My brother came to Denver for the weekend, so after a full weekend of Water World and hiking in RMNP, we ended his trip by eating at Fruition. I have been wanting to eat at Fruition for awhile, and I actually made reservations for us like two weeks before he came to Denver. That’s right, … Continue reading »
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JB in CO: Part II
The action packed schedule continued on Wednesday! Katie and I started the day out with an outstanding brunch at Devil’s Food on Gaylord Street. Seriously the best breakfast ever. I had half of a grapefruit that was baked with brown sugar, French toast made from challah bread, and fresh fruit. I’m getting hungry thinking about … Continue reading »
JB in CO: Part I
I know I have greatly neglected my duties as a blogger recently, but I have been really busy! I never knew that staycationing would be so much work. For example, for the Fourth of July, I flew home to KC for a long, relaxing weekend with friends. I just got back into Denver on Monday … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / hikes / mountains
RMNPaula: Bluebird Lake
Today I discovered another way to avoid Rocky Mountain National Park tourists – hiking at Wild Basin. Wild Basin is the southeastern entrance to RMNP and provides a completely different experience than hiking at the main park. On another positive note, Wild Basin is about 20 minutes closer to Denver than the main park. Anyway, … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / hikes / mountains
RMNPaula: Sky Pond
I don’t normally wake up before 5 a.m. voluntarily, however I make exceptions for hiking at Rocky Mountain National Park. After another successful staycation weekend, I decided to hike Sky Pond today. My family actually hiked Sky Pond a couple of years ago when we were Midwestern tourists in Colorado (sorry) but for some reason … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / hikes / mountains / summer
RMNPaula: Flattop Mountain/Hallett Peak
The staycation continues to be in effect, so today I went for a long overdue hike at Rocky Mountain National Park. The last time that I was at RMNP was in April when I snowshoed there with my best friend Ashley and I have been ready to experience RMNP summer style for awhile now. After … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / denver / mountains / summer
Colorado staycation: Day 8
Yet another excellent Colorado weekend under the belt, although really every day is like a weekend when one is on staycation! After my rafting adventures on Day 5 I decided to go for a fairly low-key Day 6 activity and so I dragged my friend Melissa, who has been a great sport about my staycation … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / mountains / summer
Colorado staycation: Day 5
Day 5 has so far been the best day of my staycation. The Day 5 plans originated on Day 2, when I was hiking with my friend Melissa at the Flat Irons in Boulder. Melissa’s boyfriend works for a white water rafting company out of Clear Creek and so while we were hiking I mentioned … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / denver / mountains / summer
Colorado staycation: Day 4
My life is slightly ridiculous at the moment. I have been done with school for almost two weeks and I am in paperwork limbo waiting for my summer job to start. This means that, like a 75 year old retired woman, I have absolutely no obligations or responsibilities in my daily life. So I have … Continue reading »
Trail spotlight: White Ranch Park
In the past 24 hours I have turned in two 20 page papers. This means that the past few days of my life have been filled with paper writing and zero fun. Although last night I did catch the end of the Suns and Lakers game and watching the Suns beat the Lakers definitely counts … Continue reading »
