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Hiking the Lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park
I ran for the cover under the tall lodgepole pine trees. Rain was falling in large, fat droplets at Rocky Mountain National Park’s Dream Lake and I wanted nothing to do with it; I wasn’t prepared with a jacket or even a cap. But I knew, as someone who was taking cover with me joked, […]
An Evening at the Dushanbe Tea House
I walked to my car in the cool summer evening admiring the fact that I tried something new. No, it wasn’t anything crazy like eating some bugs, alligator tail, or even dog – although, I’m pretty sure I accidentally ate some while visiting the Old Summer Palace on my 2006 trip to China. No, it […]
Climbing a Colorado Mountain
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 […]
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 […]
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