorado! While there are so many beautiful places in Colorado that I could talk about, I’m gonna give this shoutout to Wolf Creek Pass near Pagosa Springs. I 100% love the Western Slope of Colorado, specifically…
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Take a Dip in Colorado’s Paradise Cove!
I seriously can’t believe that July is over and August is already upon us!! I already felt like this year was going by fast, but this summer has seriously flown by!! I had so many things planned that I wanted to do this year and now I’m scrambling to get a few of them done while it’s still great weather!! The good news is I live in an awesome place so it’s not hard to find something cool to do on short notice! It’s been about a year and a half since moving back to Colorado and we haven’t regretted our decision one time! One of the coolest things for…
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Hanging Lake – What You Need to Know in 2019!!
I need everyone to stop what they’re doing and hear what I’m saying (…read what I’m writing?? Whatever, just stop what you’re doing and pay attention!) You have to make time in the course of your life to see Hanging Lake. Yup, I just put that out there, because this is “Bucket List” worthy stuff right here!! I really really don’t want to sound like a jaded Colorado a-hole… but given what I’ve been blessed to see and experience in my life, it takes a little bit more than run-of-the-mill scenery to mind-blow-impress me. Don’t get me wrong!!!!!! I try to mindfully enjoy all different kinds of landscapes and foliage and…
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Hiking to the Reservoirs in Palmer Lake, CO
Howdy everyone!!! I hope y’all had a good weekend…I had a fun and oh-so-exciting weekend of working!! I can tell you that four 12’s in a row will quickly wear you out and quite possibly make you hate your life just a little bit. Lucky for me I was super active this past week, so I had memories of several hiking trails to sustain me through my workdays!! One of the trails I hiked with my little family this past week was in Palmer Lake, CO…which is on the northwest outskirts of Colorado Springs. This is such a beautiful area to go hiking in!!! I love the diversity of evergreens…and when…
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Why you should visit Colorado’s Chimney Rock National Monument!
Hello everyone!!! I know it’s been a minute since I’ve posted – my little baby keeps me pretty busy!! Today’s post is from a trip that I took last summer with my family! Some of you may or may not know that New Mexico and Colorado are home to a variety of Native American ruins. I’ve always found it interesting to tour these areas and learn about the culture and day to day life of the people who lived there! Now I’m not an expert of Native American culture, so I’m not going to discuss historical information in this post, but I do want to promote the tour we took…
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Visit Cascade Falls in Ouray, CO!
Ahhhhh, the Million Dollar Highway! I’ve seen Aspen, I’ve seen Vail, Breckenridge and Crested Butte have been done, and still, the Million Dollar Highway-slash-Telluride area is hands down my favorite part of Colorado! Ok, so I’ve just driven through a lot of those places on day trips… but seriously, this area/Telluride is still the prettiest in my opinion!! My post for today is going to be short and sweet! It’s based in Ouray, CO. Ouray (which is pronounced “your-ay”) is at the end of the Million Dollar Highway, or as it’s also known as, the “Switzerland of America”. For the past two years we have made our way through the…
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Climb Colorado Spring’s Pulpit Rock
Have I ever told y’all how much I love living in Colorado?? New Mexico and Texas have their good qualities, but they don’t really compare to the Rockies, if ya know what I mean! Today’s hike is a little different in the fact that it’s not in the mountains, but right in the middle of a shopping area in Colorado Springs! Pulpit Rock is found in central Colorado Springs off I-25, right in the middle of the city! The above picture was actually taken from Nevada St, to give an idea of how close it is to shopping! This is a pretty cool hike and I definitely recommend it to…
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Breckenridge’s International Snow Sculpture Championship of 2018
Hello everyone!! Some of you may know that my birthday was a couple of Saturday’s ago! I kind of wanted to get out of the house and do something fun….maternity leave has been great but sometimes you just need a change of scenery! I was happily surprised to find out that on my actual birthday, not only could I visit the Ice Castle in Dillon, CO, but I would also be able to catch the tail end of the International Snow Sculpture Championship in Breckenridge! We made a day trip of it and took ourselves and our new little baby to the frosty 23 degrees of Breckenridge to celebrate my…
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Hike to Cornet Creek Falls – Telluride, CO
Telluride, Colorado has an abundance of waterfalls that are all very easy distances from the center of town – including Bridal Veil Falls, which is the tallest free-falling waterfall in the state!! Despite being a little over 3 months pregnant at the time of my trip this year, I was determined to still fit in a couple of new hikes! Of the three waterfalls that I wanted to check out, Cornet Creek Falls is the only one I was actually successful on. The altitude hit me way harder being preggers than I thought it would! Cornet Creek Falls is an 80-foot waterfall that is easily accessible right from the center of town!…
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34th Annual Telluride Balloon Festival – June 2017
Telluride, Colorado is a beautiful mountain town on the western slope of the state. I admittedly haven’t been to Aspen or Steamboat Springs (yet), but I feel confident in saying it would still be my favorite even if I had! Summer and early fall in Telluride are host to a plethora of amazing festivals and events – some of which are incredibly popular and famous (think Telluride Film Festival, anyone?). Even though there are many I would like to experience, the only one that I’ve made the trek for so far is the Telluride Balloon Festival, which is usually held the first weekend of every June! I love visiting Telluride in early…
