We walked out of Passport to Paris at the Denver Art Museum discussing which piece was our favorite. There were so many to choose from – three separate sections of the exhibition, actually – that it was difficult for me to decide. I could narrow it down to a handful, while Maria, my date, was […]
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Checking Out MythBusters at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
I don’t watch a lot of television, nor have I since somewhere around the fourth grade. That’s when my teacher remarked on my report card that my reading comprehension needed some big help. Funny thing is, when my father read that, he comprehended it just fine. So well in fact that he proceeded to cut […]
Taking Anna on Her First Hike
I took my new black lab puppy Anna to Colorado’s Castlewood Canyon State Park yesterday for her first time hiking. As far as I know, she’s never been on a trail before. She didn’t act like she had been, anyway, and I doubt the family who had her for a short while before me took […]
Hiking to Ouzel Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
I started hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park early in the morning with a friend. Our goal was to make Ouzel Falls from the Wild Basin trailhead. That was easily doable, considering it was only three miles away with an easy elevation gain of under 900 feet. We set a much more difficult secondary goal, […]
Hiking at Red Rocks
I’ve lived in Colorado for thirteen years, but not once have I gone hiking at Red Rocks. I’ve done the stairs bunches of times. I’ve even hit the trails at nearby Matthews / Winters Park. But not once have I gone hiking at Red Rocks. Why not? Good question. Probably because of all of the […]
Hiking in Colorado’s Waterton Canyon
Colorado’s Waterton Canyon is the start for hiking the Colorado Trail, the 486-mile-long hike from Denver to Durango. When I set out, I didn’t intend to do nearly that much. Not even close. I only wanted a quick six mile jaunt in and out. At the end of the day, though, I had done about […]
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