One thing that’s always been on my bucket list is to see a total solar eclipse, complete with the coronal flares. I’ve seen pictures of this event online, but it never seems to occur in North America, let alone where I live! Growing up in California, I’ve seen more than my share of partial eclipses, […]
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Happy Place
One perk of working at a school is summer breaks. These breaks provide ample opportunity to camp. This past week we visited my happy place: Steamboat Lake. If I could afford it, I would buy property up here in Route County. This is God’s country. Seriously gorgeous! This trip, we were joined by some friends, […]
Memorial Day Camping!
We love to camp (or glamp as we traded tent camping for a camper)! Colorado has so many options and what better way is there to spend a holiday weekend? This year, we went to Eleven Mile State Park. The weather was a bit chilly and damp at times, but we had an electric site […]
Mother’s Day Camping
Normally, Mother’s Day weather is the crap here in Colorado. Last year is actually snowed. Thankfully, this year the weather was hot (80s) and sunny! So, I decided to start a new trend – Mother’s Day camping! This year we didn’t go too far but stayed at a small campground in Larimer county on a […]
On the 4th we will go…
If you guessed camping, you would be correct! If you haven’t figured it out yet, our family loves to camp (or go campering). Even my colleagues have figured this out. Anytime there is a long weekend, I will be asked by several coworkers if I am going camping and where. Some have even sought out […]
Steamboat Lake
If I could (afford to) live anywhere in the world, I’m pretty sure it would be Routt County, Colorado. Man that is God’s country, right there. I’m pretty sure Steamboat Lake is my happy place. It’s far removed from the hustle bustle of Steamboat Springs, and nestled in a picturesque river valley. We first discovered […]
Camping Season Has Returned!
My favorite time of year, camping season! For Colorado that starts Memorial Day weekend (unless you’re really hardcore and like to camp in snow caves — no thanks). But even that close to summer, we always expect snow when we camp that weekend. This year, we camped along Turquoise Lake, near Leadville, around 10,000-ft elevation. […]
Oh, A Campering We Will Go!
A couple years ago, we purchased a hard-sided pop-up camper. It made camping so much more comfortable: no sleeping on an air mattress, no cooking in the rain…you get the idea. Some of us are getting old and like creature comforts, like heat and not having to trudge through the darkness to use the bathroom, […]