We are always looking for something to do, a place to explore. It’s always nice to be out in nature, but sometimes nature doesn’t cooperate and you have to make your own path, and sometimes that path is indoors. Well…
As a result of a report seen all over social media, family and friends reached out knowing that we were hiking in the area on New Year’s Day. And while we were hiking on Anne U. White Trail in Boulder,…
We decided to celebrate the ringing in of 2026 by getting in 3.5 miles for a First Day Hike on the Anne U. White Trail in Boulder. The First Day Hike is a national tradition, tracked by America’s State Parks,…
In 2025 we took the biggest leap and left the East Coast (where we both grew up) in the rearview mirror to start the next chapter of our lives in Colorado. There were plenty of adventures and stories along the…
What is the best part about visiting the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area? Of course it’s definitely all about the food. Since making the move to Colorado, Melissa absolutely HATES making the trip back to New Jersey, even though we…
We’ve made a long ride to a National Park only to see nothing before. But we didn’t expect to see nothing at Mesa Verde National Park. Oh well… The last time was in 2023 when we were in Sedona and…
The Field of Dreams is my all-time favorite movie. Sure, there are a number of other classics that are right up there and rank at least in my Top 10, but that movie is truly special. Special because of the…
We wanted to see a REAL rodeo. And Cody Wyoming is the Rodeo Capitol of the World. So we grabbed our boots, we figured we would buy hats in the biggest and most famous western wear store in Casper, and…
Melissa had her heart set on doing a train ride through the mountains and, with all of the many train rides available, she was drawn to the Royal Gorge Route Railroad that takes you on a scenic railroad ride along…
It surprises me to see some of the posts on social media by people who are not frequent visitors of National Parks. The comments are often humorous, especially when seeing how the naïveté can lead to comical circumstances. But that…