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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 […]

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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 […]

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Hiking the Golden Gate Canyon

As the summer wanes I’m making every attempt to get out and see the beauty of Colorado. I want to take up snowshoeing this winter, but since that scenery is different, I want to take in as much as I can now. As such, Golden Gate Canyon State Park seemed like an ideal place to […]

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Hiking Roxborough State Park

Henry S. Persse built a stone house in Roxborough State Park in 1903 with the intention of making the red rock area a resort. It never came to be, and I’m not sure why, but it’s definitely for the best. Now it’s a glorious area that can easily be enjoyed by all. I was interested […]

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Touring the Denver Botanic Gardens

The Denver Botanic Gardens is a great place to relax away a day, either at the main location in Denver or the Chatfieldlocation in Jefferson County. I loved both locations and found them to be the ideal spot for a picnic and a book. I stopped at the Chatfield branch first and quickly fell in […]

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Visiting the Mother Cabrini Shrine

When the opportunity presented itself for a visit at the Mother Cabrini Shrine one afternoon I snagged it. I heard so much about this place, largely from a lightning strike one year, that I was interested in stopping in to see the shrine and learn about who Mother Cabrini was. Now, after 13 years of […]

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