Category: Personal Family Trips

Denver – Golden State Park

An hour’s drive from us in a westerly direction, is the town of Golden. Known for the HQ of Coors Brewery, it is also close to the Golden Gate State…
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Denver – Outdoor Expo

The outdoor bug bites hard when in Colorado, especially in the summer. We went to an outdoor expo highlighting small camping trailers. The designs were interesting, and prices range between…
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Denver – Painted Mines

The Paint Mines Interpretive Park is one of El Paso County’s most unique open spaces. The Paint Mines are named for their colorful clays that were collected by American Indians…
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Denver – South Platte River Trail

South Platte River Loop: The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is…
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Denver – Highlands Ranch Trails

As mentioned, we had 27 miles of trails in our neighborhood in Highlands Ranch, Co. Our weekly walking goal was 9 miles (15 km) a week. So, I am lumping…
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Denver – Manitoba Springs Trip

Manitou Springs is situated at the foot-end of the famous Pike’s Peak Mountain. Known for its mineral springs, Indians have used the waters for its healing powers for hundreds of…
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Denver, Colorado

Finally we made it to Denver, Colorado. We first stayed in the Sonesta Suites for almost a month before we could move into our Airbnb basement apartment (1.5 miles from…
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Boulder, CO

From our viewpoint, Boulder, Co is a ‘woke’ city where ‘everything goes’. Granted, we spent most of our time in the pedestrian Pearl Street with quaint shops and expensive ice…
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