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Hiking, Skiing and Art
We took advantage of the long weekend to see more of the sights around Glorieta, starting with a visit to the Pecos National Historical Park to visit the ruins of the Pecos Pueblo. There are still remains of the original village which was a major trading hub for Pecos, Apache, Comanche and Navajo tribes. These…
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Snowing in Santa Fe
We got quite a bit of snow this week! We took full advantage of the sunny weather afterwards and booked a ski Saturday at Pajarito. Thanks to Chris’s parents for the gift certificates for Christmas!
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Hello, New Mexico!
On our way down to New Mexico we made one more stop in Colorado to visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park for a beautiful sunset hike. And then we arrived in Glorieta, NM our home for the next six weeks! We’re already off to a good start here with a New Year’s Day hike…
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Goodbye, Colorado!
It’s been a whirlwind visit to Colorado! A couple of weeks ago we did one more hike at Dakota Ridge near Red Rocks and made a stop in Golden for lunch. We also had a chance to celebrate Christmas with my family before heading to Michigan to celebrate with Chris’s family. This weekend we’re off…
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Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving we took a trip out to Los Angeles to visit Michi, David and Hazel visiting all the way from Perth, Australia! We had a great time playing a little golf, visiting the aquarium, visiting a fun Christmas bar pop-up and of course enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery. Wishing safe travels back to…
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Beignets and Broncos
This past week was busy with a trip to New Orleans, a family get together at our place in Denver and the Broncos game. In New Orleans, we of course had a ton of good food (lots of beignets!) and drinks. We also stopped by the New Orleans Museum of Art for the first time.…
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Denver Birthday Weekend
Chris’s birthday was this weekend and we got the party started with a fantastic dinner at Mizuna in Denver on Friday night. Saturday morning we headed up to Chataqua Park in Boulder for a very cool hike to the Royal Arch. And Sunday we found a Detroit Lions bar in Denver and Chris got a…
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Dinosaur National Monument and Glenwood Springs
We had a great last weekend on the Western Slope of Colorado. Our first stop was Dinosaur National Monument. Thousands of fossils have been extracted from the site and over 1,500 have been left embedded in the cliff face. Based on fossils of clams in the area, this was likely a river bed that dinosaur…
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Mount Garfield and Moab
Another great week out west! We went on a very cool hike during the week at Mount Garfield near Palisades. It was a narrow, steep trail that was pretty scary in places but there were great views at the top and we saw a wild horse! This weekend we headed to Arches National park. We…
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Grand Junction, CO
We’ve had a great first week in Grand Junction, CO. We went on three really cool hikes. First to the Liberty Cap in Colorado National Monument. Then the Serpents Trail which was originally used by cars to travel through the Monument. It was dubbed the crookedest road in America and before cars were built with…
Traveling Van with a Man 