My legs shook like trees in the wind as I stopped to take a picture of a stream that ran through the forest on the east side of Mount Elbert, the tallest peak in all of the Rocky Mountains. I paused to rest for a moment – wondering if a few more trips to the […]
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Ghost Hunting at the Stanley Hotel
Sitting in a stall in the women’s lavatory in the Stanley Hotel’s Concert Hall made me question my sanity. I never thought I’d be where I was, particularly with a dozen strangers surrounding me. Yet, there I was, on the toilet in the dark room calling out to the ghosts who are said to reside […]
Beginning My Climb to the Top of Colorado
There are fifty-three mountain peaks in Colorado that climb over 14,000 feet into the sky from sea level. That number can be disputed to one side or the other based on certain measurements, but fifty-three, all of which have a 300 foot peak prominence, is a fairly accepted number. Climbing these mountains, some in record […]
A Ghostly Tour of the Stanley Hotel
My father and his girlfriend were on their way back to Minnesota when they stopped to see me in Denver, finishing a two week road trip out to San Diego to see my sister and her family. I threw a million and one suggestions at them for things to see on the way and while […]
Bidding Adieu to King Tut
“Can you see anything?” asked the fifth Earl of Carnarvon. “Yes, wonderful things!” his companion exclaimed. In November, 1922, Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings. The find is credited to Howard Carter, a London-born archaeologist, but a local worker is actually the person who accidentally uncovered the first step […]
Hiking Dawson Butte Ranch
Sundays during the fall are normally days I reserve for one thing and one thing only: football. On this particular Sunday, though, I was making an exception. When I went to bed Saturday night, content after my hike at the Lair o’ the Bear, I anticipated having some reservations about this the next morning, but […]
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