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Cloudcroft NM’s “Waterfall” Hike!
So, I know what you guys are thinking…”wow, the waterfall hike…what an original name!” That’s what I thought, anyway, when I saw the below sign as I was driving down the Sunspot Highway in Cloudcroft: Apparently, someone wasn’t having their most creative moment…but since I don’t think that I would’ve done much better, I’ll forgive them. So I’m not gonna lie to you and say that this is the most amazing hike or waterfall ever, BUT you are in beautiful Cloudcroft and it is a very short and sweet hike that would make a nice excursion! Directions: (from Cloudcroft/Hwy 82) At the end of town, right before you begin your descent down…
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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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New Mexico’s Ghost Town of Mogollon
Hello Everyone!! Today’s post is sort of a follow up to my most recent post about New Mexico’s Catwalk. Now I know what you’re all wondering…how in the heck do you pronounce that word?????? Mogollon is pronounced Mogey-yone. Now, instead of looking like a fool for pronouncing it wrong, you can be the one making someone else look like a fool! Now that we got that out of the way, I can describe to you exactly why it is that you want to visit this place! Mogollon, NM lies in the Mogollon mountain range which is in the southwest corner of New Mexico. It lies a little over an hour and…
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Visit the Catwalk in Southern New Mexico
Hello everyone! I know it’s been a long time, but a series of unfortunate events have kept me from writing these last several months….specifically the fact that my computer crashed in August. (The whole “I had a baby” thing didn’t help either!) However, I have recently joined the 21st century by getting a smartphone, so here we are!! Today’s post is about a lesser known place in Southern New Mexico called “The Catwalk” (near an equally lesser known town called Glenwood.) The Catwalk is about an hour and a half away from Silver City and makes a good destination for those wanting to make a day trip. The Catwalk is a…
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New Mexico’s Roadside Attractions: Santa Fe’s Cross of the Martyrs
I’m gonna be Captain Obvious right now and say what everyone has surely been thinking…Sara, you need to get a wide angle lens. Period!! I’m glad we can be honest with each other. Now back to work! My Roadside Attraction & Oddity today is the Cross of the Martyrs in Santa Fe, NM. Have I ever told you guys I have a real love/hate thing going on with Santa Fe? Most of the time I feel like it’s more hate than love…but that’s another blog post for another time. I feel like maybe my attention span is a little short today. One thing I’ll give Santa Fe is that it’s…
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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…
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Top 5 Things to Do in Oregon’s Cape Perpetua
Oregon is one of those beautiful places that everyone should try and see! My sister and I were fortunate enough to travel there back in 2015, and I’ve been dreaming about going back ever since! While we saw a lot of the state on our trip, the portion of time we spent on the Coast was really spectacular! Cape Perpetua Scenic Area was perhaps my favorite spot out of all the areas we saw on the Oregon Coast! Aside from its beautiful scenery, the name itself kind of sealed the deal for me. It sounds like it was named by pirates (the swashbuckling kind, not Somalian ;)). In actuality, Cape…
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Top 5 Things To Do at the Lodge in Cloudcroft, NM
So I know I live in Colorado now, but Cloudcroft, NM is and always will be one of my favorite mountain towns period!! It’s a tiny town that lies in the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico, and it has an Old-West-style Historic Downtown along with beautiful scenery and tons of hiking! I literally couldn’t tell you how many times we came up here while living in the hell-hole that is Carlsbad NM…so I have to admit that I feel pretty familiar with it! Today I want to tell y’all about the Historic Lodge (officially called The Lodge Resort & Spa). I have never actually been a guest here, but…
