Christmas is the most magical time of year. All of the lights make cities sparkle, and when the snow starts falling, places like Denver, Colorado, become perfect little snow globe towns. Christmas is coming up soon, and it’s time to celebrate!  ​ Every year, restaurants and bars transform into holiday-themed party places with specialty cocktails and menus made just for the Christmas season. Nothing says “Merry Christmas” like sipping egg nog out of a T-Rex Santa mug. ​Here is a list of bars in Denver that have decorated, dressed up, and gone all-out for the 2021 season: Adri ..read more

Shopping local for the holidays is no problem here in Colorado. There are markets all over the state throughout November and December featuring hundreds of artists showcasing all sorts of creations. ​From food to clothes to pottery and more, you can find a gift for just about everyone on your shopping lists at one of these markets. Plus, you will find live music, parades, and themes at some of them! ​Here is a list of markets happening in the 2021 holiday season: Cherry Creek Holiday Market: November 18th - December 24th  Fillmore Plaza between 1st & 2nd Ave, Cherry ..read more

Winter is definitely the busiest season of the year in Colorado. Once the snow starts dumping, the towns start celebrating.  ​Resorts open up for skiing and snowboarding, and the mountains come alive in a new way. Are skiing and snowboarding not your thing? There are plenty of things to do in the mountains during the winter including lots and lots of festivals. ​If skiing and snowboarding are your thing, though, check out my "Beginners Guide to Colorado's Resorts" and find which mountain is best for you! Skiing at Steamboat during WinterWonderGrass. Snowboardi ..read more

Christmas is the most magical time of year. All of the lights make cities sparkle, and when the snow starts falling, places like Denver, Colorado, become perfect little snow globe towns. Christmas is coming up soon, and it’s time to celebrate!  ​ Every year, restaurants and bars transform into holiday-themed party places with specialty cocktails and menus made just for the Christmas season. Nothing says “Merry Christmas” like sipping egg nog out of a T-Rex Santa mug. ​Here is a list of bars in Denver that have decorated, dressed up, and gone all-out for the 2021 season: Adri ..read more

Shopping local for the holidays is no problem here in Colorado. There are markets all over the state throughout November and December featuring hundreds of artists showcasing all sorts of creations. ​From food to clothes to pottery and more, you can find a gift for just about everyone on your shopping lists at one of these markets. Plus, you will find live music, parades, and themes at some of them! ​Here is a list of markets happening in the 2021 holiday season: Cherry Creek Holiday Market: November 18th - December 24th  Fillmore Plaza between 1st & 2nd Ave, Cherry ..read more

“Leaf Peeping” is an annual activity in Colorado. Going out to see the aspen trees change from bright green to yellow and orange is something I plan trips for months ahead of time. ​I hope this guide helps you find your own incredible fall foliage spots across The Rocky Mountain State. To find the most up-to-date conditions, I recommend checking Instagram locations, Snapchat Maps, and joining Facebook Groups for Fall foliage viewing or hiking (like The Women Who Hike Group!) This is how I find the best new places to peep leaves! Kebler Pass, October 2nd, 2021. Places ..read more

Radium Hot Spring on the side of the Colorado River. One of my absolute favorite things about Colorado is the mountains. They are what draw most people to the state, but I love them not only for their beauty or fantastic skiing but for their geological make up. I know. Totally nerdy, but what's inside and underneath the mountains amaze me more than anything else I have had the opportunity to explore. The Continental Divide, to me, provides a window into the world below us, and the most relaxing manifestations of that world are hot springs. The Lobster Pot at Hot Sulphur Springs Resort an ..read more

Back in 2018, John and I had our first experience with “van life” when we rented a Kuku Camper van in Iceland for an eight-day road trip. We spent the week circling the whole country in the convenience of a converted commercial van, and we’ve been wanting to do it again ever since that trip. Read all about that fun, wild time in that van In Iceland, here! Eight days, one speeding ticket, one flat tire and countless spectacular sights seen, it was a trip we will never forget! Recently, John and I discovered that Kuku Campers also has a location here in Denver! We re ..read more

Through the years, John and I’s traveling has transitioned into much more difficult, adventurous, and epic trips. When we look back at our most recent and 12th overall trip to our nation’s national parks, we see how much we have learned and grown in the three years we have been traveling together.  We used to try to hit as many viewpoints as we could in as many parks as we could reach. Check out our very first road trip post here to see what I mean. These days, we have started staying in one place and really trying to go deeper into the protected landscapes. We just spent five day ..read more

Backpacking is incredibly rewarding, but it requires more planning, research, and preparation than day hiking or camping in developed areas. The additional requirements may seem burdensome, but the payoff of waking up miles away from anything but wilderness is well worth the extra time, money, and effort. Before our 2019 Fourth of July trip, Taylor and I ended up planning three different trips. We originally thought we could complete segments 24-27 of the Colorado Trail, but recent avalanche damage made some segments impassable. Next, we planned to circle The Cirque of The Towers in the Shos ..read more