We’ve been living in Colorado for about six months working away. And we FINALLY made it to the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park. And to be honest, we still didn’t give it the time it deserves. It’s been pretty tough with our work schedules, but I still didn’t want to give up the one day we had to explore. We went on the first day of National Park Week, which was also National Junior Ranger Day (4/20/19), so OBVIOUSLY we…
Dear Diary, OMG I have so much to tell you. It’s been so long since I’ve written but soooo much has been going on and I’ve been busy. Mom and Dad decided to move to Colorado because the lady I fell in love with is here. Her name is Xena and she lives with these humans named the Eliases. They’re wonderful. They make food and have so many toys and Xena is here! She’s the most beautiful chocolate dog who…
This was a park that I had visited when I was younger, but had very little memory of. Ancestral puebloans lived here from about 550 to 1300 before they left for other areas – but had left hundreds of amazing cliff dwellings, history and mysteries to be discovered, and an incredibly unique National Park. Before you go, make sure to purchase your tour tickets. There are limited tickets per day and can only be bought up to 48 hours in…
I had not heard much about this National Park prior to this adventure. I am SO glad we made it here. There were multiple sights that took my breath away. Ron Swanson said it’s only acceptable to cry at the Grand Canyon, but I think he’d add this park to the list too. After the Great Sand Dunes, an attempt up Blanca Peak by Mike, a lucky find of $20 in a parking lot (time to treat yo…
This park is stunning, but with a bit of bad luck while we were there mixed with some pouting by me, this wasn’t my favorite park. We had been in Colorado for about a week before getting to this park. We had some delightful visits with friends first. In Fort Collins, we stopped at our friend Harris’s house so Mike could work on the van (of course), drink lots of beers, and get fed too much. Then near Salida, we…
Dear Diary, I am LOVING Colorado! I have been able to do so much here. We went to a friends house in Fort Collins where I had a whole house to run around and went to breweries. Then we went camping near Salida and listened to blue grass and I reunited with my frenemy, Frieda. Then we went to the Great Sand Dunes. That was pretty awesome except that Mom had me on the running leash – and I’m pretty…