Colorado

  • Great Sand Dunes National Park

    Feeling Small at Great Sand Dunes

    What do you do when you’ve seen Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes and Guadalupe Nippomo Sand Dunes? Try to squeeze in a trip to Great Sand Dunes National park, when in Colorado! 😉...
  • Rocky Mountain National Park

    What to see in Rocky Mountain National Park

    The must-see scenic stops at the national park on the Colorado Rockies, and how to see them all. ...
  • Grand Lake, Colorado

    A Grand Lake with a ‘Largest’ tag

    ... and the natural largest lake in CO just might be the deepest one, too. ...
  • The Flatirons

    Unique Landscapes: The Flatirons of Colorado

    Have you heard of the flatirons in Colorado? Visit this post to see these unique rock formations and learn how they were formed. How to get to Flatirons>>...
  • Summit Lake

    A drive through the highest motorable road in the US

    ... and let's get tipsy from the views from from the highest auto road in the country. ...
  • Windsor Lake, Denver in fall

    Fall Colors around Windsor Lake in Denver

    As we move into the thick of fall, here’s looking back on some fall color from Colorado from a few years ago. These are pictures from Windsor Lake in Denver, Colorado. It was a November day. Some trees had already lost its leaves but there still was a lot of...
  • Independence Pass: A road over the Great Divide

    Independence Pass is a mountain pass in Colorado; a pass through the Rocky Mountains in the state. That’s not all. There’s another fact that needs to be underlined here: it runs across a continental divide — North America’s Great Divide. Rivers west of here drain into the Pacific Ocean....
  • Royal Gorge

    Royal Gorge| The grand canyon of the Arkansas

    When we were planning our Colorado trip, one attraction we were particularly attracted to was the Royal Gorge in Cañon City. There seemed to be a lot to see and do at the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park. We were travelling with my ‘bestie’ and her family and it seemed...
  • One night in Aspen

    This week for the meme ‘Catching Light’ I have a couple of (point-and-shoot) pictures from Aspen, Colorado. Aspen is a charming little city on the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. If you are in Aspen, a visit to Maroon Bells is a must. Read about our trip to Maroon Bells...
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