Eleven Mile Reservoir Weekend
Colette booked us an excellent rental cabin for the weekend next to the Eleven Mile Reservoir outside Lake George. Special guests: Donkeys Other…
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Washburn Car Show: Classic Cars in Northern Wisconsin
While taking a break from Colorado mountains to visit family in Minnesota and Wisconsin, we were lucky enough to stumble across the Washburn…
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Chatfield Farms Trail of Lights: A Magical Holiday Walk in Colorado
Chatfield Farms does a Christmas light show much like the Denver Botanic Garden does downtown. Shelby picked up tickets for all of us,…
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Colette on the National News: A Spotlight Moment from the Road
Well, CBS News Sunday Morning anyway. We received a request from CBS to allow use of our photos of Gus the Huge Larch…
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Extraterrestrial Highway: Alien Lore and Desert Landscapes in Nevada
Our path east from California takes us across the Extraterrestrial Highway to Basin and Range National Monument in Eastern Nevada. The E.T. Highway…
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The World’s Last Blockbuster: Nostalgia in Bend, Oregon
Everybody remembers Blockbuster Video and their iconic sign – but did you know that there is one Last Blockbuster still out there? We…
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World’s Largest Egg: Quirky Roadside Attraction in Winlock, Washington
When you’re poring over Google Maps finding obscure things to see near your travel route and see the World’s Largest Egg – you…
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Honda Celebration of Light: Vancouver’s Dazzling Fireworks Festival
We were lucky enough to book our Vancouver trip right in the middle of the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks. Half a million…
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Denver Botanic Gardens: Urban Oasis of Plants and Art
Shelby and Tom scored tickets to the Blossoms of Light show at the Denver Botanic Gardens and were kind enough to invite us…
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Casa Bonita: Denver’s Infamous Cliff-Diving Restaurant Experience
Casa Bonita is a classic Denver landmark, recently resurrected by the founders of the South Park tv show. Casa Bonita (pretty house in…
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Country Boy Mine: Gold Rush History and Family Fun in Breckenridge
The Country Boy Mine is a tourist attraction high in the Rocky Mountains east of Breckenridge Colorado at 10,115 feet. While the mine…
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Size Really Does Matter: Roadside Giants and Quirky Attractions
The first three doors went smoothly, so we decided to timelapse the final door frame. Silly us. One-half inch. Who knew that there…
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Concrete Pour: Progress on the Barndominium
Concrete is in the pole barn! Our excavator came in on Tuesday to water the pad to ensure the surface was super-hard for…
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Rocks and Stuff: Geology Finds and Trail Curiosities
It’s not always just about playing in the mountains and rivers and rocks. Sometimes it’s writing about said mountains and rivers and rocks….
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Wrecked Rental Car – Travel Mishap Story
We started our Devil’s Punchbowl – Crystal Mill hike today with this rental car in the middle of the trail. Despite the very…
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Roam If You Want To – Travel Inspiration and Stories
We never knew we needed a theme song until our old neighbor from Stuttgart passed this along the other day. Thanks, Terry –…
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Stuck in Traffic – Travel Story
It doesn’t matter if you have a 180mph Porsche, if you’re stuck in 2mph cows… We heard the bleating of cows this morning…
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Mesa Colorado Cattle Drive – Western Experience
Imagine our surprise as we were sitting inside at our campsite in Mesa Colorado and heard cows mooing. LOTS of cows. We peeked…
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Breckenridge Troll – Colorado Art Installation
The Breckenridge Troll "Isak Heartstone" is a whimsical art display on a popular hiking trail in Breckenridge. He caused a lot of controversy…
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Here Lies John – Travel Story
A classic buried on a classic chunk of rock. Chilmark, Massachusetts
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Good People
Amazing the places that life takes you, and the people you meet along the way. From teaching us to sail properly to officiating…
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