When I was getting close to graduating from high school my father took me to a bunch of these college fairs. At most of them there were military recruiters from all of the different branches. I had no desire to enlist, but I knew he really wanted it for me. He claims it was to […]
Hiking Stanley Lake Canyon
I had no idea the general public was ever allowed on the Air Force Academy grounds. I guess I just always assumed it was a closed and secured facility for the cadets and instructors alone. Of course, naturally, I always wondered how folks were allowed on the grounds for the different hockey and football games, […]
Hiking the Garden of the Gods
There are a handful of places that I seem to visit each year in Colorado, whether it be by choice or chance. It’s almost as if I’m drawn to them as their beauty eclipses any other lovely spot in this great state. One of the places that I drop in on annually, if not more, […]
Touring the Byers-Evans House
When I finished talking on the travel panel in downtown Denver with the Public Relations Society of America I felt motivated to go out and do something. Here I had just exchanged a lot of good travel ideas with some top notch people and I wanted to get out and do and see something. I […]
Seeing a Concert at Red Rocks
I moved to Denver nine years ago from the Twin Cities area and have heard nothing but the best about the Red Rocks Amphitheatresince. Everyone that I ever spoke with that’s seen a show there told me that there’s nothing like it; no concert experience can match what it offers. I decided from this advice […]
Touring the Colorado Railroad Museum
Railroad museums and exhibits are generally only for those that have a deep interest in the mode of transportation. It didn’t take me long in my visit at the Colorado Railroad Museum, east of Golden, to realize that I was not included in that group. It’s a nice enough place, but just not one that […]

