NYC 2010
In celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary, Monica and I decided to head to New York City for Memorial Day weekend. Let’s do some sight-seeing! Let’s see a show! OK, let’s go. We stayed at the Hampton on 8th Ave. between 51st and 52nd streets and hopped a sight-seeing bus a few blocks away. Yes, [...]
Colorado, By the numbers
Looking for a way to sum up the trip, I thought I’d pull together some numbers. Here they are: Vehicle 3466: Total miles driven. About 3300: Miles driven by me. 151: Gallons of gas purchased. 74: Total hours in the car. 63: Hours in the car moving. Really? Eleven hours of not moving? 54.8: Average [...]
Day Whatever – And We’re Back!
The ride home began ahead of schedule. Remarkably, we left the cabin about 8:30 and were determined to cover much ground that day. After an early lunch in Colorado Springs, we turned east. Looking in my rearview mirror reminded me of the view I saw as a kid. I remember approaching the mountains and seeing [...]
Day 10 – Relax and pack
Our last full day at the cabin was largely spent relaxing and enjoying the nearby surroundings. After travelling hours and hours over the past couple of days – and with a whole lot more travelling staring us right in the face – it was nice to just lie in the sun for a bit. Of [...]
Day 9 – Pike’s Peak
There were adventurers among us, and there were shoppers among us. We headed to Colorado Springs for the day Thursday to either ride the cog wheel train to the top of Pike’s Peak or hit the Current catalog store. Hopefully, you know me well enough to put me in the Pike’s Peak group. After a [...]
Day 8 – Royal Gorge
Who in their right mind stands at one side of a ¼ mile span that is 1000 feet deep and thinks, “There should be a suspension bridge across this.” Some crazy dude did exactly this outside of Cañon City, Colorado. We spent the day visiting the greater Cañon City area including Royal Gorge on Wednesday. [...]
Day 7 – To the top
Tuesday’s plan was a split squad affair. Some of us wanted to tame the west peak, while the remaining crew opted for a little local shopping. I’m not really sure what to call it, but it seemed a lot like a state park that has a path from a trailhead to the treeline on the [...]
Day 6 – Great Sand Dunes National Park
The plan for Monday was to head a couple hours west to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Monica and her family had been there when she was little (where haven’t they been?), but the grand-children and sons-in-law have never visited. As you approach the dunes from a long, flat, straight road leading to the [...]
Day 5 – Explorers are we
With yesterday’s excitement behind us, today started off sunny and warm. Hooray! I wonder if the road will be dry enough to travel… It was decided that the day would be spent exploring the property on which the cabin sits. Given that it’s about 1000 acres, we had our work cut out for us. Several [...]
Day 4 – Mud and more mud
Saturday was the big day that we finally arrived at the cabin. We knew this place was off the beaten path, but we had no idea how far off the path it was. At this point I must mention the rain. The only day that it rained happened to be the day that we would [...]
