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2017-01-02 15:16
St. Elmo ghost town, set high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains is a well preserved piece of the nineteenth century waiting to be explored
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2016-10-13 01:30
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2016-10-05 19:17
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2016-10-04 02:17
Allred Lake Natural Area in southeastern Missouri is a rare remaining example of bottomland forest and lowland swamp, which once covered large swaths of
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2016-10-01 19:31
Betty and I have made the annual two day drive to Missouri to visit family. In order to avoid the killer heat and humidity,
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2016-08-21 03:50
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” Henry David Thoreau Mount Baldy, or officially Mount San Antonio is the
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2016-08-16 21:07
Beauty with ease; that describes Engineer Mountain in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. While all of this part of Colorado is stunning,
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2016-08-15 23:18
The Needle Mountains just outside of Silverton are dramatic peaks even by Colorado Standards. A sub range of the spectacular San Juans, these peaks
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2016-08-15 01:37
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2016-08-14 21:26
For the long Thanksgiving holiday, we decided to forego our usual mountain or desert trip and head up the 101 and 1 to Big
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2016-08-14 20:37
Do you like quiet, back country exploring? Head to the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, Colorado located near Silverton for convenient, yet remote, stunning scenery.
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2016-08-12 22:05
Silverton, Colorado is an alpine former mining town turned tourist destination in the heart of the San Juan mountains in southwest Colorado. Comprised of
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2016-08-11 21:14
Step back in time at St. Elmo ghost town in central Colorado. Founded in 1880, the town once boasted 2000 people and every convenience
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2016-08-10 17:09
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2016-08-09 18:11
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2016-08-07 19:35
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2016-08-06 14:14
Early August and the garden is coming on quickly with lots of edibles are starting to ripen up. Projects include finishing the front patio/walk
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2016-08-06 13:11
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu The Foothills Trail from the Maxwell Open Space
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2016-08-04 16:47
“I tramp a perpetual journey.” Walt Whitman Only an hour and a half drive up the coast from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is a
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2016-08-04 16:44
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2016-08-03 13:56
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2016-08-02 18:54
When in Bangkok, one stop that shouldn’t be missed is the monumental and colorful Grand Palace and neighboring Wat Phra Kaew. Splendid architectural jewels
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2016-07-30 20:30
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2016-07-30 15:31
The hike to Sugarloaf Mountain in the Snowy Range is an easy, yet breathtaking hike. Starting from the Sugarloaf Recreation Area just off the
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2016-07-29 15:23
Whereas Bourbon Street in the French Quarter is the place most tourists head, the locals and the good music are on Frenchmen Street in
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2016-07-28 19:04
“There is the sense of the desert hills, that there is room enough and time enough.” Mary Austin Joshua Tree National Park in Southern
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2016-07-27 21:49
“Travel makes one modest, you can see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” -Gustave Flaubert Sedona, Arizona, with splendid natural beauty
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2016-07-27 13:31
Bayou Cane Tour, Louisiana When in New Orleans, we knew we had to get out into the legendary swamps. After some research, we decided
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2016-07-26 14:29
Looking for a relatively easy, yet dream book hike? The Lost Lake Trail, Snowy Range, Wyoming is a mesmerizing, high country trail in the
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2016-07-23 14:50
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” George Harrison Hue was perhaps my most memorable stop in Vietnam, for
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2016-07-22 16:55
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2016-07-22 00:49
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” -Paul Theroux Leadville, Colorado, situated at 10,152 feet above sea l… Read More
2016-07-20 18:39
“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.” Martin Luther Calling
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2016-07-19 22:04
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” John Muir Hiking the iconic hikes of Zion National Park is a must during
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2016-07-19 20:34
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2016-07-19 20:31
“Hell on the outside and heaven on the inside.” Southeast Asian saying Known as the ‘king of fruits’ in its native southeast Asia, this
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2016-07-18 16:50
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2016-07-18 15:40
“Men in search of a myth will usually find one.” Native American quote While not as famous as Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern
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2016-07-17 20:55
Horsetooth Reservoir, along with neighboring Horsetooth Mountain Park and Lory State Park are little jewels of open space and hiking trails sprawling just above
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2016-07-17 14:34
“They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Santa Fe.” George Strait Art, food and architecture. These things are Santa Fe, New
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2016-07-16 14:30
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” Pawnee Buttes are two isolated formations located 1:45 minutes east of
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2016-07-16 02:42
National Park Hikes UTAH Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah is my favorite national park. The main draw is
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2016-07-15 20:24
Ten day hikes northern Colorado Ten day hikes Northern Colorado. is blessed with much natural beauty and a great variety of landscapes. Here are
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2016-07-15 17:30
“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block
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2016-07-14 16:25
Rabbit Mountain Open Space Rabbit Mountain Open Space near Lyons, Colorado is a great little spot in Boulder County, which is great for some quick
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2016-07-14 15:15
“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca Kyoto Kyoto, the former capital of Japan and the only major
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2016-07-14 12:42
Salida, Colorado “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous Looking for a quintessential Colorado mountain town
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2016-07-13 20:48
King Cup Cactus, Sedona, AZ
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2016-07-13 17:25
Colorado State Forest State Park, that wild park in northern Colorado with the awkward sounding name offers up a lot of wilderness and off Read More
2016-07-13 17:25
Dispersed Camping in Colorado State Forest State Park Colorado State Forest State Park, that wild park in northern Colorado with the awkward sounding name
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2016-07-13 17:13
“The coldest winter I ever had was a summer in San Francisco.” Mark Twain As they say, location is everything and in the case of
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2016-07-13 15:00
“Water is the driving force of all life.” Leonardo da Vinci Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Pictured Rocks
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2016-07-13 12:31
“The Vietnamese plant the rice, the Cambodians watch it grow and the Lao listen to it grow.” French Saying Luang Prabang, the former capital
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2016-07-13 01:32
The funky town of Nederland, CO, located at about 8,200 feet and thirty minutes up Boulder Canyon from Boulder, CO is populated by an assortment Read More
2016-07-12 23:51
Guanella pass, west of Denver is a scenic, high elevation road connecting I-70 to the north to US285 to the south. Closed in winter Read More
2016-07-12 06:08
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2016-07-11 18:48
This past weekend, we decided to escape the heat here on the Front Range and do some backpacking in the nearby high country of Read More
2016-07-11 00:47
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2016-07-10 21:07
When we bought this house a year ago, the yard was in decent, but dated shape. Consisting of a lawn, some 50-year old, trimmed shrubs and tons of gravel, we set out to… Continue readi… Read More
2016-07-08 15:13
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2016-07-07 23:09
First blueberries of the season! What a great afternoon snack. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Colorado, Culture, fruit, gardening, outdoors Read More
2016-07-07 23:09
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2016-07-06 16:49
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2016-07-06 04:34
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2016-07-04 20:20
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2016-07-04 20:20
Located about twenty minutes west of Loveland, Pinewood Reservoir is one of the quieter Larimer County open spaces. Consisting of only two trails, the Read More
2016-06-30 19:18
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2016-06-29 19:37
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2016-06-28 11:50
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2016-06-27 18:13
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2016-03-27 02:27
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2016-03-25 12:00
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2016-03-07 12:07
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2016-03-03 12:26
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2016-02-29 02:34
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2016-02-28 00:10
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2016-02-22 15:13
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2016-02-20 15:29
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2016-02-01 16:34
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Vibrant Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Colorado, nature, outdoors, photography, Rocky Mountains, Travel, Weekly Photo Challen… Read More
2016-02-01 16:34
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Vibrant Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Colorado, nature, outdoors, photography, Rocky Mountains, Travel, Weekly Photo Challen… Read More
2016-02-01 16:30
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2016-01-26 14:53
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2016-01-25 14:34
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2016-01-24 00:15
This post is response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Optimistic I’m optimistic that summer will be here soon! haFiled under: Uncategorized Tagged: Colorado, nature, outdoors, pho… Read More
2016-01-23 01:56
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2016-01-21 22:53
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2016-01-20 00:12
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2016-01-13 12:24
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2016-01-12 15:09
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2016-01-08 11:24
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2016-01-06 21:40
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Boulder, CO is blessed to be situated right up against the gorgeous foothills of the Rocky Mountains. With dozens of trails and hundreds of miles of trail running all along the western edge… Read More
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