Hike #16 for 2025 We registered for a ranger-led Holiday hike and Christmas sweaters were encouraged for festive apparel. We walked a two mile flat loop and learned about how native animals survive the winter months. Carson River we each got to pick out a free sticker in the spring we can float a section … Continue reading Holiday Hike – Riverview Park, Carson City, NV
My Christmas gift to my sister was a ticket on the Cog Railway to the famous Pikes Peak summit at 14,115 ft elevation. My sister picked us up at our hotel and we drove to Manitou Springs a little over an hour away (way too far to Uber). I made everyone do the face-in-the-hole board … Continue reading Manitou Springs, CO – Cog Railway to Pikes Peak
Day 2 of our Denver adventure started the same with the continental breakfast at the hotel. Then we took an Uber to Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. We spent about 2 hours here and it was a nice air and space museum. They had a life size replica of an x-wing from … Continue reading Denver, CO – Air & Space Museum, Botanic Garden, RiNo, Casa Bonita, Aurora Borealis
My husband had a work conference and the kiddos and I were able to tag along and sightsee while he worked. We spent the first day at the Denver Art Museum, a tour at the Denver Mint, and a quick photo op at the State Capitol. Our hotel had a continental breakfast and after that … Continue reading Denver, CO – Art Museum, Mint, and State Capitol
Hike #13 for 2025 was a night hike led by our favorite state park ranger. We were thrilled that the lanterns used real wax candles with real flames. The hike was only about 1/2 a mile and included a history talk with the ranger stopping at several points of interest along the way.
heavens to betty 